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Lapplands jägarregemente (Lapland Jäger Regiment), designations I 22, I 22/Fo 66 and I 22/GJ 66, was a Swedish Army light infantry regiment, one of the few new formations raised in the 20th century. It was disbanded in 2000. The regiment was garrisoned in Lapland.
[edit] History
- See also: Norrbottens regemente#History and Arméns jägarskola#History
The regiment traces its origins from a skiing battalion of Norrbottens regemente that was created in 1910. This battalion in turn was garrisoned in Kiruna in 1943 as Norrbottens regementes jägarbataljon i Kiruna (Norrbotten Regiment Jäger Battalion in Kiruna), and then became Arméns jägarskola (Army Jäger School) in 1945. The school was reorganised into Lapplands jägarregemente in 1975, with the designation I 22/Fo 66 (22nd Infantry Regiment, merged with the local defence area Fo 66). The designation was changed to I 22/GJ 66 in 1998 when Fo 66 was disbanded. The designation I 22 was also commonly used. Lapplands jägarregemente was disbanded in 2000.
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[edit] Name, designation and garrison
Name |
Translation |
From |
|
To |
Lapplands jägarregemente |
Lapland Jäger Regiment |
1975-07-01 |
– |
2000-06-30 |
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[edit] References
- Print
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- Holmberg, Björn (1993). Arméns regementen, skolor och staber: en sammanställning. Arvidsjaur: Svenskt militärhistoriskt bibliotek. ISBN 91-972209-0-6.
- Kjellander, Rune (2003). Sveriges regementschefer 1700-2000: chefsbiografier och förbandsöversikter. Stockholm: Probus. ISBN 91-87184-74-5.
- Nelsson, Bertil (1993). Från Brunkeberg till Nordanvind: 500 år med svenskt infanteri. Stockholm: Probus. ISBN 91-87184-23-0.
- (1908) Svensk rikskalender 1908. Stockholm: P.A. Norstedt & Söner.
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