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Småland Artillery Regiment
The Småland Artillery Regiment ( sv, Smålands artilleriregemente), designation A 6, was a Swedish Army artillery regiment raised in 1895. It was disbanded in 1985. The regiment was based in Jönköping. Locations and training areas Barracks On 1 October 1895, the regiment was officially formed and relocated to Gothenburg. However, an orderly room had already been organized on 25 April 1894 in Stockholm, which was then located at Svea Artillery Regiment's barracks on Valhallavägen. In Gothenburg, the regiment was stationed in the First Göta Artillery Regiment's former barracks at Kaserntorget 11 in Otterhällan (after 1904 known as Kungshöjd). On 6 April 1898, the regiment officially moved into the newly built barracks area on Kompanigatan 6 in Jönköping. However, the move to Jönköping had been going on since 4 February 1898. During 1905, certain extensions were made, and in 1942, two new barracks were built. In 1928, the regiment also took over the training area that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jönköping Municipality
Jönköping Municipality ( sv, Jönköpings kommun) is a municipality in Jönköping County, southern Sweden. The city of Jönköping is the municipal seat. The municipality is situated by the southern end of lake Vättern. Historical background The area of the present municipality consists of more than 20 original municipal entities, among them three former cities. In 1952 the number of units was reduced to 13. The present municipality was created in connection with the nationwide local government reform of 1971. Localities There are 17 urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Jönköping Municipality. In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2015. The municipal seat is in bold characters. Sport International Floorball Federation was founded in the eastern part of Jönköping, in Huskvarna, 1986. Twin towns – sister cities Jönköping is twinned with: * Bodø, Norway * Kuopio, Finland * Lääne-Viru Count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dagens Nyheter
''Dagens Nyheter'' (, ), abbreviated ''DN'', is a daily newspaper in Sweden. It is published in Stockholm and aspires to full national and international coverage, and is widely considered Sweden's newspaper of record. History and profile ''Dagens Nyheter'' was founded by Rudolf Wall in December 1864. The first issue was published on 23 December 1864. During its initial period the paper was published in the morning. In 1874 the paper became a joint stock company. Its circulation in 1880 was 15,000 copies. In the 1890s, Wall left ''Dagens Nyheter'' and soon after, the paper became the organ of the Liberal Party. From 1946 to 1959, Herbert Tingsten was the executive editor. The newspaper is owned by the Bonnier Group since 1909, when Karl Otto Bonnier acquired the remaining shares that his family had not owned (his father Albert had already acquired some shares since 1888). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gösta Gärdin
Gösta Gärdin (28 May 1923 – 12 December 2015) was a Swedish Army officer and modern pentathlete who won a bronze medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Career Gärdin was born on 28 May 1923 in Linköping, Sweden, the son of colonel Georg Gärdin and his wife Märta (née Wästfelt). He was commissioned as an officer in 1944 and was assigned as a second lieutenant to Småland Artillery Regiment (A 6) the same year. Gärdin completed the Artillery and Engineering College's higher course from 1949 to 1951. Gärdin became captain in the General Staff Corps in 1956 and major in Boden Artillery Regiment (A 8) in 1962. He was appointed lieutenant colonel in the General Staff Corps in 1965 and was lieutenant colonel in Svea Artillery Regiment (A 1) 1967. Gärdin was promoted to colonel in 1969 and became head of the Military Academy Karlberg which he was until 1973 when he became the commander of Småland Artillery Regiment (A 6). Gärdin was promoted to senior colonel in 1976 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nils-Ivar Carlborg
Nils Ivar (''Nils-Ivar'') Carlborg (29 March 1913 – 21 September 2005) was a Swedish Army officer. He started the paratrooper training in Sweden and founded the Swedish Army Paratroop School of which he was its first commander (1952–1953). He later served as head of the Military Academy Karlberg (1964–1969) and as commander of Stockholm Defence District (1969–1973) and as the Commandant of Stockholm (1969–1973). Early life Carlborg was born on 29 March 1913 in Småland Artillery Regiment Parish (''Smålands artilleriregementes församling''), Jönköping, Sweden, the son of lieutenant colonel Nils Gustaf Carlborg och Elisabeth Hugoson. Carlborg passed ''studentexamen'' in Skövde in 1931. Career Carlborg graduated from Military Academy Karlberg in 1934 and was commissioned as an officer the same year and was assigned to Svea Artillery Regiment as a second lieutenant, where he was promoted to ''underlöjtnant'' in 1936, and to lieutenant in 1938 and to captain in 1942. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilding Kring
Lieutenant General Knut Georg Hilding Kring (24 April 1899 – 22 September 1971) was a Swedish Army officer. His senior commands include Commandant in Boden Fortress, Inspector of the Army Signal Troops, military commander of the VII Military District, Quartermaster-General of the Swedish Army and head of the Swedish Army Quartermaster Corps and Vice Chief of the Royal Swedish Army Supply Administration and commanding officer of the Quartermaster Administration of the Swedish Armed Forces. Early life Kring was born on 24 April 1899 in Färila, Sweden, the son of ''fanjunkare'' Eric Kring and his wife Alma (née Jonzon). Career Kring was commissioned as an officer in Uppland Artillery Regiment (A 5) in 1920 with the rank of second lieutenant. Kring was promoted to lieutenant in 1925, served as a ''répétiteur'' at the Artillery and Engineering College from 1926 to 1928, and served in the Svea Artillery Regiment (A 1) in 1928. He then served as captain in the General Staff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Per Sylvan
