Kronoberg Regiment

Kronoberg Regiment
Kronobergs regemente
(I 11, I 11/Fo 16)
Active 16231997
Country Sweden
Branch Swedish Army
Type Infantry
Size Regiment
Motto None
Colours Red and yellow
March "Admiral Stosch" (ca 18801997)
Battle honours Breitenfeld (1631), Lützen (1632), Wittstock (1636), Landskrona (1677), Kliszow (1702), Warszawa (1705), Fraustadt (1706), Holovczyn (1708), Helsingborg (1710), Valkeala (1790)

The Kronoberg Regiment (Swedish: Kronobergs regemente), designations I 11 and I 11/Fo 16, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was disbanded in 1997. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from Kronoberg County, and it was later garrisoned there.

History

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

Kronobergs regemente was one of the original 20 Swedish infantry regiments mentioned in the Swedish constitution of 1634, although it was mentioned as one of two regiments that should merge to form Smålands regemente, but that regiment was never formed and instead Kronobergs regemente and Jönköpings regemente were kept separate. The regiment's first commander was Patrick Ruthwen. The regiment was allotted in 1684. The regiment was given the designation I 11 (11th Infantry Regiment) in a general order in 1816.

Kronobergs regemente was garrisoned in Växjö from 1920. In 1974, the regiment gained the new designation I 11/Fo 16 as a consequence of a merge with the local defence area Fo 16. The regiment was disbanded in 1997.

Campaigns

Organisation

1684(?)
  • Livkompaniet
  • Överstelöjtnantens kompani
  • Majorens kompani
  • Albo kompani
  • Norra Sunnerbo kompani
  • Norrvidinge kompani
  • Kinnevalds kompani
  • Södra Sunnerbo kompani

18??
  • Livkompaniet
  • Skatelövs kompani
  • Kinnevalds kompani
  • Norrvidinge kompani
  • Ljungby kompani
  • Södra Sunnerbo kompani
  • Albo kompani
  • Norra Sunnerbo kompani

Name, designation and garrison

NameTranslationFrom To
Kronobergs regementeKronoberg Regiment162330 June 1997
DesignationFrom To
I 11181630 June 1974
I 11/Fo 161 July 197430 June 1997
Training ground
or garrison town
From To
Växjö 1778
Kronobergshed17781920
Gävle (G)192030 June 1997

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