Västergötland Regiment

Västergötland Regiment
Västgöta regemente
Active	1811–1927
Country	Sweden
Branch	Swedish Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Regiment
Colours	Yellow and black
March	"Skarpöborgarnas marsch" (around 1890–1927)
Battle honours	Skara (1611), Skillingehed (1612), Burgstall (1631), Breitenfeld (1631), Dirschau (1627), Stuhm (1629), Lützen (1632), Lund (1676)

The Västergötland Regiment (Swedish: Västgöta regemente) was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was converted from a cavalry regiment in 1811 and disbanded in 1927. The regiment's soldiers were recruited from the province of Västergötland, and it was later garrisoned there.

History

The regiment was converted from the cavalry regiment Västgöta dragonregementee in 1811 and was given the name Västgöta regemente. The regiment was given the designation I 6 (6th Infantry Regiment) in a general order in 1816. It was garrisoned in Vänersborg from 1916, and disbanded in 1927.

Campaigns

• None

Organisation

1833

• Livkompaniet
• Laske kompani
• Älvsborgs kompani
• Barne kompani
• Kåkinds kompani
• Vadsbo kompani
• Gudhems kompani
• Vartofta kompani

Name, designation and garrison

Name	Translation	From		To
Västgöta regemente	Västergötland Regiment	1811	–	1927-12-31

Designation	From		To
I 6	1816	–	1927-12-31

Training ground or garrison town	From		To
Axevalla hed	1811	–	1916-12-14
Vänersborg (G)	1916-12-15	–	1927-12-31

See also

• List of Swedish regiments
• Provinces of Sweden

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

• Holmén, Pelle; Sjöberg, Jan (2007). "Swedish Armed Forces 1900–2000". Retrieved 2007-08-25.
• Högman, Hans (2007). "Militaria – Svensk militärhistoria". Retrieved 2007-08-25.
• Persson, Mats (1998). "Swedish Army Regiments". Archived from the original on 2007-08-30. Retrieved 2007-08-25.
• Sharman, Ken (2000). "Swedish military administrative division as per 1629". Retrieved 2007-08-25.