Svealand Artillery Regiment

Svealand Artillery Regiment
Svea artilleriregemente
Active 17941997
Country Sweden
Branch Swedish Army
Type Artillery
Size Regiment
Motto Serve well
Colours Medium blue
March "Spirito militare" (18911997)
Battle honours None

The Svealand Artillery Regiment (Swedish: Svea artilleriregemente), designation A 1, was a Swedish Army artillery regiment that traced its origins back to the 17th century. It was disbanded in 1997. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from Svealand, and it was also garrisoned there.

History

The regiment has its origins in Artilleriregementet raised in 1636. That regiment was split into four new regiments in 1794 of which Svea artilleriregemente was one. The regiment was given the designation A 1 (1st Artillery Regiment) in 1830. In 1889 three companies garrisoned in Vaxholm became independent and formed Vaxholms artillerikår.

In 1893 another four companies were split off to form Norrlands artilleriregemente and Andra Svea artilleriregemente. Due to this the regiment also changed name to Första Svea artilleriregemente. The name was changed back again in 1904. The regiment was garrisoned in Stockholm but moved to Linköping in 1963 before being disbanded in 1997.

Commanders

Regimental commander between 1900 and 1997.[1]

  • 1898–1902: Salomon Gottschalk Alfons Geijer
  • 1902–1909: Otto Wilhelm Virgin
  • 1909-1918: Gabriel Torén
  • 1918-1922: Axel Breitholtz
  • 1922-1926: Ludvig Hammarskiöld
  • 1926-1927: Axel Lyström
  • 1928-1935: Pehr Lagerhjelm
  • 1935-1937: Sture Gadd
  • 1937-1938: Hjalmar Thorén
  • 1938-1940: Axel Rappe
  • 1940-1941: Samuel Lars Åkerhielm (acting 1939)
  • 1941-1941: Gunnar Ekeroth (acting 1941)
  • 1941-1942: Gustaf Dyrssen
  • 1942-1948: Folke Ericsson
  • 1948-1951: Bert Carpelan
  • 1951–1953: Karl Ångström
  • 1953–1955: Gunnar af Klintberg
  • 1955–1959: Bengt Elis Leopold Brucsewitz
  • 1959–1961: Stig O:son Linström
  • 1961–1966: Carl Reuterswärd
  • 1966–1968: Tore Gustaf Arne Rääf
  • 1968–1974: Sven Werner
  • 1974–1979: Åke Eriksson
  • 1979–1982: Sven Perfors
  • 1982–1987: Rune Eriksson
  • 1987–1990: Karl-Ivar Pesula
  • 1990-1995: Curt-Christer Gustafsson
  • 1995–1997: Christer Lidström

Campaigns

Organisation

Name, designation and garrison

NameTranslationFrom To
Svea artilleriregementeSvealand Artillery Regiment1794-06-231892-12-31
Första Svea artilleriregemente1st Svealand Artillery Regiment1893-01-011904-12-07
Svea artilleriregementeSvealand Artillery Regiment1904-12-081997-12-31
DesignationFrom To
A 118301997-12-31
Training ground
or garrison town
From To
Stockholm (G)1794-06-231949-06-06
Sundbyberg (G)1949-06-071963-03-31
Linköping (G)1963-04-011997-12-31

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Svea artilleriregemente.

References

Notes
  1. Kjellander, Rune (2003). Sveriges regementschefer 1700-2000: chefsbiografier och förbandsöversikter (in Swedish). Stockholm: Probus. p. 311. ISBN 91-87184-74-5.
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

Coordinates: 59°20′35″N 18°05′02″E / 59.34306°N 18.08389°E / 59.34306; 18.08389

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