Göta signalregemente

Göta signalregemente
(S 1 Sk, S 2)

Active 1944–1997
Country Sweden
Branch Swedish Army
Type Signal
Size Regiment
Motto "Det omöjliga tar bara litet längre tid"
("The impossible only takes a little longer time")
March "Svensk militärmarsch" (1962–1997)
Battle honours None

Göta signalregemente (Götaland Signal Regiment), designations S 1 Sk and S 2, was a Swedish Army signal regiment, one of the few new formations raised in the 20th century. It was disbanded in 1997. The regiment was garrisoned in Västergötland.

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History

The regiment has its origins in a 1944 detached company, Signalregementets kompani i Skövde, of Signalregementet that was garrisoned in Skövde. The company gained the designation S 1 Sk (1st Signal Regiment, Skövde detachment), and was in 1958 upgraded to a separate battalion, and gained the designation S 2.

The battalion was transferred to Karlsborg in 1961 and was renamed Göta signalregemente in 1962 when it was upgraded to regimental size. The parachute ranger school Fallskärmsjägarskolan was attached to the regiment from 1961 until the regiment was disbanded in 1984. However one battalion of the regiment was kept as part of Livregementets husarer as Göta signalbataljon until it was disbanded in 1997.

Campaigns

Organisation

Name, designation and garrison

Name Translation From To
Signalregementets kompani i Skövde Signal Regiment's Company in Skövde 1944-04-01 – 1957-03-31
Upplands signalregementes kompani i Skövde Uppland Signal Regiment's Company in Skövde 1957-04-01 – 1958-06-30
Signalbataljonen i Skövde Signal Battalion in Skövde 1958-07-01 – 1961-03-31
Göta signalkår Götaland Signal Corps 1961-04-01 – 1962-06-30
Göta signalregemente Götaland Signal Corps 1962-07-01 – 1984-06-30
Göta signalbataljon Götaland Signal Battalion 1984-07-01 – 1997-12-31
Designation From To
S 1 Sk 1944-04-01 – 1958-06-30
S 2 1958-07-01 – 1997-12-31
Training ground
or garrison town		 From To
Skövde (G) 1944-04-01 – 1961-03-31
Karlsborg (G) 1961-04-01 – 1997-12-31

See also

References

Print
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