The Bohuslän Regiment (), designation I 17, was a

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that traces its origins back 1661. It was disbanded in 1992. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from the provinces of

Bohuslän Bohuslän () is a Provinces of Sweden, Swedish province in Götaland, on the northernmost part of the country's west coast. It is bordered by Dalsland to the northeast, Västergötland to the southeast, the Skagerrak arm of the North Sea to the ...

, and it was later garrisoned there in the town

Uddevalla Uddevalla is a Stad (Sweden), town in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It’s the seat of Uddevalla Municipality. In 2015, it had a population of 34,781, making it the largest town fully in Bohuslän. Uddevalla is located where the river Bäveån ...

Heraldry and traditions

Colours, standards and guidons

The colour was presented to the former Royal Bohuslän Regiment (I 17) in Uddevalla by King

Gustaf VI Adolf Gustaf VI Adolf (Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf; 11 November 1882 – 15 September 1973) was King of Sweden from 29 October 1950 until his death in 1973. He was the eldest son of Gustaf V and his wife, Victoria of Baden. Before Gustaf ...

on 27 August 1961. The colour was drawn by Brita Grep and embroidered by hand in insertion technique by the company Libraria. It was used as regimental colour by I 17 until 1 July 1992 and as a National Home Guard colour (Uddevalla Northern Home Guard District) 1992–1997.

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: "On white cloth the provincial badge of

; a red tower em-battled with two yellow portcullis with black hinges and locks, between dexter an erect blue sword and sinister a yellow lion rampant. On a red border at the upper side of the colour, battle honours in white." Battle honours:

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(1676),

Landskrona Landskrona is a town in Scania, Sweden. Located on the shores of the Öresund, it occupies a natural port, which has lent the town at first military and subsequent commercial significance. Ferries operate from Landskrona to the island of Ven, an ...

(1677),

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(1710),

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(1712) and Svensksund (1790).

Coat of arms

The coat of the arms of the Bohuslän Regiment (I 17) 1977–1992 and the Bohus-Dal Group (') since 1997.

: "Argent, the provincial badge of Bohuslän, a castle with a tower both embattled gules; masoned sable, two portcullis or charged with hinges and locks sable between a sword erect azure and a lion rampant of the last, armed and langued or. The shield surmounted two muskets in saltire or".

Memorial stones

In 1901, the regiment raised a memorial stone of the

Battle of Svensksund The Second Battle of Svensksund (; ) was a naval battle fought in the Gulf of Finland outside the present day city of Kotka on 9 and 10 July 1790. The Swedish Empire, Swedish naval forces dealt the Imperial Russia, Russian fleet a devastatin ...

at its former military camp, Backamo, in connection with a visit by the German regiment Graf Roon. This German regiment is derives from the former Psilanderhielmska Regiment based in

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, which in 1796 became named after the newly arrived commander von Engelbrechten. When the regiment moved in to Uddevalla, the monument was moved to the adjacent regiment park at the present Bohuslän Defense Museum.

Heritage

In connection with the decommissioning of Bohuslän Regiment, its traditions came from 1 July 1992 onwards to be kept by the Bohus Group (').

Commanding officers

Regimental commanders:

Commanders

*1720–1728: Ture Gabriel Bielke *1720–1721: Jean Louis Bousquet (acting) *1722–1724: Johan Fredrik Didron (acting) *1728–1740: Axel Erik Roos *1740–1746: Anders Tungelfeldt *1746–1758: Georg Reinhold von Köhler *1759–1763: Lars Åkerhielm *1763–1769: Georg Gustaf Wrangel *1769–1775: Mauritz Casimir Lewenhaupt *1775–1781: Axel Didrik Meijendorff von Yxkull *1781–1790: Jan Verner Tranefelt *1789–1792: Hans Henric von Essen (acting) *1790–1792: Gustav Wachtmeister *1792–1793: Fredrik Adolf von Numers *1793–1796: Adolf Fredrik Påhlman *1796–1810: Johan Leonard Belfrage *1810–1821: Erik Wilhelm Haij *1818–1821: Philip von Mecklenburg (acting) *1821–1838: Philip von Mecklenburg *1838–1856: Georg Gillis von Heideman *1856–1868: Henrik Nauckhoff *1868–1881: Georg Fleetwood *1881–1882: Otto Taube *1881–1882:

Axel Rappe ''Friherre'' General Axel Emil Rappe (2 October 1838 – 18 December 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 son of ...

(acting) *1882–1885:

*1885–1890: Axel Rudenschöld *1890–1892: Christer Oxehufvud *1890–1892: Mathias Fjellman (acting) *1892–1898: Mathias Fjellman *1898–1907: Olof Malm *1907–1915: Charles Tottie *1914–1915:

Olof Melin Olof Werling Melin (3 August 1861 – 15 January 1940) was a Swedish colonel and the creator of Melin Shorthand, the dominant shorthand system in Sweden. Biography Melin was born in Gothenburg, Sweden. Melin taught the Gabelsberger shorthan ...

(acting) *1915–1921:

*1921–1923: Bengt Ribbing *1923–1930: Victor Landegren *1930–1936: Harald Malmberg *1936–1937: Thorsten Rudenschiöld (acting) *1937–1942: Thorsten Rudenschiöld *1942–1948: Sven Öberg *1948–1957: Erik Sellin *1957–1963: Gunnar Smedmark *1963–1966:

Claës Skoglund Major General Claes (Claës) Gösta Skoglund (28 February 1916 – 26 February 2008) was a Swedish Army officer. Skoglund's military journey began at the Military Academy Karlberg in Stockholm in 1937, leading to various command roles during Worl ...

*1966–1971: Bertil Kamph *1971–1977: Gunnar Åberg *1977–1980: Åke von Schéele *1980–1982: Lars Löfberg *1982–1983: Arne Rolff (acting) *1983–1985: Arne Rolff *1985–1987:

Jan-Olof Borgén Major General Jan-Olof Borgén (born 6 December 1937) is a retired Swedish Army officer. Borgén graduated from the Military Academy Karlberg in Stockholm in 1962. He served in various positions, including platoon leader and company commander, b ...

*1987–1990: Kaj Sjösten *1990–1990: Lennart Bergqvist *1991–1992: Lars Andréasson

Heraldry and traditions

Colours, standards and guidons

Coat of arms

Memorial stones

Heritage

Commanding officers

Commanders

Deputy commanders

Names, designations and locations

See also

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