The Svea Artillery Regiment ( sv, Svea artilleriregemente), designation A 1, was a
Swedish Army artillery
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regiment
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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
Svealand, 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
companies garrisoned in
Vaxholm became independent and formed
Vaxholm Artillery Corps
Vaxholm Artillery Corps ( sv, Vaxholms artillerikår) was an artillery unit of the Swedish Army which operated between 1889 and 1901. The unit was based in Vaxholm in Uppland.
History
Vaxholm Artillery Corps, the first fortress artillery corps ...
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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
Stockholm but moved to
Linköping
Linköping () is a city in southern Sweden, with around 105,000 inhabitants as of 2021. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality and the capital of Östergötland County. Linköping is also the episcopal see of the Diocese of Linköping (Chu ...
in 1963 before being disbanded in 1997.
Campaigns
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Organisation
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Heraldry and traditions
Coat of arms
The coat of the arms of the Svea Artillery Regiment (A 1) 1977–1997.
Blazon
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: "Azure, the lesser
coat of arms of Sweden
The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden ( sv, Sveriges riksvapen) has a greater and a lesser version.
Regulated usage
The usage of the coats of arms is regulated by Swedish Law, Actbr>1970:498 which states (in unofficial translation) tha ...
, 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
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:
Ludvig Hammarskiöld
*1926–1927: Axel Lyström
*1928–1935: Pehr Lagerhjelm
*1935–1937: Sture Gadd
*1937–1938: Hjalmar Thorén
*1938–1940:
Axel Rappe
*1940–1941:
Samuel Åkerhielm
Lieutenant General ''Friherre'' Samuel Lars Åkerhielm af Blombacka (23 October 1887 – 15 January 1976) was a Swedish Army officer. His senior commands include commander of the Norrbotten Artillery Corps from 1931 to 1937, the Royal Swedish Ar ...
(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:
Stig Lindström
*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
Deputy commanders
*1974–1976: Lieutenant colonel Fredrik Lilliecreutz
Names, designations and locations
See also
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List of Swedish artillery regiments
This is a list of Swedish artillery regiments, battalions, corps and companies that have existed in the Swedish Army. They are listed in three ways, first by the actual units that have existed, then by the various names these units have had, and ...
Footnotes
References
Notes
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Artillery regiments of the Swedish Army
Military units and formations established in 1794
Military units and formations disestablished in 1997
1794 establishments in Sweden
1997 disestablishments in Sweden
Disbanded units and formations of Sweden
Stockholm Garrison
Linköping Garrison