Skaraborg Regiment (infantry)

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)[note 1]
Battle honours Varberg (1565), Narva (1581), Lützen (1632), Leipzig (1642), Warsaw (1656), Lund (1676), Landskrona (1677), Malatitze (1708)
Insignia
Shoulder sleeve insignia m/1906

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 (companies) raised in Skaraborg in the 16th century. In 1613, these units—along with fänikor from the nearby province of Dalsland and Älvsborg County—were organised by Gustav II Adolf into Västergötlands storregemente, of which eight of the total 24 companies were recruited in Skaraborg County. Västergötlands storregemente consisted of three field regiments, of which Skaraborg Regiment was one. Sometime between 1621 and 1624, the grand regiment was permanently split into three smaller regiments, of which Skaraborg Regiment was one.

Skaraborg Regiment was one of the original 20 Swedish infantry regiments mentioned in the Swedish constitution of 1634. The regiment's first commander was Bengt Pilefelt. The regiment was allotted in 1684. It was given the designation I 9 (9th Infantry Regiment) in a general order in 1816. Skaraborg Regiment was garrisoned in Skövde from 1913. The regiment was expanded with an armoured battalion in 1939, and the regiment was converted to an armoured regiment, Skaraborg Armoured Regiment, in 1942.

Heraldry and traditions

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.[2][3]

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

Organisation

Name, designation and garrison

NameTranslationFromTo
Skaraborgs regementeSkaraborg Regiment1624–1942-09-30
DesignationFromTo
I 91816–1942-09-30
Training ground
or garrison town		FromTo
Eggby ängar1673–1696
Axevalla hed1696–1913-12-31
Skövde (G)1914-01-01–1942-09-30

Commanding officers

Regimental commanders active at the regiment during the years 1634–1709 and 1709–1942.[5] 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: Knut 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: Carl Pehr Pontus Reuterswärd
  • 1931–1935: Carl Uggla
  • 1935–1942: Arthur Nordensvan

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 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]

References

Notes

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

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.
  • Kjellander, Bo, ed. (1992). Pansartrupperna 1942–1992 (in Swedish). Skövde: Arméns pansarcentrum. ISBN 91-630-1253-7. LIBRIS 7449092.
  • 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.

Further reading

  • Bensow, Einar (1931). Kungl. Skaraborgs regementes historia. 1, Fänikor och regementen i Västergötland 1543-1631 (in Swedish). Göteborg. LIBRIS 8221417.
  • Bensow, Einar (1944). Kungl. Skaraborgs regementes historia. 2, Från Breitenfeld till Fredrikshald : 1631-1718 (in Swedish). Göteborg. LIBRIS 8221418.
  • Bensow, Einar (1956). Kungl. Skaraborgs regementes historia. 3, Från Karl XII:s död till regementets omorganisation 1942 (in Swedish). [Skövde]: [K. Skarab. pansarreg.] LIBRIS 8221419.
  • Mankell, Julius (1866). Anteckningar rörande svenska regementernas historia (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Örebro: Lindh. pp. 230–241. LIBRIS 1549756.

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