Kalmar Regiment

Kalmar Regiment
Kalmar regemente
(I 20, I 21, Fo 18)

Insignia
Active 16231927, 19941997
Country  Sweden
Branch Swedish Army
Type Infantry
Size Regiment
Colours Red and yellow
March "Kaiser-Friedrich-Marsch" (1927), "Kalmarbrigaden" (19941997)
Battle honours Varberg (1565), Narva (1581), Warszawa (1656), Tåget över Bält (1658), Kliszow (1702), Helsingborg (1710), Svensksund (1790)

The Kalmar Regiment (Swedish: Kalmar regemente), designations I 20, I 21 and Fo 18, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was merged with another unit to form a new regiment in 1928. It was later reraised and disbanded again in 1997. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from Kalmar County, and it was later garrisoned there.

History

The regiment has its origins in fänikor (companies) raised in Kalmar County in the 16th century. In 1616, these unitsalong with fänikor from the nearby Kronoberg Countywere organised by Gustav II Adolf into Smålands storregemente, of which twelve of the total 24 companies were recruited in Kalmar County. Smålands storregemente consisted of three field regiments, of which Kalmar regemente was one. Sometime around 1623, the grand regiment was permanently split into three smaller regiments, of which Kalmar regemente was one.

Kalmar regemente was one of the original 20 Swedish infantry regiments mentioned in the Swedish constitution of 1634. The regiment's first commander was Patrick Ruthwen. The regiment was allotted in 1686. The regiment was given the designation I 20 (20th Infantry Regiment) in a general order in 1816. The designation was changed to I 21 in 1892.

The regiment was garrisoned in Eksjö from 1906, before it was merged with Jönköpings regemente to form Jönköpings-Kalmar regemente in 1927. Kalmar regemente was reorganised in 1994 as a local defence area with the designation Fo 18, although disbanded again just three years later in 1997.

Campaigns

Organisation

1686(?)
  • Livkompaniet
  • Överstelöjtnantens kompani
  • Majorens kompani
  • Östra Härads kompani
  • Uppvidinge kompani
  • Västra Härads kompani
  • Aspolands härads kompani
  • Konga härads kompani

18??
  • Livkompaniet
  • Vedbo kompani
  • Aspelands kompani
  • Östra Härads kompani
  • Seveds kompani
  • Uppvidinge kompani
  • Västra Härads kompani
  • Konga kompani

Name, designation and garrison

NameTranslationFrom To
Kalmar regementeKalmar Regiment16231927-12-31
Kalmar regementeKalmar Regiment1994-07-011997-12-15
DesignationFrom To
I 2018161892-12-31
I 211893-01-011927-12-31
Fo 181994-07-011997-12-15
Training ground
or garrison town
From To
Staby ängar16851783
Mariannelund17831796-03-14
Hultsfred1796-03-141906-11-01
Kulltorp1844-06-031884-01-26
Eksjö (G)1906-11-011927-12-31
Eksjö (G)1994-07-011997-12-15

See also

References

Print
  • Braunstein, Christian (2003). Sveriges arméförband under 1900-talet. Stockholm: Statens Försvarshistoriska Museer. ISBN 91-971584-4-5. 
  • Holmberg, Björn (1993). Arméns regementen, skolor och staber: en sammanställning. Arvidsjaur: Svenskt militärhistoriskt bibliotek. ISBN 91-972209-0-6. 
  • Kjellander, Rune (2003). Sveriges regementschefer 1700-2000: chefsbiografier och förbandsöversikter. Stockholm: Probus. ISBN 91-87184-74-5. 
  • Nelsson, Bertil (1993). Från Brunkeberg till Nordanvind: 500 år med svenskt infanteri. Stockholm: Probus. ISBN 91-87184-23-0. 
  • Svensk rikskalender 1908. Stockholm: P.A. Norstedt & Söner. 1908. 
Online

Notes

  1. 1 2 Participated as the various fänikor that later formed the regiment.
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