Svea ingenjörregemente

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Svea ingenjörregemente
(Ing 1)

Active 1855–1997
Country Sweden
Branch Swedish Army
Type Engineer
Size Regiment
Motto None
Colours Black
March "På vakt" (1970–1997)
Battle honours None

Svea ingenjörregemente (Svealand Engineer Regiment), designation Ing 1, was a Swedish Army engineer regiment that traced its origins back to the 19th Century. It was disbanded in 1997. The regiment was garrisoned in Uppland and Södermanland.

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The regiment has its origins in Sappörkompaniet raised in 1855. The company was reorganised to a battalion-sized unit in 1864 and was renamed Sappörkåren. This unit was transformed to a pontoon bridge battalion, Pontonjärbataljonen, in 1867. The battalion then changed its name once again in 1893 to Svea ingenjörbataljon, and in 1902 to Svea ingenjörkår, when it gained the designation Ing 1 (1st Engineer Regiment). That same year, the field telegraphy company that had been attached to the unit became independent and later formed Upplands regemente.

Svea ingenjörkår was upgraded to a regiment in 1957 and was renamed Svea ingenjörregemente. It was then downgraded to a battalion unit again in 1994, just three years before the unit was disbanded, in 1997. The regiment was garrisoned in Stockholm, Solna and Södertälje during its lifetime.

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[edit] Name, designation and garrison

Name Translation From To
Sappörkompaniet Sapper Company 1855 – 1864
Sappörkåren Sapper Corps 1864 – 1866-12-31
Pontonjärbataljonen Pontoon Battalion 1867-01-01 – 1892-12-31
Svea ingenjörbataljon Svealand Engineer Battalion 1893-01-01 – 1901-12-31
Svea ingenjörkår Svealand Engineer Corps 1902-01-01 – 1957-06-30
Svea ingenjörregemente Svealand Engineer Regiment 1957-07-01 – 1994-06-30
Svea ingenjörkår Svealand Engineer Corps 1994-07-01 – 1997-12-31
Designation From To
Ing 1 1902-01-01 – 1997-12-31
Training ground
or garrison town		 From To
Stockholm (G) 1855 – 1922-11-29
Solna (G) 1922-11-30 – 1970-06-30
Södertälje (G) 1970-07-01 – 1997-12-31

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[edit] References

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  • (1908) Svensk rikskalender 1908. Stockholm: P.A. Norstedt & Söner. 
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