Uppland Regiment
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The Uppland Regiment (Swedish: Upplands regemente), designation I 8, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was disbanded in 1957. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from the province of Uppland, and it was later garrisoned there.
History
The regiment has its origins in
The regiment was officially raised in 1626 although it had existed since 1623. Upplands regemente was one of the original 20 Swedish infantry regiments mentioned in the Swedish
The regiment was given the designation I 8 (8th Infantry Regiment) in a
Campaigns
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Organisation
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Heraldry and traditions
Colours, standards and guidons
The regiment has carried a number of colour over the years. On 3 July 1855, His Majesty the King
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The 1935 colour. The provincial badge of Uppland was added in 1959 in the upper inner corner, where initially the lesser coat of arms of Sweden was.
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The 1955 colour
Coat of arms
The coat of the arms of the Uppland Regiment (I 8). It was used by Uppland Group (Upplandsgruppen) 2000–2005 and by the Uppland and Västmanland Group (Upplands- och Västmanlandsgruppen) since 2005. Blazon: "Gules, the provincial badge of Uppland, an orb or, banded and ensigned with a cross-crosslet. The shield surmounted two swords in saltire or".[3]
Medals
In 1934, the Kungl. Upplands regementes (I 8) förtjänstmedalj ("Royal Uppland Regiment (I 8) Medal of Merit") in gold, silver and bronze (UpplregGM/UpplregSM/UpplregBM) were established.[4][5][6]
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Royal Uppland Regiment Medal of Merit from 1938.
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Royal Uppland Regiment Medal of Merit from 1938.
Heritage
Following the decision of the Riksdag on the disbandment of the regiment, a ceremony was held on 10 March 1957.[7] After the regiment was disbanded, the regiment's traditions were continued Uppland Signal Regiment, which also assumed the name of Uppland Regiment.[2] From 2007, the traditions of the regiment were passed on to the Command and Control Regiment. From 1 July 2013, the regimental traditions will be continued by the Uppland Battalion, part of the Uppland and Västmanland Group (Upplands- och Västmanlandsgruppen).[8]
Commanding officers
Regimental commander active from 1698 to 1957.[9]
- 1698–1705: O W Löwe(n)
- 1705–1706: J V von Daldorff
- 1706–1709: G F de Frietzcyk
- 1709–1709: G Stiernhöök
- 1709–1710: J Braun
- 1710–1710: C Ekeblad
- 1710–1711: G Ribbing
- 1711–1721: G W Fleetwood
- 1721–1723: G Oxenstierna
- 1723–1728: O J Koskull
- 1728–1730: O W Staël von Holstein
- 1730–1737: O M Wolffelt
- 1737–1741: W L Taube
- 1741–1748: C M de Laval
- 1748–1757: Fredrik Henrik Sparre
- 1757–1759: C J Mörner
- 1759–1772: T G Rudbeck
- 1772–1772: Per Scheffer
- 1772–1788: Fabian Casimir Wrede
- 1788–1791: Fabian Wrede
- 1791–1794: Adam Ludvig Lewenhaupt
- 1794–1810: Adolf Ludvig von Schwerin
- 1810–1816: Gustaf Olof Lagerbring
- 1816–1825: C A Hård
- 1825–1837: S D Sparre
- 1837–1854: C L Daevel
- 1854–1860: A L Rappe
- 1860–1862: A F Z Reuterskiöld
- 1862–1865: J A Sundmark
- 1865–1881: Otto Mauritz von Knorring
- 1881–1888: S G R von Bahr
- 1888–1899: L W Stiernstedt
- 1899–1905: Bengt Erland Eberhard von Hofsten
- 1905–1911: Curt Johan Elof Rosenblad
- 1911–1923: Claës Sundin
- 1923–1928: Bo Boustedt
- 1928–1935: Carl Schöning
- 1935–1940: Helmer Bratt
- 1940–1942: Sven Ryman
- 1942–1950: Olle Norman
- 1950–1957: Carl Axel Grewell
Names, designations and locations
Name | Translation | From | To | |
