The 1st Life Grenadier Regiment ( sv, Första livgrenadjärregementet), designation I 4, was a

Swedish Army The Swedish Army ( sv, svenska armén) is the land force of the Swedish Armed Forces. History Svea Life Guards dates back to the year 1521, when the men of Dalarna chose 16 young able men as body guards for the insurgent nobleman Gustav ...

infantry Infantry is a military specialization which engages in ground combat on foot. Infantry generally consists of light infantry, mountain infantry, motorized infantry & mechanized infantry, airborne infantry, air assault infantry, and mar ...

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that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was merged into a new regiment in 1927. The regiment's soldiers were recruited from the province of

Östergötland Östergötland (; English exonym: East Gothland) is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden (''landskap'' in Swedish) in the south of Sweden. It borders Småland, Västergötland, Närke, Södermanland and the Baltic Sea. In older English ...

History

The regiment has its origins in fänikor (companies) raised in

in the 16th century. These units later formed Östergötland Infantry Regiment and Östergötland Cavalry Regiment which merged in 1791 and formed Life Grenadier Regiment. This regiment was split in 1816 creating 1st Life Grenadier Regiment and 2nd Life Grenadier Regiment. The regiment was allotted in 1685. The regiment was given the designation I 4 (4th Infantry Regiment) in a

general order A general order, in military and paramilitary organizations, is a published directive, originated by a commander and binding upon all personnel under his or her command. Its purpose is to enforce a policy or procedure unique to the unit's situatio ...

in 1816. 1st Life Grenadier Regiment was then merged with 2nd Life Grenadier Regiment in 1928 to reform the old Life Grenadier Regiment.

Campaigns

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Organisation

Commanding officers

Executive officers (''Sekundchef'') and regimental commander active at the regiment in the years 1816–1927. ''Sekundchef'' was a title used until 31 December 1974 at regiments that were part of the King's Life and Household Troops (''Kungl. Maj:ts Liv- och Hustrupper''). In the years 1816–1818, the Crown Prince was the regimental commander. In the years 1818–1927, His Majesty the King was the regimental commander.

Regimental commander

*1816–1818: Crown Prince Charles John *1818–1844:

Charles XIV John Charles XIV John ( sv, Karl XIV Johan; born Jean Bernadotte; 26 January 1763 – 8 March 1844) was King of Sweden and Norway from 1818 until his death in 1844. Before his reign he was a Marshal of France during the Napoleonic Wars and participat ...

*1844–1859: Oscar I *1859–1872:

Charles XV Charles XV also Carl (''Carl Ludvig Eugen''); Swedish: ''Karl XV'' and Norwegian: ''Karl IV'' (3 May 1826 – 18 September 1872) was King of Sweden (''Charles XV'') and Norway, there often referred to as Charles IV, from 8 July 1859 until his ...

*1872–1905:

Oscar II Oscar II (Oscar Fredrik; 21 January 1829 – 8 December 1907) was King of Sweden from 1872 until his death in 1907 and King of Norway from 1872 to 1905. Oscar was the son of King Oscar I and Queen Josephine. He inherited the Swedish and Norweg ...

*1907–1927:

Gustaf V Gustaf V (Oscar Gustaf Adolf; 16 June 1858 – 29 October 1950) was King of Sweden from 8 December 1907 until his death in 1950. He was the eldest son of King Oscar II of Sweden and Sophia of Nassau, a half-sister of Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxe ...

Executive officers (''Sekundchefer'')

*1816–1832: C M Strömfelt *1832–1845: S von Post *1845–1848: C L von Hohenhausen *1848–1852: D M Klingspor *1852–1854: M Ahnström *1854–1858: J M Björnstjerna *1858–1871: C H Mörner *1871–1879: A G Örn *1879–1890: C A M Lagerfelt *1890–1898: P H W Reuterswärd *1898–1906: Per Henrik Edvard Brändström *1906–1914: Ernst Herman Daniel Vilhelm von Bornstedt *1914–1918:

Carl Gustaf Hammarskjöld General Carl Gustaf Valdemar Hammarskjöld (22 April 1865 – 27 February 1940) was a Swedish Army officer and conservative politician. Early life Hammarskjöld was born on 22 April 1865 at Väderum farm in Tuna Parish, Vimmerby Municipality, Sw ...

*1919–1927: Kunt Otto Hjalmar Säfwenberg

Names, designations and locations

References

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