The Svea Artillery Regiment ( sv, Svea artilleriregemente), designation A 1, was a

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that traced its origins back to the 17th century. It was disbanded in 1997. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from

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, and it was also garrisoned there.

History

The regiment has its origins in the Artillery Regiment raised in 1636. That regiment was split into four new regiments in 1794 of which Svea Artillery Regiment was one. The regiment was given the designation A 1 (1st Artillery Regiment) in 1830. In 1889 three

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garrisoned in Vaxholm became independent and formed

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. In 1893 another four companies were split off to form Norrland Artillery Regiment and 2nd Svea Artillery Regiment. Due to this the regiment also changed name to 1st Svea Artillery Regiment. The name was changed back again in 1904. The regiment was garrisoned in

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but moved to

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in 1963 before being disbanded in 1997.

Campaigns

Organisation

Heraldry and traditions

Coat of arms

The coat of the arms of the Svea Artillery Regiment (A 1) 1977–1997.

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: "Azure, the lesser

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, three open crowns or. The shield surmounted two gunbarrels of older pattern in saltire or. The gunbarrels may be sable".

Medals

In 1943, the ''Svea artilleriregementes (A 1) förtjänstmedalj'' ("Svea Artillery Regiment (A 1) Medal of Merit") in gold and silver (SveaartregGM/SM) of the 8th size was established. The Service ribbon, medal ribbon is divided in blue, red and blue moiré. In 1997, the ''Svea artilleriregementes (A 1) minnesmedalj'' ("Svea Artillery Regiment (A 1) Commemorative Medal") in bronze (SveartregSMM) of the 8th size was established. The medal ribbon is of blue moiré with a broad red stripe on the middle followed on both sides by a yellow stripe. File:AM.085133.jpg, Svea Artillery Regiment (A 1) Medal of Merit m/1997. File:AM.085134.jpg, Miniature medal of the Svea Artillery Regiment (A 1) Medal of Merit m/1997. File:AM.019709.jpg, Svea Artillery Regiment (A 1) Commemorative Medal m/1997. File:Svea artilleriregementes minnesmedalj.svg, Ribbon bar of Svea Artillery Regiment (A 1) Commemorative Medal m/1997.

Commanding officers

Regimental commanders between 1900 and 1997.

Commanders

*1898–1902: Salomon Gottschalk Alfons Geijer *1902–1909: Otto Wilhelm Virgin *1909–1918: Gabriel Torén *1918–1922: Axel Breitholtz *1922–1926:

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*1926–1927: Axel Lyström *1928–1935: Pehr Lagerhjelm *1935–1937: Sture Gadd *1937–1938: Hjalmar Thorén *1938–1940:

Axel Rappe ''Friherre'' General Axel Emil Rappe (2October 1838 – 18December 1918) was a Swedish Army officer and Minister of War from 1892 and 1899. Early life Rappe was born on 2 October 1838 in Christinelund manor in Arby, Kalmar County, the ...

*1940–1941: Samuel Åkerhielm (acting 1939) *1941–1941: Gunnar Ekeroth (acting 1941) *1941–1942: Gustaf Dyrssen *1942–1948: Folke Ericsson *1948–1951: Bert Carpelan *1951–1953: Karl Ångström *1953–1955: Gunnar af Klintberg *1955–1959: Bengt Elis Leopold Brucsewitz *1959–1961:

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*1961–1966: Carl Reuterswärd *1966–1968: Tore Gustaf Arne Rääf *1968–1974: Sven Werner *1974–1979: Åke Eriksson *1979–1982: Sven Perfors *1982–1987: Rune Eriksson *1987–1990: Karl-Ivar Pesula *1990–1995: Curt-Christer Gustafsson *1995–1997: Christer Lidström

History

Campaigns

Organisation

Heraldry and traditions

Coat of arms

Medals

Commanding officers

Commanders

Deputy commanders

Names, designations and locations

See also

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