1st Life Grenadier Regiment (Sweden)

1st Life Grenadier Regiment
1st Life Grenadier Regiment
Första livgrenadjärregementet; (I 4)
Active	1816–1927
Country	Sweden
Branch	Swedish Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Regiment
Colours	White
March	"Ryska grenadjärregementets 'Konungen av Preussen' marsch" (1845–1870, 1893–1927), "Wiener Rekruten-Marsch" (1870–1883), "Napoleonmarsch" (1883–1893)
Battle honours	Lützen (1632), Leipzig (1642), Helsingborg (1710), Gadebusch (1712), Valkeala (1790)

The 1st Life Grenadier Regiment (Swedish: Första livgrenadjärregementet), designation I 4, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment 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 Östergötland.

History

The regiment has its origins in fänikor (companies) raised in Östergötland in the 16th century. These units later formed Östergötland Infantry Regiment and Östergötland Cavalry Regiment which merged in 1791 and formed Life Grenadier Regiment. This regiment was split in 1816 creating 1st Life Grenadier Regiment and 2nd Life Grenadier Regiment.

The regiment was allotted in 1685. The regiment was given the designation I 4 (4th Infantry Regiment) in a general order in 1816. 1st Life Grenadier Regiment was then merged with 2nd Life Grenadier Regiment in 1928 to reform the old Life Grenadier Regiment.

Campaigns

None

Organisation

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Commanders

Second-in-commands active during the 1900s.^[1]^{[page needed]}

1898-1906 - Per Henrik Edvard Brändström
1906-1914 - Ernst Herman Daniel Vilhelm von Bornstedt
1914-1919 - Carl Gustaf Valdemar Hammarskjöld
1919-1927 - Kunt Otto Hjalmar Säfwenberg

Name, designation and garrison

Name	Translation	From		To
Första livgrenadjärregementet	1st Life Grenadier Regiment	1 October 1816	–	31 December 1927

Designation	From		To
I 4	1 October 1816	–	31 December 1927

Training ground or garrison town	From		To
Malmen	1 October 1816	–	1922
Linköping (G)	1922	–	31 December 1927

References

Notes

^ Kjellander, Rune (2003). Sveriges regementschefer 1700-2000: chefsbiografier och förbandsöversikter (in Swedish). Stockholm: Probus. ISBN 91-87184-74-5.

Print

Braunstein, Christian (2003). Sveriges arméförband under 1900-talet. Stockholm: Statens Försvarshistoriska Museer. ISBN 91-971584-4-5.
Holmberg, Björn (1993). Arméns regementen, skolor och staber: en sammanställning. Arvidsjaur: Svenskt militärhistoriskt bibliotek. ISBN 91-972209-0-6.
Kjellander, Rune (2003). Sveriges regementschefer 1700-2000: chefsbiografier och förbandsöversikter. Stockholm: Probus. ISBN 91-87184-74-5.
Nelsson, Bertil (1993). Från Brunkeberg till Nordanvind: 500 år med svenskt infanteri. Stockholm: Probus. ISBN 91-87184-23-0.
Svensk rikskalender 1908. Stockholm: P.A. Norstedt & Söner. 1908.

Online

Holmén, Pelle; Sjöberg, Jan (2007). "Swedish Armed Forces 1900-2000". Retrieved 2007-08-20.
Högman, Hans (2007). "Militaria - Svensk militärhistoria". Retrieved 2007-08-20.
Persson, Mats (1998). "Swedish Army Regiments". Archived from the original on 2007-08-30. Retrieved 2007-08-20. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
Sharman, Ken (2000). "Swedish military administrative division as per 1629". Retrieved 2007-08-20.

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[1] Kjellander, Rune (2003). Sveriges regementschefer 1700-2000: chefsbiografier och förbandsöversikter (in Swedish). Stockholm: Probus. ISBN 91-87184-74-5.

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