| Boden Garrison | |
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Bodens garnison | |
| Boden, Norrbotten in Sweden | |
 Barracks housing conscripts of Norrbottens regemente, part of Boden Garrison. | |
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| Type | Garrison |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Swedish Fortifications Agency |
| Operator | Swedish Armed Forces |
Boden Garrison (Swedish language: Bodens garnison ) is a major garrison in Sweden, located in and around Boden in Norrbotten County. The garrison has during the 20th century been, and still is, the largest garrison in Sweden,[1] consisting of several units of the Swedish Armed Forces as well as Boden Fortress.
History[]
Before the decision to construct Boden Fortress, there was no permanently stationed military unit in Boden. The main military presence were the four tenement soldiers of Bodens kompani (Boden Company)—part of Norrbottens regemente (Norrbotten Regiment, I 19)—that lived in the locality.[2] To provide men for the fortress, several units were either created in, or moved to the newly built garrison. The first unit garrisoned in Boden was Bodens ingenjörkår, and engineering battalion, in 1905 (even though the official move was not made until in 1908).[3][4] Soon to follow were infantry and artillery units that had wartime stationing in and around the fortress, and other supporting units.
From 1910 and on, the garrison was developed from a pure fortress garrison to a training centre for troops serving in the whole of upper Norrland.[5] More than 60 percent of Norrbottens regemente were to be used for the field army in case of mobilisation right before the First World War.[6] On 1 January 1914, 709 permanently employed soldiers and officers were stationed in Boden, and 4,710 conscripts were trained in the garrison during the year,[7] this in a locality with a population of 4,952.[8]
During the Second World War, the mission of Norrbottens regemente changed from manning the fortress to guarding the northern borders, and the infantry unit supposed to protect the fortress was instead Värmlands regemente that would be transported from southwestern Sweden up to Boden in case of mobilisation. A further move from fortress garrison was taken in 1957 when the armoured unit Norrbottens pansarbataljon was created.[9] The first air unit was stationed in Boden already in 1916, when a small detachment of three aircraft and 29 personnel was moved there from the army air force station in Malmslätt. During the years, further detachments were located in Boden garrison from time to time, but it was not until 1959 that Boden got its own flying unit, through the helicopter unit Arméns helikopterskola.[10]
The massive cutdowns of the Swedish Armed Forces in the 1990s and 2000s saw several old regiments disband, merge, or move, which affected Boden as well. Several independent regiments and battalions stationed in the garrison were reduced in size and merged into Norrbottens regemente. Even after the cutdowns, Boden Garrison retained the position as the largest garrison in Sweden[11] and the main training centre for conscripts.[12] The garrison houses the only remaining artillery regiment of the armed forces and is the only remaining garrison housing more than one Swedish Army regiment.
| Conscripts and personnel of Boden Garrison 1920–2007[13][12] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Personnel | Conscripts | |
| 1920 | 931 | 5,047 | |
| 1930 | 772 | 6,191 | |
| 1939 | — | 5,669 | |
| 1940 | 889 | — | |
| 1950 | 981 | 1,810 | |
| 1960 | 768 | 2,407 | |
| 1970 | 899 | 3,250 | |
| 1980 | 1,480 | 2,000 | |
| 2006/07 | — | 1,800 | |
Units[]
| Name | Designation | Type | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Militärregion Nord | MR N | Command | 2013-01-01 | ||
| Artilleriregementet | A 9 | Artillery regiment | 2006-01-01 | ||
| Norrbottensgruppen | G 63 | Command | 2000-07-01 | ||
| Norrbottens regemente | I 19 | Armoured regiment | 2000-07-01 | ||
| Norrbottens pansarbataljon | Pbat/I 19 | Armoured battalion | 2000-07-01 | ||
| Norrlands ingenjörkompani | Ingkomp/I 19 | Engineer company | 2006-01-01 | 2011-06-21 | |
| Norrlands artilleribataljon | Artbat/I 19 | Artillery battalion | 2000-07-01 | 2005-12-31 | |
