Götaland Artillery Regiment

Götaland Artillery Regiment
Göta artilleriregemente

Standard
Active 1794–1962
Country  Sweden
Branch Swedish Army
Type Artillery
Size Regiment
Colours Yellow
March "Auf nach Valencia" (around 1860–1962)

The Götaland Artillery Regiment (Swedish: Göta artilleriregemente), designation A 2, was a Swedish Army artillery regiment that traced its origins back to the 17th century. It was disbanded in 1962. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from Götaland, and it was also garrisoned there.

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 Göta artilleriregemente was one. The regiment was given the designation A 2 (2nd Artillery Regiment) in 1830. In 1893 four companies were split off to form Norrland Artillery Regiment and Karlsborgs artillerikår.

The regiment also changed name to Första Göta artilleriregemente in 1893, and another two companies were split off to form Smålands artilleriregemente in 1895. The name was changed back again in 1904. The regiment was garrisoned in Gothenburg until it was disbanded in 1962.

Commanders

Regimental commanders between 1900 and 1962.[1]

  • 1898–1904: Georg Liljenroth
  • 1904–1913: Axel Bergenzaun
  • 1913–1922: Carl Bastiat Hamilton
  • 1922–1930: Sixten E Schmidt
  • 1930–1936: Gunnar Salander
  • 1936–1938: Axel Rappe
  • 1938–1943: Sune Bergelin
  • 1943–1946: Gunnar Ekeroth
  • 1946–1957: Stig Tarras-Wahlberg
  • 1957–1960: Alarik Astrup G:son Bergman
  • 1960–1962: Nils Gustaf Holmstedt

Campaigns

Organisation

Name, designation and garrison

NameTranslationFrom To
Göta artilleriregementeGötaland Artillery Regiment1794-06-231892-12-31
Första Göta artilleriregemente1st Götaland Artillery Regiment1893-01-011904-12-07
Göta artilleriregementeGötaland Artillery Regiment1904-12-081962-03-31
DesignationFrom To
A 218301962-03-31
Training ground
or garrison town
From To
Gothenburg (G)1794-06-231962-03-31

See also

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References

Notes
  1. Braunstein, Christian (2003). Sveriges arméförband under 1900-talet. Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 5 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Statens försvarshistoriska museer. pp. 185–186. ISBN 91-971584-4-5.
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. 
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