Hälsingland Regiment

Hälsingland Regiment
	Hälsinge regemente
Active	1630–1709, 1709–1713, 1713–1997
Country	Sweden
Allegiance	Swedish Armed Forces
Branch	Swedish Army
Type	Infantry regiment
Size	Regiment
Part of	5th Military District (1833–1889); 6th Military District (1889–1893); 6th Army Division (1893–1901); VI Army Division (1902–1927); Northern Army Division (1928–1936); II Army Division (1937–1943); II. Military Area (1943–1966); Eastern Military Area (1966-1982); Lower Norrland Military Area (1966-1982); Lower Norrland Military Area (1982-1993); Middle Military Area (1982-1993)
Garrison/HQ	Gävle
Motto(s)	"Fasthet, Förmåga, Förtroende" ("Solidity, Ability, Confidence")
Colors	Black and white
March	"Marcia militaris" (Schmidt)[1]
Battle honours	Novgorod (1611), Warszawa (1656), Fredriksodde (1657), Tåget över Bält (1658), Lund (1676), Landskrona (1677), Narva (1700), Düna (1701), Jakobstadt (1704), Gemäuerthof (1705), Malatitze (1708), Gadebusch (1712)
Insignia
Unit insignia m/1960
Shoulder sleeve insignia

The Hälsingland Regiment (Swedish: Hälsinge regemente), designations I 14, I 14/Fo 49 and I 14/Fo 21, 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 the provinces of Hälsingland and Gästrikland, and it was later garrisoned in Gästrikland.

History

The regiment has its origins in fänikor (companies) raised in Hälsingland and Gästrikland in the 1550s and 1560s. In 1615, these units—along with fänikor from the nearby provinces of Medelpad, Ångermanland and Västerbotten—were organised by Gustav II Adolf into Norrlands storregemente, of which eleven of the total 24 companies were recruited in Hälsingland and Gästrikland. Norrlands storregemente consisted of three field regiments, of which Hälsinge regemente was one. Sometime around 1624, the grand regiment was permanently split into three smaller regiments, of which Hälsinge regemente was one.

The regiment was officially raised in 1630 although it had existed since 1624. Hälsinge regemente was one of the original 20 Swedish infantry regiments mentioned in the Swedish constitution of 1634. The regiment was also called Joakim Brahes regemente after its first commander Joakim Brahe. It was allotted in 1682 as the second Swedish regiment to be so, after Dalregementet.

The regiment was given the designation I 14 (14th Infantry Regiment) in a general order in 1816. Hälsinge regemente was garrisoned in Gävle from 1909. In 1973, the regiment gained the new designation I 14/Fo 49 as a consequence of a merge with the local defence area Fo 49. When the local defence area changed designation to Fo 21 in 1982, the designation changed to I 14/Fo 21. The regiment was disbanded in 1997, and the barracks that had been refurbished in 1995–1996 were turned into a college campus for the University College of Gävle.

Heraldry and traditions

The regiment have carried a number of colour over the years. In 1897, King Oscar II presented a new colour to the two battalions of the regiment, which then replaced the 1850 colour.^[2] On 29 September 1952, the 1897 colour was replaced^[2] when the regiment was presented with a new colour in Gävle by His Majesty the King Gustaf VI Adolf. It was used as regimental colour by I 14/Fo 21 until 1 January 1998.^[3] The new colour was similar to the 1850 colour. It was white and black, which is also the regimental colour, and taken from Hälsingland (black) and Gästrikland (white).^[2] The colour is drawn by Brita Grep. It has not been possible to discover who has manufactured the colour. It is embroidered by hand in insertion technique. Blazon: "On cloth per saltire black and white the provincial badge of Hälsingland; a rampant yellow buck, armed red. On a yellow border at the upper side of the colour, battle honours (Novgorod 1611, Warszawa 1656, Fredriksodde 1657, Tåget över Bält 1658, Lund 1676, Landskrona 1677, Narva 1700, Düna 1701, Jakobstadt 1704, Gemäuerthof 1705, Malatitze 1708, Gadebusch 1712) in black".^[3]