Lieutenant General Per Gustaf Sylvan (23 April 1875 – 19 September 1945) was a Swedish Army officer. He served as Chief of the Army from 1937 to 1940. Early life Sylvan was born on 23 April 1875 in Malmö, Sweden, the son of Ph.D. Per Gustaf Sylvan (1827–1903) and Tina Löfvengren (1844–1893). He was the brother of major general Ove Sylvan. Career Sylvan was commissioned as an officer in 1895 with then rak of ''underlöjtnant''. He attended the Artillery and Engineering College higher course and became a lieutenant in 1898 and did refresher training at the same college from 1900 to 1902. Sylvan was an artillery staff officer from 1902 to 1904 and was an artillery teacher at the Artillery and Engineering College from 1904 to 1912. Sylvan was the leader of the Artillery Committee in 1910 and 1918 to 1920 and the Fortification Committee in 1919. He was promoted to captain in 1907 and major in 1915 and was head of the Artillery and Engineering College from 1915 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludvig Hammarskiöld
Lieutenant General Peder Adolf Ludvig Regnell Hammarskiöld (26 June 1869 – 4 July 1958) was a Swedish Army officer. Hammarskiöld's senior commands include commanding officer of the 2nd Army Division and the Eastern Army Division, the position of Commandant General of Stockholm Garrison, Master-General of the Ordnance and Inspector of the Artillery. As a military historian, he researched the ancient history of the Swedish artillery. Early life Hammarskiöld was born on 26 June 1869 in Dingtuna Parish, Västmanland County, Sweden, the son of major Per Theodor Hammarskiöld and his wife Sofia Gustafva Regnell. He was grandnephew of Lorenzo Hammarsköld. Career Hammarskiöld was commissioned as an officer in First Svea Artillery Regiment in 1889 with the rank of ''underlöjtnant''. Hammarskiöld attended the Artillery and Engineering College from 1893 to 1897 and served as a dispatch officer in staff of the IV Army Division in 1898. He became an artillery staff officer in 189 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artillery Regiment (2000)
The Artillery Regiment ( sv, Artilleriregementet, A 9) was an artillery regiment of the Swedish Army based in Boden Garrison in Boden, Sweden. The regiment was formed as the Artillery Regiment by bringing together all the artillery regiments of the Swedish Army, and it took its designation A 9 from the Bergslagen Artillery Regiment. The regiment carried the battle honours of all past Swedish artillery regiments. Its new organisation was founded in 2000 in Kristinehamn and in 2005 the regiment was moved to Boden. Due to the re-raising of Bergslagen Artillery Regiment (A 9) in 2022, the Artillery Regiment was renamed Boden Artillery Regiment and took the designation A 8 from the old Boden Artillery Regiment which was active from 1906 to 1997. History Through the Defence Act of 2000, the Swedish government considered that only four artillery battalions were needed in the future "operational defence" ( sv, insatsförsvar). What was clear before the Defence Act was that Wendes Arti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustaf V
Gustaf V (Oscar Gustaf Adolf; 16 June 1858 – 29 October 1950) was King of Sweden from 8 December 1907 until his death in 1950. He was the eldest son of King Oscar II of Sweden and Sophia of Nassau, a half-sister of Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg. Reigning from the death of his father Oscar II in 1907 to his own death nearly 43 years later, he holds the record of being the oldest monarch of Sweden and the third-longest rule, after Magnus IV (1319–1364) and Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–present). He was also the last Swedish monarch to exercise his royal prerogatives, which largely died with him, although they were formally abolished only with the remaking of the Swedish constitution in 1974. He was the first Swedish king since the High Middle Ages not to have a coronation and so never wore the king's crown, a practice that has continued ever since. Gustaf's early reign saw the rise of parliamentary rule in Sweden although the leadup to World War I induced his dismissal of Lib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Småland
Småland () is a historical province () in southern Sweden. Småland borders Blekinge, Scania, Halland, Västergötland, Östergötland and the island Öland in the Baltic Sea. The name Småland literally means ''Small Lands''. The Latinized form has been used in other languages. The highest point in Småland is Tomtabacken, at 377 metres (1,237 ft). In terms of total area, Småland is of a similar size as Belgium. Administration The traditional provinces of Sweden no longer serve any governmental purpose, but they do remain important historically and culturally. The province of Småland today is divided almost entirely into the three administrative counties of Jönköping, Kalmar, and Kronoberg. Some few small portions of historic Småland are situated in Halland and Östergötland Counties. Heraldry The current coat of arms, granted in 1569, displays a rampant red lion carrying a crossbow, all on a golden background. The arms may be surmounted by a ducal coronet. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blazon
In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct the appropriate image. The verb ''to blazon'' means to create such a description. The visual depiction of a coat of arms or flag has traditionally had considerable latitude in design, but a verbal blazon specifies the essentially distinctive elements. A coat of arms or flag is therefore primarily defined not by a picture but rather by the wording of its blazon (though in modern usage flags are often additionally and more precisely defined using geometrical specifications). ''Blazon'' is also the specialized language in which a blazon is written, and, as a verb, the act of writing such a description. ''Blazonry'' is the art, craft or practice of creating a blazon. The language employed in ''blazonry'' has its own vocabulary, grammar and syntax, which becomes essential for comprehension when blazoning a complex coat of arms. Ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