| Norrlands ingenjörbataljon | Ingbat/I 19 | Engineer battalion | 2000-07-01 | 2005-12-31 | |
| Norrlands signalbataljon | Signbat/I 19 | Communications regiment | 2000-07-01 | 2005-12-31 | |
| Norrlands luftvärnsbataljon | Lvbat/I 19 | Air defence battalion | 2000-07-01 | 2005-06-30 | |
| Norrlands helikopterskvadron | 1. hkpskv | Helicopter squadron | 2000-07-01 | 2005-06-30 | |
| Norrbottens försvarsområde | Fo 63 | Command | 1998-01-01 | 2000-06-30 | |
| Norrlands artilleriregemente | A 8 | Artillery regiment | 1998-01-01 | 2000-06-30 | |
| Norrlands helikopterbataljon | 1. hkpbat | Helicopter battalion | 1998-07-01 | 2000-06-30 | |
| Norrlands ingenjörkår | Ing 3 | Engineer battalion | 1994-07-01 | 2000-06-30 | |
| Norrlands luftvärnskår | Lv 7 | Air defence battalion | 1994-07-01 | 2000-06-30 | |
| Norrbottens regemente och Norrbottensbrigaden | MekB 19 | Mechanised regiment/brigade | 1994-10-01 | 2000-06-30 | |
| Norrlands signalkår | S 3 | Communications regiment | 1994-07-01 | 2000-06-30 | |
| Norrbottens arméflygbataljon | AF 1 | Helicopter battalion | 1980-01-01 | 1998-06-30 | |
| Bodens försvarsområde | Fo 63 | Command | 1994-07-01 | 1997-12-31 | |
| Bodens artilleriregemente | A 8 | Artillery regiment | 1994-07-01 | 1997-12-31 | |
| Luleå luftvärnsregemente | Lv 7 | Air defence regiment | 1992-05-01 | 1994-06-30 | |
| Norrlands signalregemente | S 3 | Communications regiment | 1987-07-01 | 1994-06-30 | |
| Norrbottens regemente med Norrbottens pansarbataljon | I 19/P 5 | Infantry/armoured battalion | 1975-07-01 | 1994-06-30 | |
| Bodens artilleriregemente | A 8/Fo 63 | Artillery regiment | 1975-07-01 | 1994-06-30 | |
| Bodens ingenjörregemente | Ing 3 | Engineer regiment | 1975-07-01 | 1994-06-30 | |
| Norrlands signalbataljon | S 3 | Communications battalion | 1957-04-01 | 1987-06-30 | |
| Arméns helikopterskola | HkpS | Helicopter school | 1959-11-01 | 1979-12-31 | |
| Norrbottens pansarbataljon | P 5 | Armoured battalion | 1957-04-01 | 1975-06-30 | |
| Bodens försvarsområde | Fo 63 | Command | 1942-10-01 | 1975-06-30 | |
| Bodens ingenjörkår | Ing 3 | Engineer battalion | 1937-07-01 | 1975-06-30 | |
| Bodens artilleriregemente | A 8 | Artillery regiment | 1919-09-10 | 1975-06-30 | |
| Norrbottens regemente | I 19 | Infantry regiment | 1907-10-01 | 1975-06-30 | |
| Signalbataljonen i Boden | S 3 | Communications battalion | 1955-12-07 | 1957-03-31 | |
| Signalbataljonen i Boden | S 1 B | Communications battalion | 1954-07-01 | 1955-12-06 | |
| Signalregementets kompani i Boden | S 1 B | Communications company | 1942-12-04 | 1954-06-30 | |
| Norrbottens artillerikår | A 5 | Artillery battalion | 1928-01-01 | 1951-06-30 | |
| Tredje intendenturkompaniet | Int 3 | Support company | 1928-01-01 | 1950-12-31 | |
| Bodens signalkompani | S 1 B | Communications company | 1937-07-01 | 1942-12-03 | |
| Bodens ingenjörkår | Ing 4 | Engineer battalion | 1905-04-01 | 1937-06-30 | |
| Intendenturkompaniet i Boden | Int 3 | Support company | 1915-10-29 | 1927-12-31 | |
| III. division/Norrlands artilleriregemente | A 4 B | Artillery battalion | 1910-04-01 | 1927-12-31 | |
| Fälttelegrafkårens detachement i Boden | Ing 4 det | Communications detachment | 1915-01-01 | 1925-10-31 | |
| Bodens artilleribataljon | A 8 B | Artillery battalion | 1912-11-01 | 1919-09-09 | |
| II. bataljon/Boden-Karlsborgs artilleriregemente | A 8 B | Artillery battalion | 1906-10-24 | 1912-10-31 |
Commanders[]
As the garrison only became an actual organisation in the armed forces in 1975, there was no official garrison commander until then, however the commandants of Boden Fortress had extended powers over the military units stationed in the garrison.[14] The position Commander Boden Garrison (Chef Bodens garnison) has since been occupied by:[15][16]
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Sven Skeppstedt | 1975-07-01 | 1980-03-31 |
| Reinhold Lahti | 1980-04-01 | 1983-03-31 |
| Thure Wadenholt | 1983-04-01 | 1992-12-31 |
| Göran Honkamaa | 1993-01-01 | 1999-09-30 |
| Ulf Nordlander | 1999-10-01 | 2000-06-30 |
| Per Lodin | 2000 | 2003 |
| Ola Hansson | 2003 | 2004 |
| Frank Westman | 2004 | 2006 |
| Jan Mörtberg | 2006 | 2010 |
| Olof Granander | 2010 |
Citations[]
- ↑ Högberg & Ohlson 2006, p. 222.
