| Swedish Engineer Troops | |
|---|---|
| Ingenjörtrupperna | |
 Branch insignia m/60. | |
| Active | 1937–present |
| Country | Sweden |
| Allegiance | Swedish Armed Forces |
| Branch | Swedish Army |
| Type | Engineer corps |
| Part of | Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters[lower-alpha 1] |
Swedish Engineer Troops (Swedish language: Ingenjörtrupperna ) is the engineer branch of the Swedish Army. Swedish Engineer Troops were formed after the Defence Act of 1936. It consist today of a single unit, the Göta Engineer Regiment (Ing 2) and two schools, the Swedish Army Field Work School (Fältarbetsskolan, FarbS) and the EOD School (Amröjskolan, AmröjS)
History[]
Already in the 1600s and 1700s, special engineer or pioneer units were organized. Fortifikationen ("Royal Engineers"[1]) was established in 1635 as a special corps for construction of fortifications.[2] The task of Fortifikationen was to build and maintain the country's land and coastal fortifications and other military buildings, etc.[3] In 1811, the Fortifikationen was amalgamated with the Field Surveying Corps (Fältmätningskåren) and formed the Engineer Corps (Ingenjörskåren). This consisted, among other things, of a fortification brigade. In 1867 the Engineer Corps was renamed the Fortifikationen. From 1855, sapper companies (battalion), pontoon battalion, field-signaling company and engineer troops were added to the Fortifikationen.[3] The service branch grew strongly towards the late 1800s and in 1901 there were four corps;[2] Svea Engineer Corps (Ing 1), Göta Engineer Corps (Ing 2), Field Telegraph Corps (Ing 3), and Boden Engineer Corps (Ing 4).
The Swedish Engineer Troops constituted after the Defence Act of 1936 a special service branch, including three engineer corps: Svea Engineer Corps (Ing 1) in Solna, Göta Engineer Corps (Ing 2) in Eksjö and Boden Engineer Corps (Ing 4, later Ing 3) in Boden.[4] It was established when the Fortifikationen was split into the Swedish Engineer Troops, Swedish Army Signal Troops and the Swedish Fortification Corps.[5] A school to train officers in the engineer troops and to train other officers in the field working service was established in 1943 under the name Engineer Troop School (Ingenjörtruppskolan, IngS). It changed its name in 1952 to the Swedish Army School of Field Works (Arméns fältarbetsskola, FältarbS). On 1 June 1981 the Swedish Engineers [Cadet and] Officer Candidate School (Ingenjörtruppernas kadett- och aspirantskola, IngKAS) was amalgamated with the Swedish Army School of Field Works. It ceased and was part of the Swedish Army Field Works Center (Arméns fältarbetscentrum, FarbC) from 1 July 1991.[6]
The Swedish Army Field Works Center was disbanded in 1997 and the Swedish Army Field Work School (Fältarbetsskolan, FarbS) continued operations together with the EOD School (Amröjskolan, AmröjS), both sorting under Göta Engineer Regiment (Ing 2) which since 2005 is the only remaining active engineer unit in the Swedish Engineer Troops.
Units[]
Collar patch of the Swedish Engineer Troops.
| Designation | Years | Unit | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ing 1 | 1855–1864 | Sapper Company | Stockholm |
| 1864–1866 | Sapper Corps | ||
| 1867–1892 | Pontoon Battalion | ||
| 1893–1902 | Svea Engineer Battalion | ||
| 1902–1957 | Svea Engineer Corps | Stockholm –1922 Solna 1922– | |
| 1957–1994 | Svea Engineer Regiment | Solna –1970 Södertälje 1970– | |
| 1994–1997 | Svea Engineer Corps | Södertälje | |
| Ing 2 | 1873–1876 | Sapper Company | Stockholm –1875 Karlsborg 1875– |
| 1876–1878 | Sapper Troop | Karlsborg | |
| 1878–1892 | Sapper Battalion | ||
| 1893–1902 | Göta Engineer Battalion | ||
| 1902–1963 | Göta Engineer Corps; one company in Karlskrona, Ing 2K 1908–1937 |
Karlsborg –1928 Eksjö 1928– | |
| 1963–1994 | Göta Engineer Regiment | Eksjö | |
| 1994–2000 | Göta Engineer Corps | ||
| 2000– | Göta Engineer Regiment | ||
| Ing 3 | 1902–1937 | Field Telegraph Corps; one company in Boden 1915– one company in Malmen 1916–1926, see S 1 |
Stockholm/Solna |
| 1957–1975 | Boden Engineer Corps see Ing 4 |
Boden | |
| 1975–1994 | Boden Engineer Regiment | ||
| 1994–2000 | Norrland Engineer Corps | ||
| 2000–2005 | Norrland Engineer Battalion | ||
| 2006–2011 | Norrland Engineer Company | ||
| Ing 4 | 1902–1937 | Norrland Engineer Corps see Ing 3 | |
| Ing 5 | 1914–1920 | Norrland Engineer Corps Was never raised |
Östersund |
Inspector of the Swedish Engineer Troops[]
The head of the Engineer Troops was called Ingenjörinspektören ("Inspector of the Swedish Engineer Troops").[7] In the years 1966-1991, the Engineer Troops and the Signal Troops had a joint branch inspector; the Inspector of the Swedish Army Engineer Corps and Signal Corps (Ingenjörinspektör- och Signalinspektören).[note 1] From 1991, the two branches received an inspector each, and the title of the engineer troops was shortened to the Engineer Inspector.[9] In connection with the decommissioning of Swedish Army Field Work Center (Arméns fältarbetscentrum), the position of Engineer Inspector disappeared.
