Bergslagen Artillery Regiment
| Bergslagen Artillery Regiment | |
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Bergslagens artilleriregemente (A 9) | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Active | 1943–2000 |
| Country |
 Sweden |
| Branch | Swedish Army |
| Type | Artillery regiment |
| Motto(s) |
Ultima ratio regum (The last resort of kings) |
The Bergslagen Artillery Regiment (Swedish: Bergslagens artilleriregemente), designation A 9, was an artillery regiment of the Swedish Army, which was active from 1943 to 2000.
History
The regiment was created as part of a build-up of the Swedish Army during World War II, so that Sweden's neutrality could be protected In 2000, the regiment and the other artillery regiments of the Swedish Army were amalgamated into the Artillery Regiment, in Kristinehamn, which took the A 9 designation from the Bergslagen Artillery Regiment.
Commanders
Regimental commanders active from 1943 until the regiment was reorganized on 30 June 2000.
- 1943-1946 - Carl Årmann
- 1946-1952 - Axel Philipson
- 1952-1955 - Thorsten Berggren
- 1955-1959 - Fredrik Hård
- 1959-1964 - Sven Sandahl
- 1964-1965 - Nils Holmstedt
- 1965-1974 - Sten Claëson
- 1974-1982 - Gösta Mittag-Leffler
- 1982-1986 - Carl Carlsson
- 1986-1992 - Lars Carlsson
- 1992-1994 - Kjell Forssmark
- 1994-2000 - Birger Almlöw
Notes
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bergslagens artilleriregemente. |
- Antonsson, Rune; Månsson, Malte (1994). Bergslagens artilleriregemente 50 år (in Swedish). Kristinehamn: Bergslagens artilleriregemente.
- Artilleriregementet 2000-2005. Boden: Artilleriregementet. 2006. ISBN 91-631-8051-0.
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