In 1959, the Hälsinge regementes (I 14) förtjänstmedalj ("Hälsingland Regiment Medal of Merit") in gold (HälsregGM) of the 8th size was established. The same year, the Kungl. Hälsinge regementes belöningsmedalj ("Royal Hälsingland Regiment Reward Medal") in gold (HälsregGM) was established. In 1959 and 1985, the Hälsinge regementes förtjänstmedalj ("Hälsingland Regiment Medal of Merit") in silver (HälsregSM) were established. The medals from 1959 and 1982 are of the 8th size. In 1992, the medals were reinstated as a Jeton, but then of the 12th size. All medals have a split ribbon in white and black.^[4]^[5]^[6]

In connection with the disbandment of the regiment, its traditions came from 1 January 1998 onwards to be continued by Gävleborg Group (Gävleborgsgruppen).^[2] From 1 July 2013 the Gävleborg Battalion, within the Gävleborg Group.^[7]

1850 colour of the 1st Battalion, Hälsingland Regiment.
1897 colour of the 1st Battalion, Hälsingland Regiment.
1897 colour of the 2nd Battalion, Hälsingland Regiment.

Campaigns

The Hälsinge regemente memorial monument in Gävle. The inscription reads: "Here at Kungsbäck soldiers of war were trained 1909–1993. Hälsinge regemente ceased in 1997. Solidity–Ability–Confidence."

The Swedish War of Liberation (1521–1523)^{[Note1 1]}
The Northern Seven Years' War (1563–1570)^{[Note1 1]}
The War against Russia (1590–1595)^{[Note1 1]}
The Polish War (1600–1629)
The Thirty Years' War (1630–1648)
The Torstenson War (1643–1645)
The Northern Wars (1655–1661)
The Scanian War (1674–1679)
The Great Northern War (1700–1721)
The Hats' Russian War (1741–1743)
The Seven Years' War (1757–1762)
The Gustav III's Russian War (1788–1790)
The Finnish War (1808–1809)
The Campaign against Norway (1814)

Organisation

1634(?)

Livkompaniet
Överstelöjtnantens kompani
Majorens kompani
Alsta kompani
Delsbo kompani
Ovansjö kompani
Arbrå kompani
Jervsö kompani

1814(?)

Livkompaniet
Forssa kompani
Järvsö kompani
Delsbo kompani
Färnebo kompani
Arbrå kompani
Alfta kompani
Ovansjö kompani

Commanding officers

Regimental commanders active at the regiment during the years 1627–1997.^[8]

