Götaland Engineer Regiment

Götaland Engineer Regiment
Göta ingenjörregemente (Ing 2)
Insignia
Active	1878–present
Country	Sweden
Branch	Swedish Army
Type	Engineer
Size	Regiment
March	"Göta ingenjörregementes marsch" (1890s–)

The Götaland Engineer Regiment (Swedish: Göta ingenjörregemente), designation Ing 2, is a Swedish Army engineer regiment that traces its origins back to the 19th century. It is still in active service, and is currently garrisoned in Eksjö.

History

The regiment has its origins in Sappörbataljonen raised between 1873 and 1878. The battalion changed its name in 1893 to Göta ingenjörbataljon, and in 1902 to Göta ingenjörkår, when it gained the designation Ing 2 (2nd Engineer Regiment). Göta ingenjörkår was upgraded to a regiment in 1963 and was renamed Göta ingenjörregemente.

It was then downgraded to a battalion unit again in 1994, but six years later in 2000 it was upgraded to a regiment, and regained its old name. The regiment was garrisoned in Stockholm, Karlsborg before it moved to Eksjö in 1928 where it is currently garrisoned.

Campaigns

None

Organisation

Commanders

Regimental commanders active from 1878.^[1]

1878-1881: Major Hjalmar Stålhane
1881-1890: Lieutenant Colonel Wilhelm Stolpe
1890-1895: Major C.D. Ludvig W:son Munthe
1895-1898: Major Hans Ahlmann
1898-1903: Lieutenant Colonel Erik Gustaf Kinell
1903-1904: Major Broder Sten A:son Leijonhufvud
1904-1910: Lieutenant Colonel August Fredrik Thorsell
1910-1915: Colonel Gustaf Enblom
1915-1917: Lieutenant Colonel Ernst Adrian Eriksson
1917-1922: Lieutenant Colonel Fredrik Georg Rudman Bergenstråhle
1922-1926: Colonel Gustaf Julius Rabe
1926-1934: Colonel Sven Erik Bjuggren
1934-1937: Lieutenant Colonel Carl Anders Sigurd Rahmqvist
1937-1940: Lieutenant Colonel Åke Edward Grönhagen
1940-1941: Colonel Gunnar Edward Ström
1941-1946: Colonel Inge Gustaf Hellgren
1946-1947: Colonel Nils Fredrik Wilhelm Ekman
1947-1954: Colonel Helge Porse Robert Geete
1954-1957: Colonel Arne Mohlin
1957-1964: Colonel Björn Gustaf Adolf Berg
1964-1966: Colonel Gunnar Nordlöf
1966-1969: Colonel Erik Olof Sigvard Månsson
1969-1978: Colonel Lars Anders Andersson
1978-1980: Colonel Sten Ahlström
1980-1982: Colonel Sven-Erik Anton Nilsson
1982-1984: Colonel Lars-Åke Persson
1984-1990: Colonel Carl Gösta Edholm
1990-1992: Colonel Bertil Christer Ljung
1993-1997: Colonel Jan-Erik Björn Svensson
1997-2000: Colonel Karl Erik Lennart Bengtsson
2000-2003: Colonel Bengt Axelsson
2003-2006: Colonel Anders Stenström
2006-2011: Colonel Tommy Karlsson
2011-2013: Colonel Gustaf Fahl
2013–present: Colonel Patrik Ahlgren

Name, designation and garrison

Name	Translation	From		To
Sappörbataljonen	Sapper Battalion	1873	–	1892-12-31
Sappörtruppen	Sapper Troop	1876	–
Göta ingenjörbataljon	Götaland Engineer Battalion	1893-01-01	–	1901-12-31
Göta ingenjörkår	Götaland Engineer Corps	1902-01-01	–	1963-06-30
Göta ingenjörregemente	Götaland Engineer Regiment	1963-07-01	–	1994-06-30
Göta ingenjörkår	Götaland Engineer Corps	1994-07-01	–	2000-06-30
Göta ingenjörregemente	Götaland Engineer Regiment	2000-07-01	–

Designation	From		To
Ing 2	1902-01-01	–

Training ground or garrison town	From		To
Stockholm (G)	1873	–	1875
Karlsborg (G)	1875	–	1928-03-31
Eksjö (G)	1928-04-01	–

References

Notes

↑ Johannson, Curt (1999). "I spetsen för götaingenjörerna". In Lundström, Per-Anders. Göta ingenjörkår. Bd 2 (in Swedish). Eksjö: Göta ingenjörkår. ISBN 91-630-7189-4. The reference covers the years 1878-1999

Print

Braunstein, Christian (2003). Sveriges arméförband under 1900-talet. Stockholm: Statens Försvarshistoriska Museer. ISBN 91-971584-4-5.
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.
Svensk rikskalender 1908. Stockholm: P.A. Norstedt & Söner. 1908.

Online

Holmén, Pelle; Sjöberg, Jan (2007). "Swedish Armed Forces 1900–2000". Retrieved 2007-08-27.
Högman, Hans (2007). "Militaria – Svensk militärhistoria". Retrieved 2007-08-27.
Persson, Mats (1998). "Swedish Army Regiments". Archived from the original on 2007-08-30. Retrieved 2007-08-27.
Sharman, Ken (2000). "Swedish military administrative division as per 1629". Retrieved 2007-08-27.

External links

Göta ingenjörregemente – official site (Swedish)

Coordinates: 57°40′39″N 14°57′56″E / 57.67750°N 14.96556°E / 57.67750; 14.96556

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