Svea Artillery Regiment

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Svea Artillery Regiment
Svea artilleriregemente
Artilleriregementet vapen.svg
Active1794–1997
CountryFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Allegiance Swedish Armed Forces
Branch Swedish Army
Type Artillery
Size Regiment
Part of
List
  • 4th Military District (1833–1888)
  • 5th Military District (1889–1893)
  • 4th Army Division (1893–1901)
  • IV Army Division (1902–1927)
  • Eastern Army Division (1928–1936)
  • IV Army Division (1937–1942)
  • IV Military District (1942–1966)
  • Eastern Military District (1966–1991)
  • Middle Military District (1991–1997)
Garrison/HQ Linköping
ColorsMedium blue
March"Spirito militare" (Manasse) [note 1]
Anniversaries4 December [note 2]
Insignia
Branch insignia Truppslagstecken for artilleriet.jpg
Cap badge Baskertecken for artilleriet AM.088400.jpg
Shoulder sleeve insignia MILI.009921.jpg

The Svea Artillery Regiment [2] (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.

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History

The regiment has its origins in the Artillery Regiment raised in 1636. That regiment was split into four new regiments in 1794 of which Svea Artillery Regiment 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 Vaxholm Artillery Corps.

In 1893 another four companies were split off to form Norrland Artillery Regiment and 2nd Svea Artillery Regiment. Due to this the regiment also changed name to 1st Svea Artillery Regiment. 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.

Campaigns

Organisation

Heraldry and traditions

Coat of arms

The coat of the arms of the Svea Artillery Regiment (A 1) 1977–1997. Blazon: "Azure, the lesser coat of arms of Sweden, three open crowns or. The shield surmounted two gunbarrels of older pattern in saltire or. The gunbarrels may be sable". [3]

Medals

In 1943, the Svea artilleriregementes (A 1) förtjänstmedalj ("Svea Artillery Regiment (A 1) Medal of Merit") in gold and silver (SveaartregGM/SM) of the 8th size was established. The medal ribbon is divided in blue, red and blue moiré. [4]

In 1997, the Svea artilleriregementes (A 1) minnesmedalj ("Svea Artillery Regiment (A 1) Commemorative Medal") in bronze (SveartregSMM) of the 8th size was established. The medal ribbon is of blue moiré with a broad red stripe on the middle followed on both sides by a yellow stripe. [5]

Commanding officers

Regimental commanders between 1900 and 1997. [6]

Commanders

  • 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 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 Lindström
  • 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

Deputy commanders

Names, designations and locations

NameTranslationFromTo
Kungl. Svea artilleriregementeRoyal Svea Artillery Regiment1794-06-231892-12-31
Kungl. Första Svea artilleriregementeRoyal First Svea Artillery Regiment1893-01-011904-12-07
Kungl. Svea artilleriregementeRoyal Svea Artillery Regiment1904-12-081974-12-31
Svea artilleriregementeSvea Artillery Regiment1975-01-011997-12-31
DesignationFromTo
No. 11830-??-??1914-09-30
A 11914-10-011997-12-31
LocationFromTo
Stockholm Garrison1877-??-??1949-06-08
Sundbyberg/Rissne 1946-11-041963-03-31
Linköping Garrison1963-04-011997-12-31

See also

Footnotes

  1. The march was established in 1953 by Army Order 33/1953. [1]
  2. 4 December is saint day of Saint Barbara.

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