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The Östgöta Logistic Corps (, T 6) was a
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logistic corps operating between 1902 and 1927. The unit was for the longest time based in
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History

Östgöta Logistic Corps was formed as the 2nd Göta Logistic Corps (No 6), according to the 1901
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decision. The corps belonged to the 2nd Army Division. The corps was raised in November 1902 at Wendes Logistic Corps in
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. The corps was initially placed in this corps' barracks. Its 1st Logistic Company was formed in 1902 and in the summer of 1903 the first enlisted conscripts enrolled. In the autumn of 1904, the 2nd Logistic Company and the 3rd Medical Company were formed. In December of the same year, the corps received the name Östgöta Logistic Corps. On 1 January 1907, the corps received its own commander. Before that, it had been commanded by the commander of the Wendes Logistic Corps. By General Order 1377–1906, it was decided that the corps would be temporarily located in Ränneslätt next to
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in Småland Hussar Regiment's (''Smålands husarregemente'') old barracks. On 30 August 1907, the move took place from
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. The next change in the units' history took place through the ordinance of 11 October 1907, when the treasury affairs were separated from matters concerning provisioning, quartermaster equipment and suchlike. This meant that the Administration Department was divided into six new departments and one Cash Administration. In December 1911, the corps finally reached its final location, when they moved into newly built barracks in
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. In connection with the Defence Act of 1925, it was intended that two logistic corps would be disbanded. The corps in question were Västmanland Logistic Corps (T 5) and Östgöta Logistic Corps (T 6). However, Östgöta Logistic Corps was not a completely given candidate for disbandment, as it was considered to have a better location compared to what
Svea Logistic Corps The Svea Logistic Corps (, T 1) was a Swedish Army logistic corps operating between 1891 and 1997. The unit was based in Linköping. History The unit has its origins in the Logistic Battalion (''Trängbataljonen'') which was divided in 1891 in ...
had. The decision was that the oldest corps would remain, which was Svea Logistic Corps. As a compromise in the matter, it was decided that Svea Logistic Corps would be relocated from
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to Linköping and take over Östgöta Logistic Corps's barracks. The latter corps was disbanded on 31 December 1927. In the autumn of 1927, the relocation of Svea Logistic Corps began and on 1 June 1928, the triple-tailed flag was hauled for the last time at Västra Mark in Örebro. Only four officers accompanied the move. On the other hand, the majority of the employees at Östgöta Logistic Corps remained in corresponding positions at Svea Logistic Corps.


Locations and training areas

When the unit was formed, it was placed in the same barracks as Wendes Logistic Corps at Slottsgatan in
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. On 21 August 1907, the unit was relocated to Ränneslätt, where they took over the camp that Småland Hussar Regiment (''Smålands husarregemente'') had left before their move to
Eksjö Eksjö is a locality and the seat of Eksjö Municipality in Jönköping County, Sweden, with 9,701 inhabitants in 2010. History The city of Eksjö most likely appeared sometime in the Middle Ages when it was the centre for the thing, a regio ...
. However, the move to Ränneslätt was only temporary, when the unit was relocated on 19 December 1911 to Kaserngatan in
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, where a completely new barracks area had been built. From 1 January 1928, the barracks area was taken over by the
Svea Logistic Corps The Svea Logistic Corps (, T 1) was a Swedish Army logistic corps operating between 1891 and 1997. The unit was based in Linköping. History The unit has its origins in the Logistic Battalion (''Trängbataljonen'') which was divided in 1891 in ...
. The barracks area was completely abandoned on 1 July 1985, when Svea Logistic Corps was co-located with other units at Regementsgatan in Linköping. File:Landskrona_museum.jpg, Barracks in Landskrona File:BL.STIFT.000226.jpg, Barracks in Linköping File:BL.STIFT.000228.jpg, Barracks in Linköping File:Svea_trängkår_01.jpg, Chancellery building in Linköping File:Östgöta_trängkår_minnessten_1.jpg, Chancellery building in Linköping with memorial stone


Commanding officers

*1902–1907: Ivar Virgin *1907–1917: Karl Sterner *1917–1919: Knut Palm *1919–1927: Axel Engdahl


Names, designations and locations

Note: The word ''träng'' ("
train A train (from Old French , from Latin">-4; we might wonder whether there's a point at which it's appropriate to talk of the beginnings of French, that is, when it wa ... , from Latin , "to pull, to draw") is a series of connected vehicles th ...
") as in ''trängregemente'' is translated to either "train", "service force"; "transport"; "baggage"; "supply vehicles" pl.; ( Br) "army service corps", ( US) "maintenance and supply troops", "transportation" ( adj.), or "logistic".


See also

* List of Swedish logistic regiments


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Further reading

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ostgöta Logistic Corps Logistic corps of Sweden Disbanded units and formations of Sweden Military units and formations established in 1902 Military units and formations disestablished in 1927 Linköping Garrison 1902 establishments in Sweden 1927 establishments in Sweden