Norrbottens regemente
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| Norrbottens regemente (I 19) |
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| Active | 1841– |
| Country | Sweden |
| Branch | Swedish Army |
| Type | Armoured, arctic light infantry |
| Role | Recruit training |
| Size | Regiment |
| Garrison/HQ | Boden |
| Motto | "De hava aldrig svikit eller för egen del tappat" ("They have never failed or for their own part lost") |
| Colours | Blue and white |
| March | "Norrbottens fältjägare" (1890s–1916) "Finska rytteriets marsch" (1916–) |
| Battle honours | Landskrona (1677), Düna (1701), Kliszow (1702), Fraustadt (1706), Malatitze (1708), Strömstad (1717) |
Norrbottens regemente (Norrbotten Regiment), designation I 19, is a Swedish Army armoured and light infantry regiment that traces its origins back to the 19th Century. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from the province of Norrbotten, and it is currently garrisoned in Boden, Norrbotten.
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[edit] History
- See also: Västerbottens regemente#History
The regiment was created in 1841 when Västerbottens fältjägarregemente was split into two corps units of battalion size, one of them being Norrbottens fältjägarkår. The unit was upgraded to regimental size and renamed to Norrbottens regemente in 1892. The regiment had its training grounds at various places in Norrbotten, but was eventually garrisoned in Boden in 1907. A skiing battalion was created in 1917, and in 1943 this battalion was split off from the regiment and was eventually reorganised in 1975 into Lapplands jägarregemente.
Norrbottens regemente was given the designation old designation of Västerbottens regemente, I 19 (19th Infantry Regiment), when it was split off. The regiment merged with Norrbottens pansarbataljon (P 5) in 1975 to form Norrbottens regemente med Norrbottens pansarbataljon, and the unit gained the designation I 19/P 5. For a short time in the 1990s, the unit was then merged with the wartime organised Norrbottensbrigaden, designation MekB 19. In 2000, the unit was reorganised once again, and was redesignated back to its old designation I 19 despite being an armoured regiment, the name was also changed back to Norrbottens regemente.
[edit] Campaigns
- See also: Västerbottens regemente#Campaigns
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[edit] Organisation
- See also: Västerbottens regemente#Organisation
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[edit] Name, designation and garrison
| Name | Translation | From | To | |
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| Norrbottens fältjägarkår | Norrbotten Field Jäger Corps | 1841 | – | 1892-12-11 |
| Norrbottens regemente | Norrbotten Regiment | 1892-12-12 | – | 1975-06-30 |
| Norrbottens regemente med Norrbottens pansarbataljon |
Norrbotten Regiment with Norrbotten Armoured Battalion |
1975-07-01 | – | 1994-06-30 |
| Norrbottens regemente och Norrbottensbrigaden |
Norrbotten Regiment and Norrbotten Brigade |
1994-07-01 | – | 2000-06-30 |
| Norrbottens regemente | Norrbotten Regiment | 2000-07-01 | – |
| Designation | From | To | |
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| I 19 | 1841 | – | 1975-06-30 |
| I 19/P 5 | 1975-07-01 | – | 1994-06-30 |
| MekB 19 | 1994-07-01 | – | 2000-06-30 |
| I 19 | 2000-07-01 | – |
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| Pitholms hed | 1841 | – | 1907-09-30 |
| Näsby hed | 1841 | – | 1907-09-30 |
| Notvikens lägerplats | 1883-05-02 | – | 1907-09-30 |
| Boden (G) | 1907-10-01 | – |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- See the Swedish regiments article for general references.
[edit] External links
- Norrbottens regemente – official site (Swedish)
