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Västgöta regemente





































Västgöta riregemente
Active1811–1927
CountrySweden
BranchSwedish Army
TypeInfantry
SizeRegiment
ColoursYellow and black
March"Skarpöborgarnas marsch" (around 1890–1927)
Battle honoursSkara (1611), Skillingehed (1612), Burgstall (1631), Breitenfeld (1631), Dirschau (1627), Stuhm (1629), Lützen (1632), Lund (1676)

Västgöta regemente (Västergötland Regiment) was a Swedish Army cavalry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was converted from a cavalry regiment in 1811 and disbanded in 1927. The regiment's soldiers were recruited from the province of Västergötland, and it was later garrisoned there.








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[edit] History



The regiment was converted from the cavalry regiment Västgöta dragonregementee in 1811 and was given the name Västgöta regemente. The regiment was given the designation I 6 (6th Infantry Regiment) in a general order in 1816. It was garrisoned in Vänersborg from 1916, and disbanded in 1927.



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  • None



[edit] Organisation




1833



  • Livkompaniet

  • Laske kompani

  • Älvsborgs kompani

  • Barne kompani

  • Kåkinds kompani

  • Vadsbo kompani

  • Gudhems kompani

  • Vartofta kompani



[edit] Name, designation and garrison


















NameTranslationFromTo
Västgöta regementeVästergötland Regiment18111927-12-31














DesignationFromTo
I 618161927-12-31




















Training ground

or garrison town
FromTo
Axevalla hed18111916-12-14
Vänersborg (G)1916-12-151927-12-31


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[edit] 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. http://www.runeberg.org/rikskal/1908/. 




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