Svea Engineer Regiment

Svea Engineer Regiment
Svea ingenjörregemente
(Ing 1)

Insignia
Active 1855–1997
Country Sweden
Branch Swedish Army
Type Engineer
Size Regiment
Colours Black
March "På vakt" (1970–1997)

The Svea Engineer Regiment (Swedish: Svea ingenjörregemente), designation Ing 1, was a Swedish Army engineer regiment that traced its origins back to the 19th century. It was disbanded in 1997. The regiment was garrisoned in Uppland and Södermanland.

History

The regiment has its origins in Sapper Company raised in 1855. The company was reorganised to a battalion-sized unit in 1864 and was renamed Sapper Corps. This unit was transformed to a pontoon bridge battalion, Pontoon Battalion, in 1867. The battalion then changed its name once again in 1893 to Svea Engineer Battalion, and in 1902 to Svea Engineer Corps, when it gained the designation Ing 1 (1st Engineer Regiment). That same year, the field telegraphy company that had been attached to the unit became independent and later formed Uppland Regiment.

Svea Engineer Corps was upgraded to a regiment in 1957 and was renamed Svea Engineer Regiment. It was then downgraded to a battalion unit again in 1994, just three years before the unit was disbanded, in 1997. The regiment was garrisoned in Stockholm, Solna and Södertälje during its lifetime.

Campaigns

Organisation

Commanders

Active regimental commanders and battalion and corps commanders between 1900 and 1997.

  • 1900-1904: Nils Gustaf Stedt (also commander of Ing 3)
  • 1904-1910: Georg Frans Herman Julius Juhlin-Dannfelt
  • 1910-1915: August Fredrik Thorssell
  • 1915-1915: Hjalmar Ertman Smitt
  • 1915-1920: Erik Conrad Eriksson
  • 1920-1924: Karl Amundson
  • 1924-1926: Sven Erik Bjurgren
  • 1926-1931: Gustaf Julius Rabe
  • 1931-1934: Sven Alin
  • 1934-1941: Sven Eberhard Tydén
  • 1941-1941: Gunnar Edward Ström
  • 1941-1948: Anders Walther Graûmann
  • 1948-1953: Wilhelm Gottlieb Dahlgren
  • 1953-1959: Axel Gustav Armand Welin
  • 1959-1965: Nils Christian Rabe
  • 1965-1969: Carl Åke Andreas Bernström
  • 1969-1975: Kåre K:son Svanfedlt
  • 1975-1981: Gustav Anders Jonsson
  • 1981-1982: Bengt Gustafsson
  • 1982-1984: Sven-Erik Anton Nilsson
  • 1984-1989: Lars-Åke Persson
  • 1989-1989: Carl Göran Gerhard De Geer
  • 1989-1990: Björn Falkenström (acting)
  • 1990-1994: Björn Falkenström
  • 1994-1997: Carl Christer Wulff

Name, designation and garrison

NameTranslationFrom To
SappörkompanietSapper Company1855–1864
SappörkårenSapper Corps1864–1866-12-31
PontonjärbataljonenPontoon Battalion1867-01-01–1892-12-31
Svea ingenjörbataljonSvea Engineer Battalion1893-01-01–1901-12-31
Svea ingenjörkårSvea Engineer Corps1902-01-01–1957-06-30
Svea ingenjörregementeSvea Engineer Regiment1957-07-01–1994-06-30
Svea ingenjörkårSvea Engineer Corps1994-07-01–1997-12-31
DesignationFrom To
Ing 11902-01-01–1997-12-31
Training ground
or garrison town		From To
Stockholm (G)1855–1922-11-29
Solna (G)1922-11-30–1970-06-30
Södertälje (G)1970-07-01–1997-12-31

See also

References

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. 
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