Wendes Artillery Regiment

Wendes Artillery Regiment
Wendes artilleriregemente
Insignia
Active 1794–2000
Country Sweden
Branch Swedish Army
Type Artillery
Size Regiment
Colours White
March "Siegestrophäen" (1906–2000)
Battle honours Grossbehren (1813), Dennewitz (1813), Leipzig (1813)

The Wendes Artillery Regiment[1] (Swedish: Wendes artilleriregemente), designation A 3, was a Swedish Army artillery regiment that traced its origins back to the 17th century. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from Scania, where it was garrisoned. The unit was disbanded as a result of the disarmament policies set forward in the Defence Act of 2000.

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 Wendes Artillery Regiment was one. The regiment was given the designation A 3 (3rd Artillery Regiment) in 1830. In 1893 two companies were split off to form 2nd Svea Artillery Regiment and 2nd Göta Artillery Regiment. The regiment was garrisoned in Kristianstad but moved to Norra Åsum in 1953 and to Hässleholm in 1994 before being disbanded in 2000.

Commanders

  • 1911–1918: Karl Toll
  • 1919–1922: Bo Tarras-Wahlberg
  • 1922–1927: Lennart Lilliehöök
  • 1928–1932: Thor Lagerheim
  • 1932–1935: Sture Gadd
  • 1935–1940: Hugo Gadd
  • 1940–1945: Knut Gyllenstierna
  • 1945–1950: Tor Hedqvist
  • 1950–1951: Karl Ångström
  • 1951–1954: Erik Kihlblom
  • 1954–1957: Alarik Bergman
  • 1957–1961: Nils Söderberg
  • 1961–1963: Stig Löfgren
  • 1963–1966: Stig Magneberg
  • 1966–1967: Harald Smith (acting)
  • 1967–1978: Valter Thomé
  • 1978–1986: Hans Richter
  • 1986–1993: Leif Mårtensson
  • 1993–1995: Kjell Åke Plantin
  • 1995–2000: Rolf Ohrlander

Campaigns

  • ?

Organisation

  • ?

Name, designation and garrison

NameTranslationFromTo
Wendes artilleriregementeWendes Artillery Regiment1794-06-23–2000-12-31
DesignationFromTo
A 31830–2000-06-30
Training ground
or garrison town		FromTo
Kristianstad (G)1794-06-23–1953-09-05
Norra Åsum (G)1953-09-06–1994-06-30
Hässleholm (G)1994-07-01–2000-12-31

See also

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Gullberg, Ingvar E. (1977). Svensk-engelsk fackordbok för näringsliv, förvaltning, undervisning och forskning [A Swedish-English dictionary of technical terms used in business, industry, administration, education and research] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1141. ISBN 91-1-775052-0. LIBRIS 8345587.
Print
  • Braunstein, Christian (2003). Sveriges arméförband under 1900-talet. Stockholm: Statens Försvarshistoriska Museer. ISBN 91-971584-4-5.
  • Holmberg, Björn (1993). Arméns regementen, skolor och staber: en sammanställning. Arvidsjaur: Svenskt militärhistoriskt bibliotek. ISBN 91-972209-0-6.
  • Kjellander, Rune (2003). Sveriges regementschefer 1700-2000: chefsbiografier och förbandsöversikter. Stockholm: Probus. ISBN 91-87184-74-5.
  • Nelsson, Bertil (1993). Från Brunkeberg till Nordanvind: 500 år med svenskt infanteri. Stockholm: Probus. ISBN 91-87184-23-0.
  • Svensk rikskalender 1908. Stockholm: P.A. Norstedt & Söner. 1908.
Online
  • Holmén, Pelle; Sjöberg, Jan (2007). "Swedish Armed Forces 1900-2000". Retrieved 2007-08-26.
  • Högman, Hans (2007). "Militaria - Svensk militärhistoria". Retrieved 2007-08-26.
  • Persson, Mats (1998). "Swedish Army Regiments". Archived from the original on 2007-08-30. Retrieved 2007-08-26.
  • Sharman, Ken (2000). "Swedish military administrative division as per 1629". Retrieved 2007-08-26.
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