Norrland Artillery Regiment

Norrland Artillery Regiment
Norrlands artilleriregemente
150px Insignia
Active	1893–1997
Country	Sweden
Branch	Swedish Army
Type	Artillery
Role	Recruit training
Size	Regiment
Garrison/HQ	Östersund and Boden
Motto	"Framåtanda, fältmässighet, sammanhållning" ("spirit, serviceability, unity")
Colours	Orange
March	"Norrlands artilleriregementes marsch" (1894–1997)
Battle honours	None

The Norrland Artillery Regiment (Swedish: Norrlands artilleriregemente), designation A 4, was a Swedish Army artillery regiment that traced its origins back to the 19th century. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from the provinces of Norrland. The regiment was disbanded in 1997. From 1998 to 2000, the Boden Artillery Regiment (Bodens artilleriregemente) was known by this name.

History

The regiment was created in 1893 by splitting off two batteries from 1st Svealand Artillery Regiment and two batteries from 1st Götaland Artillery Regiment which formed six batteries of Norrland Artillery Regiment. The regiment was garrisoned in Östersund but a detachment in Boden was created in 1910, this detachment was split off in 1928 and created Norrbotten Artillery Corps. The regiment's designation was A 4 (4th Artillery Regiment). Norrland Artillery Regiment was disbanded in 1997.

Commander

Regimental commanders:

1893-1898 - Colonel Ernst Henrik Georg Boheman 1898-1907 - Colonel Herman Birger Holmberg 1907-1913 - Colonel Olof Erland Hofstedt 1913-1916 - Colonel Arvid Edmund Rudling 1916-1922 - Colonel Hugo Nordenfelt 1922-1927 - Colonel Johan Georg Sylvan 1927-1934 - Colonel Georg Ohlson 1934-1939 - Colonel Per Falk 1939-1942 - Colonel Count Carl-Gustaf Hamilton 1942-1943 - Colonel Carl Årmann 1943-1947 - Colonel Fernando Odenrick 1947-1952 - Colonel Thorsten Berggren

1952-1959 - Colonel Stig Lindström 1959-1965 - Colonel Göran Schildt 1965-1975 - Colonel Curt Brant-Lundin 1975-1979 - Colonel Sven Ragnar Eugén Holmberg 1979-1982 - Colonel Thure Lennart Östberg 1982-1985 - Colonel Lars-Olof Strandberg 1985-1987 - Colonel Dan Albin Snell 1987-1992 - Colonel Sten Sture Gustaf Ankarcrona 1992-1994 - Colonel Lennart Uller 1994-1996 - Colonel Lars Lagrell 1996-1997 - Colonel Torsten Gerhardsson 1 October-31 December 1997 (acting) - Lieutenant Colonel Sten Bredberg

Campaigns

• None

Organisation

• Unknown

Name, designation and garrison

Name	Translation	From		To
Norrlands artilleriregemente	Norrland Artillery Regiment	1893-10-01	–	1997-12-31

Designation	From		To
A 4	1893-10-01	–	1997-12-31

Training ground or garrison town	From		To
Östersund (G)	1893-10-01	–	1997-12-31

See also

• List of Swedish regiments
• Provinces of Sweden

References

Reflist

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