Gotland National Conscription

Gotland National Conscription
Gotlands nationalbeväring
Active 1811–1887
Country  Sweden
Branch Swedish Army
Type Infantry
Size Regiment

The Gotland National Conscription (Swedish: Gotlands nationalbeväring) was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 19th century. It was split into two new regiments in 1887. The regiment's soldiers were recruited on the island of Gotland.

History

The regiment was created in 1811 when it was decided to organize Nationalbeväringen på Gotland (later Gotlands nationalbeväring) after having experienced the Russian occupation of the island in 1808–1809. The unit was 6,781 men strong and consisted of three artillery companies and 43 companies of infantry and rangers. The soldiers of the regiment were conscripts Gotlands nationalbeväring was reformed into two separate units, the Gotland Infantry Regiment and the Gotland Artillery Corps, in 1887.

Organisation 1861

Bataljon commanders of the Gotlands nationalbeväring (the Gotland National Conscription), 1880s. Top row, left to right: C. G. Meukow, C. O. A. af Klint and P. A. L. Gahne. Lower row, left to right: O. L. Gustafsson and Ad. v. Post. Gotlands Tidningar (Newspaper), 1887.

Northern battalion (which in 1870 consisted of 5,040 men) consisted of the following companies:[1]

Visby battalion (which in 1870 consisted of 1,690 men) consisted of the following companies:[1]

Middle battalion (which in 1870 consisted of 1,730 men) consisted of the following companies:[1]

Southern battalion (which in 1870 consisted of 2,350 men) consisted of the following companies:[1]

The number of conscripts amounted to 8,496 men and the officer corps comprised 111 men. The state cost for the conscripts amounted to 139,562 riksdaler and 92 öre, of which the military accounted for 2,000.[1]

Name, designation and garrison

Memorial stone at P 18. The text reads: "Gotland National Conscription - Gotland Military Command 1811-1986."

Gotland National Conscription's name, designation and garrison:[2]

NameTranslationFrom To
Nationalbeväringen på GotlandNational Conscript on Gotland1811-02-05–?
Gotlands nationalbeväringGotland National Conscript?–1886-12-31
DesignationFrom To
No designation –
Training ground
or garrison town		From To
No training ground –

Commanders

The military commanders of Gotland 1811-1886. After Lennart Reuterskiöld withdrawal as military commander the post of military commander and county governor came to be united until 1873, then the posts were separated into two. Both Rudolf Cederström and Lennart Reuterskiöld were military commander and vice county governor.[3]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ When Gotland National Conscription was reorganized in 1886 von Hohenhausen became the commanding officer of Gotland Infantry Regiment (I 18).[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Snöbohm, Alfred Theodor (1871). Gotlands land och folk: hufvuddragen till en teckning af Gotland och dess öden från äldre till nuvarande tider. Örebro. pp. 36–38. LIBRIS 1585140.
  2. ↑ Braunstein, Christian (2003). Sveriges arméförband under 1900-talet. Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 5. Stockholm: Statens försvarshistoriska museer. ISBN 91-971584-4-5. LIBRIS 8902928.
  3. 1 2 Hammarhjelm, Bengt (1999). Beredskap på Gotland 175 år: 1811-1986 (2nd, ext., plus complementary to 2000 ed.). Visby: Ödin. p. 251. ISBN 91-85716-84-7. LIBRIS 7751982.
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