| Norrbottens regemente (I 19) | |
|---|---|
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| Active | 1841– |
| Country | Sweden |
| Branch | Swedish Army |
| Type | Armoured, arctic light infantry |
| Role | Recruit training |
| Size | Regiment |
| Garrison/HQ | Boden, Sweden |
| Motto(s) | "De hava aldrig svikit eller för egen del tappat" ("They have never betrayed or personally lost") |
| Colours | Blue and white |
| March |
"Norrbottens fältjägare" (1890s–1916) "Finska rytteriets marsch" (1916–) |
| Battle honours | Landskrona (1677), Düna (1701), Kliszow (1702), Fraustadt (1706), Malatitze (1708), Strömstad (1717) |
Norrbottens regemente (Norrbotten Regiment), designation I 19, is a Swedish Army arctic armoured, light infantry and ranger regiment that traces its origins back to the 19th century. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from the province of Norrbotten, and it is currently garrisoned in Boden, Norrbotten. The regiment has the responsibility for training two armoured and one ranger battalion as well as number of Arctic light infantry battalions from the home guard as well as running the army's winter unit.
History[]
The regiment was created in 1841 when Västerbottens fältjägarregemente was split into two corps units of battalion size, one of them being Norrbottens fältjägarkår. The unit was upgraded to regimental size and renamed to Norrbottens regemente in 1892. The regiment had its training grounds at various places in Norrbotten, but was eventually garrisoned in Boden in 1907. A skiing battalion was created in 1917, and in 1943 this battalion was split off from the regiment and was eventually reorganised in 1975 into Lapplands jägarregemente.
Norrbottens regemente was given the old designation of Västerbottens regemente, I 19 (19th Infantry Regiment), when it was split off. The regiment merged with Norrbottens pansarbataljon (P 5) in 1975 to form Norrbottens regemente with Norrbottens pansarbataljon, and the unit gained the designation I 19/P 5. For a short time in the 1990s, the unit was then merged with the wartime organised Norrbottensbrigaden, designation MekB 19. In 2000, the unit was reorganised once again, and was redesignated back to its old designation I 19 despite being an armoured regiment, the name was also changed back to Norrbottens regemente.
Campaigns[]
- None
Organisation[]
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Name, designation and garrison[]
| Name | Translation | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norrbottens fältjägarkår | Norrbotten Field Jäger Corps | 1841 | – | 11 December 1892 |
| Norrbottens regemente | Norrbotten Regiment | 12 December 1892 | – | 30 June 1975 |
| Norrbottens regemente med Norrbottens pansarbataljon |
Norrbotten Regiment with Norrbotten Armoured Battalion |
1 July 1975 | – | 30 June 1994 |
| Norrbottens regemente och Norrbottensbrigaden |
Norrbotten Regiment and Norrbotten Brigade |
1 July 1994 | – | 30 June 2000 |
| Norrbottens regemente | Norrbotten Regiment | 1 July 2000 | – |
| Designation | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 19 | 1841 | – | 30 June 1975 |
| I 19/P 5 | 1 July 1975 | – | 30 June 1994 |
| MekB 19 | 1 July 1994 | – | 30 June 2000 |
| I 19 | 1 July 2000 | – |
| Training ground or garrison town |
From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitholms hed | 1841 | – | 30 September 1907 |
| Näsby hed | 1841 | – | 30 September 1907 |
| Notvikens lägerplats | 2 May 1883 | – | 30 September 1907 |
| Boden (G) | 1 October 1907 | – |
See also[]
- List of Swedish regiments
- Provinces of Sweden
References[]
- 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. http://runeberg.org/rikskal/1908/.
- Online
- Holmén, Pelle; Sjöberg, Jan (2007). "Swedish Armed Forces 1900-2000". http://www.tdg.nu/swedish_armed_forces/. Retrieved 2007-08-25.
- Högman, Hans (2007). "Militaria - Svensk militärhistoria". http://www.algonet.se/~hogman/militaria.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-25.
- Persson, Mats (1998). "Swedish Army Regiments". Archived from the original on 2007-08-30. http://web.archive.org/web/20070830204348/http://www.mvs.chalmers.se/~m95perm_2/forband/. Retrieved 2007-08-25.
- Sharman, Ken (2000). "Swedish military administrative division as per 1629". http://home.golden.net/~ksharman/gnw/Indel.html. Retrieved 2007-08-25.
External links[]
- Norrbottens regemente – official site (Swedish)
The original article can be found at Norrbottens regemente and the edit history here.