Skaraborg Regiment (infantry)

Skaraborg Regiment
Skaraborg Regiment
Skaraborgs regemente
Active	1624–1709, 1709–1942
Country	Sweden
Allegiance	Swedish Armed Forces
Branch	Swedish Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Regiment
Part of	3rd Military District (1833–1893); 3rd Army Division (1893–1901); III Army Division (1902–1927); Western Army Division (1928–1936); III Army Division (1937–1942)
Garrison/HQ	Skövde
Motto(s)	"Arvet förpliktar" ("The heritage obligates")
Colours	Black and yellow
March	"Geschwindmarsch" (Herrman)
Battle honours	Varberg (1565), Narva (1581), Lützen (1632), Leipzig (1642), Warsaw (1656), Lund (1676), Landskrona (1677), Malatitze (1708)
Insignia
Shoulder sleeve insignia m/1906

Last updated October 25, 2024

The Skaraborg Regiment (Swedish : Skaraborgs regemente), designation I 9, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was converted to an armoured regiment in 1942. The regiment's soldiers were recruited from Skaraborg County, and it was later garrisoned there.

History

The regiment has its origins in fänikor raised in Skaraborg County in the 16th century. The oldest preserved documents dealing with fänikor and foot soldiers in Skaraborg County are from 1543.^[2] Of the fänikor from Västergötland and Dalsland, in 1613 a grand regiment of 3,000 men was formed. Sometime between 1621 and 1624, the grand regiment was permanently split into three smaller field regiments which formed the basis for Skaraborg Regiment, Älvsborg Regiment and Halland Regiment.^[2] Skaraborg Regiment got Bengt Pilefeldt as its first commander. The regiment was mentioned in the Instrument of Government of 1634 as Det Andre Wästgöthe Regemente, där under hörer Scharaborgz Lähn ("The second Västgöta regiment, which includes Skaraborg County").^[2] The regiment was allotted in 1684. It was roterat (an old feudal method of recruiting) with 1,200 numbers (soldiers) in Skaraborg County. From 1696 to 1913 the regiment trained on Axevalla heath. In 1913, it moved to new barracks in Skövde. The regiment received an armored battalion in 1939 and was reorganized in 1942 into an armored regiment, giving it the name Skaraborg Armoured Regiment (P 4).^[2]

Organisation

1684(?)

Livkompaniet
Överstelöjtnantens kompani
Majorens kompani
Vartofta kompani
Skåninge kompani
Kåkinds kompani
Willska kompani
Norra Wassbo kompani

1854(?)

Livkompaniet
Höjentorps kompani
Vartofta kompani
Vilska kompani
Södra Vadsbo kompani
Norra Vadsbo kompani
Kåkinds kompani
Skånings kompani

Heraldry and traditions

Colours, standards and guidons

When the regiment was reorganized into an armoured unit, the colour from the time as an infantry unit was kept. The colour was of the 1844 model, and had been presented on 24 June 1858 by Crown Prince Carl Ludvig Eugen (later Charles XV), then in the form of two battalion colours. The colour originally had only two battle honours, Lützen (1632) and Malatitze (1708). After further investigations, the regiment was admitted in 1929 on the colour of the 2nd Battalion add six battle honours; Varberg (1565), Narva (1581), Leipzig (1642), Warsaw (1656), Lund (1676) and Landskrona (1677). Until 1994, the regimental colour was the oldest in use when it was replaced by a new colour.^[3]^[4]

Medals

In 1942, the Kungl. Skaraborgs regementes (P 4) förtjänstmedalj ("Royal Skaraborg Regiment Medal of Merit") in gold (SkarabregGM) was established.^[5]

Commanding officers

Regimental commanders active at the regiment during the years 1634–1709 and 1709–1942.^[6] For regimental commanders after 1942, see Skaraborg Regiment (armoured).

1634–1638: Bengt Persson Pilefelt (1631)
1639–1648: Peder Lindormsson Ribbing af Zernava
1648–1656: Johan Nern
1656–1665: Johan Hård af Segerstad
1665–1679: Henrik Fredrik von Börstell
1679–1688: Gustaf Hård af Segerstad
1688–1705: Nils Brattman Stromberg
1706–1709: Casper Otto Sperling
1709–1709: Carl Gustaf Ulfsparre af Broxvik †
1709–1717: Georg Witting
1717–1720: Sven Lagerberg
1720–1729: Hans Henrik von Essen
1729–1737: Gustaf Gadde
1737–1738: Hans Georg Mörner af Morlanda
1739–1743: Carl Henrik Wrangel af Adinal
1744–1748: Anton Adolf af Wasaborg
1748–1748: Fredrik Henrik Sparre
1748–1750: Carl Magnus de Laval
1750–1762: Carl von Otter
1762–1772: Fabian Casimir Wrede af Elimä
1772–1790: Pehr Scheffer
1791–1796: Wilhelm Mauritz Pauli
1796–1808: Carl Johan Gyllenhaal
1808–1809: Carl Mörner af Tuna
1809–1816: Carl Henrik Posse af Säby
1816–1836: Christer Posse af Säby
1837–1844: Magnus von Rosen
1845–1858: Sebastian Carl von Knorring
1858–1864: Adolf Ludvig de Maré
1864–1879: Alexander Johan Wästfelt
1879–1882: Axel Ryding
1882–1885: Gustaf Fredrik Snoilsky
1885–1893: Oscar Theodor Fåhraeus
1893–1898: Gustaf d´Albedyhll
1898–1906: Oscar Alfred Wäsfelt
1906–1909: Carl Axel Örn
1909–1916: Axel Carleson
1916–1919: Daniel Magnus Fredrik Björkman
1919–1922: Tell Schmidt
1922–1931: Pontus Reuterswärd
1931–1935: Carl Uggla
1935–1942: Arthur Nordensvan

Names, designations and locations

Name	Translation	From		To
Kungl. Skaraborgs regemente	Royal Skaraborg Regiment	1624-03-10	–	1709-07-01
Kungl. Skaraborgs regemente	Royal Skaraborg Regiment	1709-??-??	–	1942-09-30
Designation		From		To
№ 9		1816-10-01	–	1914-09-30
I 9		1914-10-01	–	1942-09-30
Location		From		To
Skövde Garrison		1914-01-01	–	1942-09-30

Footnotes

↑ The march was adopted in the 19th century, established in 1953 by Army Order 33/1953. The march was used by the Skaraborg Brigade the years 1994–2000, and since 2000 by Skaraborg Group (Skaraborgsgruppen).^[1]

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References

Notes

↑ Sandberg 2007, p. 39
1 2 3 4 Catoni 1992 , p. 7
↑ Kjellander 1992 , p. 262
↑ Braunstein 2003 , pp. 157–160
↑ "SkarabregGM". www.medalj.nu (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 June 2018.
↑ Kjellander 2003 , p. 300

Print

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