Gotlands infanteriregemente
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| Designation | I 18 |
| Type | infantry regiment |
| Existence | 1887–1963 |
| Colours | Red and white (–1953) Blue and white (1954–) |
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Gotlands infanteriregemente (Gotlandia Infantry Regiment), also I 18 or I 27, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment located in the province of Gotland that traced its origins back to the 19th Century. It was reorganized into an armoured regiment in 1963.
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[edit] History
The regiment traces its origins back to 1811 when it was decided to organize the unit Nationalbeväringen på Gotland (later Gotlands nationalbeväring) after having experienced the Russian occupation of the island in 1808-1809. The unit was 6,781 men strong and consisted of three artillery companies and 43 companies of infantry and rangers.
The unit was reformed into Gotlands infanteriregemente and Gotlands artillerikår in 1887 and the infantry regiment gained the designation I 27 (27th Infantry Regiment). It was organized into Gotlands infanterikår between 1928 and 1937, when it got its regimental name back. It was also redesignated I 18 in 1928.
Gotlands infanteriregemente was reorganized into the armoured Gotlands regemente in 1963.
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- None
[edit] Organization
1861
- Norra bataljonen
- 6 companies
- Mellersta bataljonen
- 7 companies
- Södra bataljonen
- 8 companies
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| Nationalbeväringen på Gotland | National Conscript at Gotland | 1811-02-05 | – | ? |
| Gotlands nationalbeväring | Gotlandia National Conscript | ? | – | 1886-12-31 |
| Gotlands infanteriregemente | Gotlandia Infantry Regiment | 1887-01-01 | – | 1927-12-31 |
| Gotlands infanterikår | Gotlandia Infantry Corps | 1928-01-01 | – | 1937-06-30 |
| Gotlands infanteriregemente | Gotlandia Infantry Regiment | 1937-07-01 | – | 1963-03-31 |
| I 27 | 1887-01-01 | – | 1927-12-31 |
| I 18 | 1928-01-01 | – | 1963-03-31 |
| Visborgs slätt | 1887 | – | 1905 |
| Visborgs slätt (G) | 1841 | – | 1963-03-31 |
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[edit] References
- See the Swedish regiments article for general references.