- ↑ Nyström & Skeppstedt 1990, p. 194.
- ↑ Holmberg 1993, p. 38.
- ↑ Nyström & Skeppstedt 1990, p. 197.
- ↑ Nyström & Skeppstedt 1990, p. 206.
- ↑ Nyström & Skeppstedt 1990, p. 199.
- ↑ Nyström & Skeppstedt 1990, pp. 205–206.
- ↑ Folkmängden inom administrativa områden 1915, p. 35.
- ↑ Nyström & Skeppstedt 1990, p. 207.
- ↑ Nyström & Skeppstedt 1990, pp. 210–211.
- ↑ Andersson 2004.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Försvarsmuseum Boden.
- ↑ Nyström & Skeppstedt 1990, pp. 223–224.
- ↑ Nyström & Skeppstedt 1990, p. 190.
- ↑ Nyström & Skeppstedt 1990, p. 14.
- ↑ Sköld 2001, pp. 45–48.
References[]
All sources in (Swedish) unless otherwise noted.
- Books
- Bergmark, Ragnar, ed (1980). Bodens kommun: från forntid till nutid: utgiven med anledning av beslut rörande Bodens jubileumsfond 1969. Boden: Bodens kommun.
- Forslund, Björn (1988). Fästningsstad i liv och utveckling. Boden: Kungl. Bodens artilleriregemente.
- Holmberg, Björn (1993). Arméns förband, skolor och staber: en uppslagsbok. Arvidsjaur: Svenskt Militärhistoriskt Bibliotek. ISBN 91--972209-0-6.
- Högberg, Leif; Ohlsson, Jan Erik (2006). Militär utflykt!: en vägvisare till militärhistoriska sevärdheter i Sverige. Skurup: Fort & Bunker. ISBN 91-973900-8-9.
- Högberg, Leif; Ohlsson, Jan Erik (2008). Fortsättningen!: militär utflykt, en vägvisare till militärhistoriska sevärdheter. Skurup: Fort & Bunker. ISBN 978-91-976075-1-3.
- "Supplement Boden". Nordisk familjebok. 19 (1st ed.). Stockholm: Expeditionen af Nordisk familjebok. 1896. pp. 955–956. http://runeberg.org/nfas/0484.html. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
- "Boden". Nordisk familjebok. 3 (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Nordisk familjeboks förlag. 1905. pp. 857–858. http://runeberg.org/nfbc/0463.html. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
- Nyström, Bror Oscar; Skeppstedt, Sven, eds (1990). Boden: fästningen, garnisonen, samhället. Boden: Kungl. Bodens artilleriregementes historiekommitté.
- Sköld, Christer, ed (2001). Fo 63: en minnesskrift för, om och av anställda. Boden: Försvarsmakten. ISBN 91-631-0587-X.
- Folkmängden inom administrativa områden den 31 december 1914. Stockholm: Kungl. Statistiska centralbyrån. 1915. http://www.scb.se/H/SOS%201911-/Befolkningsstatistik/Folkmängden%20inom%20administrativa%20områden%20(SOS)%201910-1961/Folkmängden-inom-administrativa-områden-1914.pdf.
- Strömholm, Fredrik (1933). Boden, fästningen och staden: några minnesblad. Boden.
- Törnquist, Leif (2007). Svenska borgar och fästningar: en militärhistorisk reseguide. Stockholm: Medströms. ISBN 978-91-7329-008-1.
- News
- Andersson, Lars-Henrik (2004-11-10). "Bodens garnison förblir störst". Luleå. http://www.kuriren.nu/nyheter/bodens-garnison-forblir-storst-1525499.aspx. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
- Online
- "Norrbottens regementen". Försvarsmuseum Boden. http://www.forsvarsmuseum.se/norrreg.html. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
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