Älvsborg Regiment

Älvsborg Regiment
Älvsborgs regemente
(I 15, I 15/Fo 34)

Insignia
Active 1624–1997
Country  Sweden
Branch Swedish Army
Type Infantry
Size Regiment
Colours Yellow and black
March "Lübner Jäger"
Battle honours Leipzig
Helsingborg
Gadebusch

The Älvsborg Regiment (Swedish: Älvsborgs regemente), designation I 15 and I 15/Fo 34, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traces its origins back 1624. It was disbanded in 1997. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from the provinces of Västergötland, and it was later garrisoned there in the town Borås.

Commanders

Regimental commanders active during the 1900s until the regiment was disbanded on 30 June 1998:[1][2]

  • 1898-1903: Carl Axel Leonard Nordenadler
  • 1903-1906: Oscar Silverstolpe
  • 1906-1913: Gustaf Henrik Sjöqvist
  • 1913-1916: Adolf Erik Ludvig Lagercrantz
  • 1916-1920: Ernst Lars Isaac Silfverswärd
  • 1920-1927: Karl Alfred Rignell
  • 1927-1936: Axel Gustaf von Arbin
  • 1936-1938: Arvid Moberg
  • 1938-1942: Anders Teodor Bergquist
  • 1942-1951: Gunnar Fredrik Brinck
  • 1951-1956: Gustav Åkerman
  • 1956-1959: Erik Olof Rosengren
  • 1959-1962: Bengt Uller
  • 1962-1966: Sigmund Ahnfelt
  • 1966-1975: Karl Gunnar Lundquist
  • 1975-1981: Åke Ingmar Lundberg
  • 1981-1986: Sven Henry Magnusson
  • 1986-1989: Per Ulf Blomqvist
  • 1989-1992: Svante Bergh
  • 1992-1998: Matts Uno Liljegren
  • 1998-1998: Nils Erling Krister Edvardsson

References

  1. ↑ Kjellander, Rune (2003). Sveriges regementschefer 1700-2000: chefsbiografier och förbandsöversikter (in Swedish). Stockholm: Probus. p. 336. ISBN 91-87184-74-5.
  2. ↑ Braunstein, Christian (2003). Sveriges arméförband under 1900-talet. Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 5 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Statens försvarshistoriska museer. p. 69. ISBN 91-971584-4-5.

Coordinates: 57°42′46″N 12°55′00″E / 57.71278°N 12.91667°E / 57.71278; 12.91667

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