- 1937–1941: Sven Alin
- 1940–1941: Per (Pelle) Högstedt
- 1941–1946: Sigurd Rahmqvist
- 1946–1953: Inge Hellgren
- 1953–1963: Stig Berggren
- 1963–1967: Gunnar Smedmark
- 1967–1967: Harald Smith (acting)
- 1968–1969: Harald Smith
- 1969–1975: Åke Bernström
- 1975–1982: Kåre Svanfeldt
- 1982–1986: Owe Dahl
- 1986–1991: Bertil Lövdahl
- 1991–1993: Lars-Åke Persson
- 1993–1997: Christer Ljung
- 1997–1997: Björn Svensson
See also[]
- Swedish Armoured Troops
- Swedish Army Signal Troops
- Swedish Army Service Troops
- List of Swedish engineer regiments
Footnotes[]
- ↑ The branch was subordinate the Inspector of the Swedish Engineer Troops (Ingenjörinspektören) at the Engineer Department of the Army Staff from 1942 to 1991. After that, it was subordinate to the commander of the Swedish Army Field Works Center (1991–1997), the commander of the Swedish Army Center (1997–2000), the Joint Forces Command (2000–2005), and the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters from 2005.
Footnotes[]
References[]
Notes[]
- ↑ Kärre & Grove 1948, p. 231
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Degerström, Ericson & Söderberg 2005
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 National Archives of Sweden - A.
- ↑ Gunnarsson 1948, p. 759
- ↑ Bertilsson, p. 22
- ↑ National Archives of Sweden - B.
- ↑ Gullberg 1977, p. 349.
- ↑ Gullberg 1977, p. 1411.
- ↑ Johansson, Dicander & Westergren 2017
Print[]
- Gullberg, Ingvar E. (1977) (in sv). Svensk-engelsk fackordbok för näringsliv, förvaltning, undervisning och forskning (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Norstedt. ISBN 91-1-775052-0. 8345587. http://runeberg.org/svenfack/index.html.
- Gunnarsson, Gunnar, ed (1948) (in Swedish). Norstedts uppslagsbok: illustrerad encyklopedi i ett band (4th, rev. ed.). Stockholm: Norstedt. 12469179. http://www.rosekamp.dk/Nordstedts_All/nordstedt_I_Text.pdf.
- Kärre, Karl; Grove, Grenville (1948) (in Swedish). Engelsk-Svensk ordbok: skolupplaga (2nd ed.). Stockholm. 2220598.
Web[]
- Bertilsson, Sven. "En sammanställning över arméns telefonmateriel från 1870-talet till 1970-talet" (in Swedish). Försvarets Historiska Telesamlingar. p. 22. http://www.fht.nu/Dokument/Armen/arme_publ_dok_armens_telefonmtrl.pdf.
- Degerström, Anders; Ericson, Lars; Söderberg, Ulf (June 2005). "FÖRSVARETS REGIONALA OCH LOKALA ORGANISATION" (in Swedish). National Archives of Sweden. http://xml.ra.se/Forvaltningshistorik/46-61_Forsvaret.htm.
- Johansson, Lennart; Dicander, Lars; Westergren, Per-Olof (2017-01-21). "Bertil Lövdahl" (in Swedish). https://www.dn.se/arkiv/familj/bertil-lovdahl/.
- "Fortifikationen (1635 – 1937)" (in Swedish). National Archives of Sweden. https://sok.riksarkivet.se/amnesomrade?postid=ArkisRef+SE%2FKrA%2F4&infosida=amnesomrade-militaria&flik=0&type=2&s=Balder.
- "Arméns fältarbetsskola (1943 – 1961)" (in Swedish). National Archives of Sweden. https://sok.riksarkivet.se/?postid=ArkisRef+SE%2FKrA%2F2592&type=2&s=TARKIS08_Balder.
Further reading[]
- Berggren, Stig (1965) (in Swedish). Ingenjörtrupperna i atomåldern. Stockholm: Folkförsvaret. 1245500.
- (in Swedish) Ingenjörtrupperna 1855-1955. Filipstad: Filipstads tr.-ab. 1955. 1453657.
- Westrin, Theodor, ed (1910). "Ingenjörtrupper" (in Swedish). Nordisk familjebok: konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi. Uggleupplagan. 12 (New, rev. and rich ill. ed.). Stockholm: Nordisk familjeboks förl.. pp. 637–643. 8072220. http://runeberg.org/nfbl/0355.html.
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