| Karlskrona Artillery Corps | |
|---|---|
| Karlskrona artillerikår | |
| Active | 1893–1902 |
| Country | Sweden |
| Allegiance | Swedish Armed Forces |
| Branch | Swedish Navy |
| Type | Coastal artillery |
| Size | Corps |
| Garrison/HQ | Karlskrona |
| March | "Karlskrona artillerikårs marsch" (Heimdahl)[1] |
Karlskrona Artillery Corps (Swedish language: Karlskrona artillerikår ) was a coastal artillery unit of the Swedish Navy which operated between 1893 and 1902. The unit was based in Karlskrona in Blekinge.
History[]
Karlskrona Artillery Corps, intended for crew in Karlskrona's fortifications and was part of the Swedish Navy, was established in 1893[2] after its organization was adopted by the 1892 Riksdag.[3] The corps consisted of four companies with a total of 360 men, enlisted to serve three years and in constant service. There were 30 officers and 28 non-commissioned officers. Every year, 500 conscripts enrolled into the corps.[3]
In the end of 1900, the effective force of the Swedish Navy personnel was 399 officers, 143 other officers, 389 non-commissioned officers, 1,939 sailors, 440 boatmen, 200 cabin boys and 306 men of the artillery corps; sum 3,816. In addition, 18,264 conscripts, of whom 2,301 were from Karlskrona Artillery Corps.[4] In connection with the proposal for a new military order, the establishment of a coastal artillery was proposed, which would account for both artillery and mining crew to all coastal fortifications. The proposal was passed by the Riksdag, and by Royal Decree on 1 November 1901, Vaxholm Artillery Corps and Karlskrona Artillery Corps were merged from the beginning of 1902, as well as some mining crew from the navy, into the Swedish coastal artillery.[5]
References[]
- ↑ Sandberg, Bo (2007) (in Swedish). Försvarets marscher och signaler förr och nu: marscher antagna av svenska militära förband, skolor och staber samt igenkännings-, tjänstgörings- och exercissignaler (New ed.). Stockholm: Militärmusiksamfundet med Svenskt marscharkiv. p. 203. ISBN 978-91-631-8699-8. 10413065.
- ↑ Westrin, Theodor, ed (1910) (in Swedish). Nordisk familjebok: konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi. 13 (New, rev. and rich ill. ed.). Stockholm: Nordisk familjeboks förl.. p. 1089. 8072220. http://runeberg.org/nfbm/0573.html.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Westrin, Theodor, ed (1899) (in Swedish). Nordisk familjebok: konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi innehållande upplysningar och förklaringar om märkvärdiga namn, föremål och begrepp. 20. Stockholm. p. 1300. 78095. http://runeberg.org/nfat/0658.html.
- ↑ Sundbärg, Gustav, ed (1901) (in Swedish). Sveriges land och folk: historisk-statistisk handbok. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 208. 31318. http://runeberg.org/sverig01/0224.html.
- ↑ (in Swedish) Svensk rikskalender 1908. Stockholm: P. A. Nordstedt & Söner. 1908. p. 242. 498191. http://runeberg.org/rikskal/1908/0326.html.
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