Artillery Regiment (2000)

The Artillery Regiment (Swedish: Artilleriregementet), designated A 9, is the only artillery regiment in the Swedish Armed Forces. The regiment was formed by bringing together all the artillery regiments of the Swedish Army, and it took its designation A 9 from the Bergslagen Artillery Regiment. The regiment carries the battle honours of all past Swedish artillery regiments. Its new organisation was founded in 2000 in Kristinehamn and in 2005 the regiment was moved to Boden.

Artillery Regiment
Artilleriregementet
Active2000–present
Country Sweden
AllegianceSwedish Armed Forces
BranchSwedish Army
TypeArtillery
SizeRegiment
Part ofOPIL (2000–2004)
SAFHQ (2004–)
Garrison/HQBoden Garrison
Motto(s)Ultima ratio regum[note 1] ("The Last Argument of Kings")
ColorsRed
March"Artilleri V" (Ström)[note 2]
Battle honoursBreitenfeld (1631), Lech (1632), Lützen (1632), Jankowitz (1645), Tåget över Bält (1658), Helsingborg (1710), Gadebusch (1712), Svensksund (1790), Leipzig (1813), Großbeeren (1813), Dennewitz (1813)
Commanders
Current commanderCol. Jonas Lotsne
Insignia
Branch insignia
Unit tab

The current artillery system used by the regiment is the Haubits FH77 B. A new system called Archer joined the Swedish Armed Forces in 2013.[3]

Heraldry and traditions

Colours, standards and guidons

The Artillery Reginent presents two regimental standards and one school colour.

First standard of A 9

The first standard was drawn by Kristina Holmgård-Åkerberg and embroidered by hand in insertion technique by Maj-Britt Salander/company Blå Kusten. The colour was presented to the regiment in Kristinehamn by His Majesty the King Carl XVI Gustaf on 14 May 2002. Blazon:[4] "On blue cloth in the centre the Swedish minor national coat of arms, three open yellow crowns placed two and one. In the first corner the provincial badge of Värmland; a white eagle, wings elevated and displayed, armed red and yellow, over an iron sign (a legacy from the then Bergslagen Artillery Regiment, A 9), in the second corner the provincial badge of Småland; a yellow lion rampant, armed and langued red, in the forepaws a yellow crossbow (a legacy from the former Småland Artillery Regiment, A 5), in the third corner a yellow wyvern, armed red (a legacy from the former Wendes Artillery Regiment, A 3) and in the fourth corner the provincial badge of Gotland; a white ram passant, arms and crosstaff yellow, and a red banner with edging and five flaps yellow (a legacy from the former Gotland Artillery Regiment, A 7). On the reverse side battle honours (Breitenfeld 1631, Lech 1632, Lützen 1632, Jankowitz 1645, Tåget över Bält 1658, Helsingborg 1710, Gadebusch 1712, Svensksund 1790) and in each corner two gunbarrels of older pattern in saltire, all yellow. Blue fringe."[4]

Second standard of A 9

The second standard is embroidered by hand by mademoiselle Anette Bergner and presented as an honorary standard to the former mounted division of the Royal Wendes Artillery Regiment (A 3) in 1815. It was used as regimental standard by A 3 until 1 July 2000. Blazon: "On white cloth a winged cluster of flashes clasped by a hand under a royal crown proper, wings brown, crown and flash-cluster in yellow. In each corner a slanted open yellow crown. Yellow battle honours (Großbeeren 1813, Leipzig 1813, Dennewitz 1813) on the three lower sides of the standard. Fringe in white and yellow."[4]

Colour of Artillery Combat School

The colour of the Artillery Combat School (Artilleriets stridsskolas, ArtSS) is a double swallow-tailed Swedish flag. The colour may be presented according to the decisions of the commanding officer of A 9.[4]

Coat of arms

The coat of the arms of the Artillery Regiment (A 9) since 2000. Blazon: "Azure, the Swedish minor coat-of-arms, three open crowns or, placed two and one. The shield surmounted two gunbarrels of older pattern in saltire or. The gunbarrels may be sable".[5]

Medals
The Artillery Regiment (A 9) Medal of Merit in silver.

In 2001, the Artilleriregementets (A 9) förtjänstmedalj ("Artillery Regiment (A 9) Medal of Merit") in gold and silver (ArtregGM/SM) was established. The medal ribbon is of red moiré.[6]

Commanding officers
  • 2000–2002: Colonel Anders Carell
  • 2002–2006: Colonel Göran Mårtensson
  • 2006–2010: Colonel Torbjörn Larsson
  • 2010–2014: Colonel Anders Callert
  • 2014–2014: Lieutenant Colonel Stefan Fredriksson (acting)
  • 2014–2016: Colonel Johan Pekkari (from 1 September 2014)
  • 2016–present: Colonel Jonas Lotsne

Names, designations and locations
Name Translation From To
Artilleriregementet Artillery Regiment[7] 2000-07-01 –
Designation From To
A 9 2000-07-01 –
Location From To
Kristinehamn Garrison 2000-07-01 – 2005-12-31
Boden Garrison 2005-09-01 –

See also

Footnotes
  1. The quote originates from artillery in Europe.[1]
  2. The Artillery Regiment took over the march established in 1953 from Bergslagen Artillery Regiment, who in turn inherited it from Uppland Artillery Regiment.[2]

References

Notes
  1. Handbok: parad 6: traditionsvård 2017, p. 51
  2. Sandberg 2007, p. 75
  3. http://www.svd.se/nyheter/inrikes/sverige-star-helt-utan-artilleri_8272024.svd
  4. Braunstein 2004, pp. 55–56
  5. Braunstein 2006, p. 33
  6. Braunstein 2007, p. 116
  7. Grafisk profil 2013, p. 64

Print
  • 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. SELIBR 9815350.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Braunstein, Christian (2006). Heraldiska vapen inom det svenska försvaret [Heraldry of the Swedish Armed Forces] (PDF). Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 9 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Statens försvarshistoriska museer. ISBN 91-971584-9-6. SELIBR 10099224.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Braunstein, Christian (2007). Utmärkelsetecken på militära uniformer [Decorations on Swedish military uniforms] (PDF). Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 12 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Statens försvarshistoriska museer. ISBN 978-91-976220-2-8. SELIBR 10423295.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • 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. SELIBR 10413065.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Handbok: parad 6: traditionsvård : H PARAD 6 2016 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Försvarsmakten. 2017. SELIBR 22459606.

Web

Further reading
  • Antonsson, Rune; Månsson, Malte (1994). Bergslagens artilleriregemente 50 år (in Swedish). Kristinehamn: Bergslagens artilleriregemente. SELIBR 1902668.
  • Carlqvist, Ann-Charlotte, ed. (2006). Artilleriregementet 2000-2005 (in Swedish). Boden: Artilleriregementet. ISBN 91-631-8051-0. SELIBR 10129429.
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