1630–1360: Joachim Brahe
1630–1638: Åke Ulfsparre
1638–1645: Johan Oxenstierna
1645–1645: Johan Strijk
1645–1654: Gustaf Saabel
1654–1655: Gustaf Oxenstierna
1655–1660: Carl Larsson Sparre
1660–1669: Henrik Johan Taube
1670–1673: Anders Månsson Arenfeldt
1673–1683: Gustaf Karl von Wulffen
1683–1698: Ludvig Wilhelm Taube
1698–1700: Carl Gustaf Frölich
1700–1708: Jöran von Knorring
1708–1723: Gideon Fock
1710–1717: Reinhold Henrik Otto Horn
1717–1724: Lorentz von Nummers
1723–1738: Henrik Magnus von Buddenbrock
1739–1750: Johan Karl Silversparre
1750–1762: Reinhold Otto Fock
1762–1772: Anders Rudolf Du Rietz
1772–1776: Fredrik Gyllenswan
1776–1782: Arvid Nils Stenbock
1782–1809: Gustaf Wilhelm von Kaulbars
1809–1815: Fredrik Christian von Platen
1815–1847: Adolf Ludvig von Post
1847–1856: Charles Emil Rudbeck
1856–1860: Alexander Reuterskiöld
1860–1861: Sven Peter Bergman
1861–1864: Nils Henrik Hägerflycht
1864–1868: Axel Krister Gregersson Leijonhuvud
1868–1874: Ernst von Vegesack
1874–1882: Johan Gottlieb Wilhelm von Rehausen
1882–1893: Carl Bror Munck af Fulkila
1893–1901: Knut Robert Fabian Reuterskiöld
1901–1902: Johan Kasimir De la Gardie
1902–1909: Wilhelm Ernst von Krusenstjerna
1909–1915: Carl Alexander Fock
1915–1923: Georg Nyström
1923–1932: Henning Stålhane
1932–1933: Ernst Hortelius
1933–1934: Ernst af Klercker
1934–1940: Casper Ehrnborg
1941–1946: Carl Hamnström
1946–1955: Hans Berggren
1955–1957: Curt Göransson
1957–1967: Axel Henriksson
1967–1968: Nils Sköld
1968–1971: Jan Smedler
1968–1969: Carl-Henrik Gåsste (acting)
1971–1973: Carl-Henrik Gåsste
1973–1975: Allan Månsson
1975–1982: Carl-Henrik Gåsste
1982–1987: Ingmar Arnhall
1987–1991: Karl-Evert Englund
1991–1992: Folke Ekstedt
1993–1994: Hans Berndtson
1994–1994: Lars-Erik Ljungkvist (acting)
1994–1997: Tomas Bornestaf

Name, designation and garrison

Name	Translation	From		To
Joakim Brahes regemente	Joakim Brahe's Regiment	1630	–	1634
Hälsinge regemente	Hälsingland Regiment	1633	–	31 December 1997

Designation	From		To
I 14	1816	–	30 June 1973
I 14/Fo 49	1 July 1973	–	30 June 1982
I 14/Fo 21	1 July 1982	–	31 December 1997

Training ground or garrison town	From		To
Florhed	1630	–	1689
Mohed	1689	–	14 February 1909
Gävle (G)	15 February 1909	–	31 December 1997

Footnotes

1 2 3 Participated as the various fänikor that later formed the regiment.

References

Notes

↑ Sandberg 2007, p. 202
1 2 3 4 Braunstein 2003, pp. 65–67
1 2 Braunstein 2004, p. 88
↑ "HälsregGM(2)". www.medalj.nu (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 June 2018.
↑ "HälsregGM(1)". www.medalj.nu (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 June 2018.
↑ "HälsregSM". www.medalj.nu (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 June 2018.
↑ "Försvarets traditioner i framtiden – Bilaga 3" (PDF) (in Swedish). Statens försvarshistoriska museer/Försvarets traditionsnämnd. 2012-07-01. p. 2. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
↑ Kjellander 2003, pp. 270-271

Print

Braunstein, Christian (2003). Sveriges arméförband under 1900-talet. Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 5 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Statens försvarshistoriska museer. ISBN 91-971584-4-5. LIBRIS 8902928.
Braunstein, Christian (2004). Svenska försvarsmaktens fälttecken efter millennieskiftet [The flags and standards of the Swedish armed forces after the turn of the millennium] (PDF). Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 7 [dvs 8] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Statens försvarshistoriska museer. ISBN 91-971584-7-X. LIBRIS 9815350.
Kjellander, Rune (2003). Sveriges regementschefer 1700-2000: chefsbiografier och förbandsöversikter (in Swedish). Stockholm: Probus. ISBN 91-87184-74-5. LIBRIS 8981272.
Sandberg, Bo (2007). Försvarets marscher och signaler förr och nu: marscher antagna av svenska militära förband, skolor och staber samt igenkännings-, tjänstgörings- och exercissignaler (in Swedish) (New ed.). Stockholm: Militärmusiksamfundet med Svenskt marscharkiv. ISBN 978-91-631-8699-8. LIBRIS 10413065.