The 2nd Life Grenadier Regiment (), designation I 5, was a

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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

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History

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

in the 16th century. These units later formed

Östergötland Infantry Regiment The Östergötland Infantry Regiment () was a Swedish Army infantry regiment with origins tracing back to the 16th century. In 1791, they were merged into another unit to form a new regiment, the Life Grenadier Regiment. The regiment's soldiers ...

and

Östergötland Cavalry Regiment The Östergötland Cavalry Regiment () was a Swedish Army cavalry regiment. Its origin came in the 16th century. In 1791, they were merged with another unit. The regiment's soldiers were recruited from the province of Östergötland. History The ...

which merged in 1791 and formed Life Grenadier Regiment. This regiment was split in 1816 creating 2nd Life Grenadier Regiment and 1st Life Grenadier Regiment. The regiment was allotted in 1687. The regiment was given the designation I 5 (5th Infantry Regiment) in a

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in 1816. 2nd Life Grenadier Regiment was then merged with 1st 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 (; 26 January 1763 – 8 March 1844) was King of Sweden and Norway from 1818 until his death in 1844 and the first monarch of the Bernadotte dynasty. In Norway, he is known as Charles III John () and before he became royalty in ...

*1844–1859: Oscar I *1859–1872:

Charles XV Charles XV or Carl (''Carl Ludvig Eugen''; Swedish language, Swedish and Norwegian language, Norwegian officially: ''Karl''; 3 May 1826 – 18 September 1872) was King of Sweden and List of Norwegian monarchs, Norway, there often referred to as C ...

*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'')

*1816–1817: C E Skiöldebrand *1817–1825: C Hallencreutz *1825–1844: C D Cronhielm *1844–1853: J F Boy *1853–1862: P C Lovén *1862–1871: E M af Klint *1871–1888: G H Spens *1888–1892: Hemming Gadd *1892–1905: Lars Fredrik Lovén *1905–1916: Magnus Blomstedt *1916–1922: Gustaf Bouveng *1922–1927: Patrik Ludvig Teodor Falkman

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