Norrbottens regemente

Norrbottens regemente (I 19)
Active	1841–
Country	Sweden
Branch	Swedish Army
Type	Armoured, arctic light infantry
Role	Recruit training
Size	Regiment
Garrison/HQ	Boden, Sweden
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 arctic armoured, light infantry and ranger 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. The regiment has the responsibility for training one panzer and one ranger battalion as well as number of arctic light infantry battalions from the home guard as well as running the army's winter unit.

Contents 1 History 2 Campaigns 3 Organisation 4 Name, designation and garrison 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

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 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 with 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.

Campaigns

• None

Organisation

1841 Livkompaniet Piteå kompani Kalix kompani Råneå kompani

2000 Norrbottens pansarbataljon Norrlands artilleribataljon Norrlands ingenjörbataljon Norrlands luftvärnsbataljon Norrlands signalbataljon

2007 Norrbottens pansarbataljon Arméns Jägarbataljon Lapplands jägargruppen Norrbottensgruppen Västerbottensgruppen Fältjägargruppen Västernorrlandsgruppen Försvarsmaktens vinterenhet (Armed Forces winter unit)

Name, designation and garrison

Name	Translation	From		To
Norrbottens fältjägarkår	Norrbotten Field Jäger Corps	1841	–	11 December 1892
Norrbottens regemente	Norrbotten Regiment	12 December 1892	–	30 June 1975
Norrbottens regemente med Norrbottens pansarbataljon	Norrbotten Regiment with Norrbotten Armoured Battalion	1 July 1975	–	30 June 1994
Norrbottens regemente och Norrbottensbrigaden	Norrbotten Regiment and Norrbotten Brigade	1 July 1994	–	30 June 2000
Norrbottens regemente	Norrbotten Regiment	1 July 2000	–

Designation	From		To
I 19	1841	–	30 June 1975
I 19/P 5	1 July 1975	–	30 June 1994
MekB 19	1 July 1994	–	30 June 2000
I 19	1 July 2000	–

Training ground or garrison town	From		To
Pitholms hed	1841	–	30 September 1907
Näsby hed	1841	–	30 September 1907
Notvikens lägerplats	2 May 1883	–	30 September 1907
Boden (G)	1 October 1907	–

See also

• List of Swedish regiments
• Provinces of Sweden

References

External links

• Norrbottens regemente – official site (Swedish)