Jämtland Ranger Corps

Jämtland Rifle Regiment
Jämtlands fältjägarregemente
Coat of arms
Active	1670–1997, 2000–2005
Country	Sweden
Branch	Swedish Army
Type	Infantry regiment
Motto(s)	"För Sverige ära, för Sveriges makt, över berg, över dal, skallar Jämtlands jakt" ("For Sweden's honour, for Sweden's might, over mountain, over valley, the Jämtian rangers resound")
Colors	Blue
Engagements	Nowodwor 1655

The Jämtland Rifle Regiment (Template:Lang-sv), also I 5 or I 23, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment located in the province of Jämtland that traced its origins back to the 17th century.

History

The regiment had its origin in Ångermanlands, Medelpads och Jämtlands regemente raised in 1646 in the newly conquered province Jämtland, although the men were mostly recruited in the old Swedish provinces of Ångermanland and Medelpad. The regiment was also called Thomas Gärffelts regemente after its first commander.

The regiment was disbanded in 1661 as the recruitment provinces were transferred to the navy. But some companies of the regiment did exist until 1670, when they were incorporated in the newly raised Jämtlands regemente till fot (or Anders Plantings regemente). From 1689 on, the regiment was named Jämtlands dragonregemente, but had only one company of cavalry troops. This company was later organized into Norrlands dragonregemente.

The regiment was renamed Jämtlands infanteriregemente in 1770 before gaining the present name in 1820. The regiment also had the name Jämtlands fältjägarkår a short period between 1853 and 1892. Jämtlands fältjägarregemente was garrisoned in Östersund and was given the designation I 23 (23rd Infantry Regiment) after a general order in 1816. This was changed to I 5 in 1927. For a short time in the 1990s, the regiment was merged with the mobilization unit Fältjägarbrigaden before being reorganized in 2000 back to a separate existence as Jämtlands fältjägarregemente. The regiment ceased training conscripts in 2004, and was completely disbanded by August 2006.

Campaigns

• The Thirty Years' War 1647–1649
• The Northern Wars 1655–1658
• The Scanian War 1675–1679(?)
• The Great Northern War 1700–1721
• The Gustav III's Russian War 1788–1790
• The Finnish War 1808–1809
• The Campaign against Norway 1814

Organization

1689(?)

• Livkompaniet
• Överstelöjtnantens kompani
• Majorens kompani
• Brunflo kompani
• Hallens kompani
• Revsunds kompani
• Ovikens kompani
• Bergs kompani

1853

• Livkompaniet
• Bergs kompani
• Revsunds kompani
• Hammerdals kompani

Various

Names

Ångermanlands, Medelpads och Jämtlands regemente	Ångermanland, Medelpad and Jämtland Regiment	1646-01-16	–	1670
Jämtlands regemente till fot	Jämtland Regiment of Foot	1670	–	1689
Jämtlands dragonregemente	Jämtland Dragoon Regiment	1689	–	1770
Jämtlands infanteriregemente	Jämtland Infantry Regiment	1770	–	1820-02-07
Jämtlands fältjägarregemente	Jämtland Rifle Regiment	1820-02-08	–	1853-05-24
Jämtlands fältjägarkår	Jämtland Rifle Corps	1853-05-25	–	1892-12-31
Jämtlands fältjägarregemente	Jämtland Rifle Regiment	1893-01-01	–	1994-06-30
Jämtlands fältjägarregemente och Fältjägarbrigaden	Jämtland Rifle Regiment and the Rifle Brigade	1994-07-01	–	2000-06-30
Jämtlands fältjägarregemente	Jämtland Rifle Regiment	2000-07-01	–	2004-12-31

Designations

I 23	1816	–	1927-12-31
I 5	1928-01-01	–	1974
I 5/Fo 22	1974	–	1997-12-31
I 5	2000-07-01	–	2005-12-31
AO I 5	2005-01-01	–	2005-04-08

Training grounds and garrison towns

Frösö läger	1682	–	1911-09-30
Cronstads skans	1713	–	1815
Östersund (G)	1911-10-01	–	2005-04-08
Grytans skjutfält	19??	–	2004-12-31

Commanders

• 1879–1884 - Herman von Hohenhausen
• ????–???? - ?
• 1888–1891 - Jesper Crusebjörn
• ????–???? - ?
• 1904–1912 - Axel Tauvon
• 1912–1917 - Vilhelm Rappe
• 1917–1928 - Gösta Lilliehöök
• 1928–1931 - Gösta Törngren
• 1931–1937 - Karl Beskow
• 1937–1942 - Nils Stenbeck
• 1942–1949 - Carl-Oscar Agell
• 1949–1960 - Nils Erik Bouveng
• 1960–1961 - Carl Eric Almgren
• 1961–1968 - Karl Johan F:son Sergel
• 1968–1979 - Sture Gustav Fornwall
• 1979–1983 - Jan Erik Bertil Liedgren
• 1983–1984 - Karl-Evert Englund
• 1984–1990 - Jan Leif Arne Nilsson
• 1990–1991 - Markku Samuli Sieppi
• 1991–1994 - Christer Franzén
• 1994–1994 - Gustaf Ingvar Gustafsson
• 1994–1997 - Per Ove Fahlén

See also

• List of Swedish regiments
• List of Swedish wars
• History of Sweden
• Provinces of Sweden

References

• See the Swedish regiments article for general references.