Wendish Artillery Regiment

Wendish Artillery Regiment
Wendes artilleriregemente

Insignia
Active 1794–2000
Country Sweden
Branch Swedish Army
Type Artillery
Size Regiment
Colours White
March "Siegestrophäen" (1906–2000)
Battle honours Grossbehren (1813), Dennewitz (1813), Leipzig (1813)

The Wendish Artillery Regiment (Swedish: Wendes artilleriregemente), designation A 3, was a Swedish Army artillery regiment that traced its origins back to the 17th century. It was disbanded in 2000. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from Scania, and it was also garrisoned there.

History

The regiment has its origins in the Artillery Regiment raised in 1636. That regiment was split into four new regiments in 1794 of which Wendish Artillery Regiment was one. The regiment was given the designation A 3 (3rd Artillery Regiment) in 1830. In 1893 two companies were split off to form Andra Svea artilleriregemente and Andra Göta artilleriregemente. The regiment was garrisoned in Kristianstad but moved to Norra Åsum in 1953 and to Hässleholm in 1994 before being disbanded in 2000.

Commanders

  • 1911–1918: Karl Toll
  • 1919–1922: Bo Tarras-Wahlberg
  • 1922–1927: Lennart Lilliehöök
  • 1928–1932: Thor Lagerheim
  • 1932–1935: Sture Gadd
  • 1935–1940: Hugo Gadd
  • 1940–1945: Knut Gyllenstierna
  • 1945–1950: Tor Hedqvist
  • 1950–1951: Karl Ångström
  • 1951–1954: Erik Kihlblom
  • 1954–1957: Alarik Bergman
  • 1957–1961: Nils Söderberg
  • 1961–1963: Stig Löfgren
  • 1963–1966: Stig Magneberg
  • 1966–1967: Harald Smith (acting)
  • 1967–1978: Valter Thomé
  • 1978–1986: Hans Richter
  • 1986–1993: Leif Mårtensson
  • 1993–1995: Kjell Åke Plantin
  • 1995–2000: Rolf Ohrlander

Campaigns

Organisation

Name, designation and garrison

NameTranslationFrom To
Wendes artilleriregementeWendland Artillery Regiment1794-06-23–2000-12-31
DesignationFrom To
A 31830–2000-06-30
Training ground
or garrison town		From To
Kristianstad (G)1794-06-23–1953-09-05
Norra Åsum (G)1953-09-06–1994-06-30
Hässleholm (G)1994-07-01–2000-12-31

See also

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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. 
Online
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