Småland Artillery Regiment
| Småland Artillery Regiment | |
|---|---|
| Smålands artilleriregemente | |
 | |
| Active | 1895–1985 |
| Country |  Sweden |
| Allegiance | Swedish Armed Forces |
| Branch | Swedish Army |
| Type | Artillery |
| Size | Regiment |
| Part of | 2nd Army Division (1895–1901) 2nd Army Division (1902–1927) Eastern Army Division (1928–1936) I Army Division (1937–1942) I Military District (1942–1966) Southern Military District (1966–1985) |
| Garrison/HQ | Jönköping |
| Patron | Saint Barbara |
| March | "Smålands artilleriregementes marsch" (Rune)[note 1] |
| Anniversaries | 4 December[note 2] |
| Insignia | |
| Branch insignia |  |
The Småland Artillery Regiment (Swedish: Smålands artilleriregemente), designation A 6, was a Swedish Army artillery regiment raised in 1895. It was disbanded in 1985. The regiment was based in Jönköping.
Heraldry and traditions
Coat of arms
The coat of arms of Småland Artillery Regiment (A 6) from 1977 to 1985. Blazon: "Or, the provincial badge of Småland, a double-tailed lion rampant gules, armed and langued azure, in the forepaws a crossbow gules, arrowhead argent, bow and string sable. The shield surmounted two gunbarrels of older pattern in saltire or. The gunbarrels may be sable."[2]
Colours, standards and guidons
A standard was presented to the regiment by His Majesty the King Gustaf V on his birthday on 16 June 1938. The hertage of the regiment were passed on by Northern Småland Regiment (I 12) after the disbandment.[3] From 1 July 2000, the traditions of the Småland Artillery Regiment are kept by the Artillery Regiment (A 9).[4]
Commanding officers
FCommanding officers from 1895 to 1985.[5]
- 1895–1898: S G A Geijer
- 1898–1899: A I R de Laval
- 1899–1902: Otto Virgin
- 1902–1902: C V G Grönvall (acting)
- 1902–1905: A O Staël von Holstein
- 1905–1908: A O Staël von Holstein
- 1908–1914: D Hedengren
- 1914–1915: D Hedengren
- 1915–1922: Ludvig Hammarskiöld
- 1922–1927: Bo Tarras-Wahlberg
- 1928–1931: J C Sylvan
- 1931–1932: Per Sylvan
- 1932–1937: S H Thorén
- 1937–1942: J G H Schmiterlöw
- 1942–1949: R N A Årmann
- 1949–1949: Curt Kempff (acting)
- 1949–1951: Hilding Kring
- 1951–1957: I Thorson
- 1957–1957: Nils-Ivar Carlborg (acting)
- 1957–1964: W Lundqvist
- 1964–1970: Sten-Olle Tegmo
- 1970–1973: Claes Carlsten
- 1973–1976: Gösta Gärdin
- 1976–1976: Å Hessler (acting)[6]
- 1976–1980: S Geijer
- 1980–1982: Fredrik Lilliecreutz
- 1982–1985: Lars Carlson
Names, designations and locations
| Name | Translation | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kungl. Andra Göta artilleriregemente | Royal Second Göta Artillery Regiment | 1894-10-01 | – | 1905-02-01 |
| Kungl. Smålands artilleriregemente | Royal Småland Artillery Regiment | 1905-02-02 | – | 1927-12-31 |
| Kungl. Smålands arméartilleriregemente | Royal Småland Army Artillery Regiment | 1928-01-01 | – | 1942-09-30 |
| Kungl. Smålands artilleriregemente | Royal Småland Artillery Regiment | 1942-10-01 | – | 1974-12-31 |
| Smålands artilleriregemente | Småland Artillery Regiment | 1975-01-01 | – | 1985-06-30 |
| Avvecklingsorganisation | Decommissioning Organization | 1985-07-01 | – | 1985-11-?? |
| Designation | From | To | ||
| № 6 | 1894-10-01 | – | 1914-09-30 | |
| A 6 | 1914-10-01 | – | 1985-06-30 | |
| Location | From | To | ||
| Stockholm Garrison | 1894-04-25 | – | 1895-09-30 | |
| Gothenburg | 1895-10-01 | – | 1898-04-05 | |
| Jönköping Garrison | 1898-04-06 | – | 1985-06-30 |
See also
Footnotes
- ^ The march was established in 1953 by Army Order 33/1953. It was used by the Swedish Army Artillery Center (Arméns artillericentrum, ArtC) from 1993 to 1997, and by the Artillery Combat School (Artilleriets stridsskola, ArtSS) from 1998 to 2000.[1]
- ^ 4 December is saint day of Saint Barbara.
References
Notes
- ^ Sandberg 2007, p. 61
- ^ Braunstein 2006, p. 32
- ^ Braunstein 2003, pp. 201–203
- ^ Försvarets traditioner 2015, p. 21
- ^ Kjellander 2003, p. 305
- ^ "Överstelöjtnanten Åke Hessler, Jönköping, har avlidit 90 år gammal". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 2008-08-29. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
- Braunstein, Christian (2003). Sveriges arméförband under 1900-talet. Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 5 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Statens försvarshistoriska museer. ISBN 91-971584-4-5. SELIBR 8902928.
- Kjellander, Rune (2003). Sveriges regementschefer 1700-2000: chefsbiografier och förbandsöversikter (in Swedish). Stockholm: Probus. ISBN 91-87184-74-5. SELIBR 8981272.
- Braunstein, Christian (2006). Heraldiska vapen inom det svenska försvaret [Heraldry of the Swedish Armed Forces] (PDF). Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 9 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Statens försvarshistoriska museer. ISBN 91-971584-9-6. SELIBR 10099224.
- Sandberg, Bo (2007). Försvarets marscher och signaler förr och nu: marscher antagna av svenska militära förband, skolor och staber samt igenkännings-, tjänstgörings- och exercissignaler (in Swedish) (New ed.). Stockholm: Militärmusiksamfundet med Svenskt marscharkiv. ISBN 978-91-631-8699-8. SELIBR 10413065.
- Försvarets traditioner i framtiden med översiktlig historik från 1500-talet (PDF) (in Swedish). Statens försvarshistoriska museer TradN. 2015. p. 21. ISBN 9789197859554. SELIBR 17552963. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2018.
Further reading
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- Linderstam, Gunnar (1985). Glimtar ur ett regementes liv under 90 år (in Swedish). [Jönköping]: [Smålands artilleriregemente]. ISBN 91-7810-240-5. SELIBR 7666787.
- Mollstadius, Axel (1947). Jönkiöpings Fältartollerie 1691-1699. Skrifter / utgivna av Genealogiska föreningen, 0346-7473 ; 3 (in Swedish). [Stockholm]: [Fören.] SELIBR 1427553.