Norrland Dragoon Regiment

Norrland Dragoon Regiment
Norrlands dragonregemente
Active 1893–2004
Country  Sweden
Allegiance Swedish Armed Forces
Branch Swedish Army
Type Cavalry
Size Regiment
Part of 6th Military District (1853–1893)
6th Army Division (1893–1901)
VI Army Division (1902–1927)
Upper Norrland Military Area (1928–1936)
Upper Norrland Troops (1937–1942)
VI Military Area (1942–1955)
Västerbotten Regiment (1955–1976)
Upper Norrland Military Area (1976–1993)
Northern Military Area (1993–2000)
Joint Forces Command (2000–2004)
Garrison/HQ Arvidsjaur
Nickname(s) Norrland's Dragoons
Blue Dragoons
Colors Blue and orange-yellow
March "Norrlands dragoners marsch" (Carlsson)[note 1]
Anniversaries 20 September
Battle honours Nowy Dwór (1655)
Insignia
Unit insignia m/51-m/60

The Norrland Dragoon Regiment (Swedish: Norrlands dragonregemente), also K 4 or K 8, was a Swedish Army cavalry regiment located in the province of Lappland that traces its origins back to the 17th century. It is still in active service as the Norrland Dragoons detachment of Norrbotten Regiment (I 19), still located in Arvidsjaur. The current name of the fighting unit is Arméns Jägarbataljon (Swedish Army Ranger Battalion).

Units from AJB have been involved in Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo, Pakistan, Ukraine and Chad (continuously in Afghanistan since 2004).[2]

History

Royal Norrland Dragoon Regiment (K 4) in Umeå, 1934.

The regiment has its origin in the Ångermanland, Medelpad and Jämtland Regiment raised in 1646. From 1689 on, this regiment was named Jämtland Dragoon Regiment, but had only one company of cavalry troops. This company was semi-separate, with the name Jämtland Cavalry Company (Jämtlands kavallerikompani) and had been split off from Bohus-Jämtland Cavalry Squadron in 1670. The company was renamed Jämtlands hästjägarskvadron in 1802 and after receiving another squadron it was organized into a battalion and renamed Jämtlands hästjägarkår in 1834.

The corps gained full status as a separate unit in 1853 and was given the designation K 8 (8th Cavalry Regiment). It was renamed Norrland Dragoon Regiment in 1892 and when merged with parts of the Crown Prince's Hussar Regiment in 1927 it was redesignated K 4 but kept its name before being reorganized to a battalion and renamed Norrland's Dragoons in 1958. Finally the regiment was renamed back to its old name in 1980.

See also the history for Jämtland Ranger Regiment.

Commanders

Below are regimental commanders between 1900 and 2004. The period between 1957 and 1980, the unit consisted of a battalion, and the commander was battalion commander and subordinate the commander of Västerbotten Regiment.[3]

  • 1895–1904: Gustaf Adolf Löwenhielm
  • 1904–1914: Wilhelm Aschan
  • 1914–1917: Adolf Adelswärd
  • 1917–1919: Henric Ståhl
  • 1919–1922: Axel Ahnström
  • 1922–1930: Rickman von der Lancken
  • 1930–1935: Archibald Douglas
  • 1935–1940: Carl Björnstjerna
  • 1940–1943: Sven Colliander
  • 1943–1947: Henric Lagercrantz
  • 1947–1951: Sven David Oskar Hermelin
  • 1951–1952: James Axel John Maule
  • 1952–1957: Carl Johan Wachtmeister
  • 1957–1963: Gustaf William Frisén
  • 1963–1972: Per Ingemar Bondeson
  • 1972–1978: Claes Berthold Mikael Dieden
  • 1978–1980: Per Ulf Blomquist
  • 1980–1982: Per Ulf Blomquist
  • 1982–1984: Lars Erik Verner Wallén
  • 1984–1986: Per Stig Lennart Mohlin (acting)
  • 1986–1989: Björn Viktor Emil Lundquist
  • 1989–1992: Mertil Melin
  • 1992–1996: Johan Kihl
  • 1996–2000: Frank E H Westman
  • 2000–2003: Gunnar Söderström
  • 2003–2005: Bengt Sandström

Campaigns

  • None

See also the campaigns for Jämtland Ranger Regiment.

Organization

1833

See also the organization for Jämtland Ranger Regiment.

Various

The regimental names:

Names
Bohus-Jämtlands kavalleriskvadronBohuslän-Jämtland Cavalry Squadron5 September 1661–1670
Jämtlands kavallerikompaniJämtland Cavalry Company1670–1802
Jämtlands hästjägarskvadronJämtland Horse Ranger Squadron1802–18 July 1834
Jämtlands hästjägarkårJämtland Horse Ranger Corps19 July 1834–31 December 1892
Norrlands dragonregementeNorrland Dragoon Regiment1 January 1893–30 June 1958
Norrlands dragonerNorrland's Dragoons1 July 1958–31 March 1980
Norrlands dragonregementeNorrland Dragoon Regiment1 April 1980<–
Designations
K 825 May 1853–31 December 1927
K 41 January 1928–
Training grounds and garrison towns
Frösö läger1802–1894
Stockholm (G)1894–12 October 1900
Umeå (G)13 October 1900–31 March 1980
Arvidsjaur (G)1 April 1980–

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The march was adopted in 1901 and was established in 1953 by Army Order 33/1953.[1]

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Sandberg 2007, p. 22
  2. ↑ http://www.forsvarsmakten.se/i19/Om-forbandet/Armens-jagarbataljon/
  3. ↑ Braunstein, Christian (2003). Sveriges arméförband under 1900-talet. Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 5 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Statens försvarshistoriska museer. p. 146. ISBN 91-971584-4-5.

Print

  • 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.

Further reading

  • Kungl. Norrlands dragonregemente i ord och bild (in Swedish). [S.l.] 1911. LIBRIS 2940857.

Coordinates: 65°34′50″N 19°09′53″E / 65.58056°N 19.16472°E / 65.58056; 19.16472

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