Värmlands regemente

Värmlands regemente
(I 22, I 2, I 2/Fo 52)

Active 1812–2000
Country Sweden
Branch Swedish Army
Type Infantry
Size Regiment
Motto "Cum Deo et victribus armis" ("With God and victorious arms")
Colours Yellow and black
March "Pepitamarsch"
Battle honours Fredriksodde (1657), Tåget över Bält (1658), Lund (1677), Landskrona (1678), Narva (1700), Düna (1701), Kliszow (1702), Fraustadt (1706), Malatitze (1708), Gadebusch (1712)

Värmlands regemente (Värmland Regiment), designations I 22, I 2 and I 2/Fo 52, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was disbanded in 2000. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from the province of Värmland, and it was later garrisoned in there.

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History

The regiment has its origins in fänikor (companies) raised in Värmland in the 16th century. These units—along with fänikor from the nearby province of Närke—were organised into Närke-Värmlands regemente, which was split into two new regiments in 1812, one being Värmlands regemente, the other being Närkes regemente. The regiment was given the designation I 22 (22nd Infantry Regiment) in a general order in 1816. The designation was changed to I 2 (2nd Infantry Regiment) in 1939. In 1973, the regiment gained the new designation I 2/Fo 52 as a consequence of a merge with the local defence area Fo 52. Värmlands regemente was garrisoned in Karlstad from 1913 moved to Kristinehamn in 1994 before being disbanded in 2000.

Campaigns

Organisation

1812

Name, designation and garrison

Name Translation From To
Värmlands regemente Värmland Regiment 8 June 1812 30 June 2000
Designation From To
I 22 1816 30 September 1939
I 2 1 October 1939 30 June 1973
I 2/Fo 52 1 July 1973 30 June 2000
Training ground
or garrison town
From To
Varpnäs mo 1812 30 September 1913
Trossnäs fält 1834 30 September 1913
Karlstad (G) 1 October 1913 1994
Kristinehamn (G) 1994 30 June 2000

See also

References

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