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Kungl. Upplands regemente | Royal Uppland Regiment | 1626-??-?? | – | 1709-07-01 |
Kungl. Upplands regemente | Royal Uppland Regiment | 1709-??-?? | – | 1904-12-07 |
Kungl. Upplands infanteriregemente | Royal Uppland Infantry Regiment | 1904-12-08 | – | 1927-12-31 |
Kungl. Upplands regemente | Royal Uppland Regiment | 1928-01-01 | – | 1957-03-31 |
Avvecklingsorganisation | Decommissioning Organisation | 1957-04-01 | – | 1957-09-30 |
Designation | From | To | ||
No. 8 | 1816-10-01 | – | 1914-09-30 | |
I 8 | 1914-10-01 | – | 1957-03-31 | |
Locations | From | To | ||
Kronoparken | 1600s | – | 1912-09-09 | |
Örsundsbro | 1680-??-?? | – | 1912-09-09 | |
Polacksbacken | 1681-??-?? | – | 1912-09-09 | |
Söderby/Uppsala-Näs | 1881-??-?? | – | 1912-09-09 | |
Uppsala Garrison | 1912-09-10 | – | 1957-09-30 |
See also
Footnotes
- ^ The march was adopted around 1890, established in 1953 by Army Order 33/1953. The march was used by Uppland Signal Regiment from 1976 to 2006.[1]
References
Notes
- ^ Sandberg 2007, p. 18
- ^ a b Braunstein 2003, pp. 47–49
- ^ Braunstein 2006, p. 38
- ^ "UpplregGM". www.medalj.nu (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ "UpplregSM". www.medalj.nu (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ "UpplregBM". www.medalj.nu (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ Holmberg 1993, p. 10
- ^ "Försvarets traditioner i framtiden – Bilaga 3" (PDF) (in Swedish). Statens försvarshistoriska museer/Försvarets traditionsnämnd. 2012-07-01. p. 1. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ Kjellander 2003, p. 319
- Braunstein, Christian (2003). Sveriges arméförband under 1900-talet. Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 5 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Statens försvarshistoriska museer. SELIBR 8902928.
- Braunstein, Christian (2006). Heraldiska vapen inom det svenska försvaret [Heraldry of the Swedish Armed Forces] (PDF). Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 9 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Statens försvarshistoriska museer. SELIBR 10099224.
- Holmberg, Björn (1993). Arméns regementen, skolor och staber: [en uppslagsbok] : en sammanställning (in Swedish). Arvidsjaur: Svenskt militärhistoriskt bibliotek (SMB). SELIBR 7796532.
- Kjellander, Rune (2003). Sveriges regementschefer 1700-2000: chefsbiografier och förbandsöversikter (in Swedish). Stockholm: Probus. SELIBR 8981272.
- Sandberg, Bo (2007). Försvarets marscher och signaler förr och nu: marscher antagna av svenska militära förband, skolor och staber samt igenkännings-, tjänstgörings- och exercissignaler (in Swedish) (New ed.). Stockholm: Militärmusiksamfundet med Svenskt marscharkiv. SELIBR 10413065.
Further reading
- Asker, Björn (1981). Upplands regemente och Karl XI:s uniformsreformer (in Swedish). Uddevalla. )
- Gillgren, Sten (2008). Kungl. Upplands regementes officerare: biografiska uppgifter över officerare, reservofficerare samt officerares vederlikar vid Kungl. Upplands regemente (in Swedish). Enköping: Upplands regementes historiekommitté. SELIBR 10954446.
- Helmfrid, Curt W., ed. (1982). Polacksbacken: en gammal lägerplats (in Swedish). Uppsala: Lundequistska bokh. (distr.). SELIBR 7629267.
- Holm, Torsten, ed. (1958). Kungl. Upplands regementes historia (in Swedish). Uppsala. )
- Karlsson, Åsa; Palm, Håkan (1998). Med Upplands regemente under fyra sekler (in Swedish). Enköping: Historiekomm., Upplands regemente [distributör]. SELIBR 7453198.
- Mankell, Julius (1866). Anteckningar rörande svenska regementernas historia (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Örebro: Lindh. pp. 219–229. SELIBR 1549756.
- Westergren, Per-Olof (1998). Upplands regemente: berättelser och historier (in Swedish). [Enköping]: Upplands regemente. SELIBR 7452693.