The Dalarna Regiment ( sv, Dalregementet), designation I 13, is a

Swedish Army The Swedish Army ( sv, svenska armén) is the land force of the Swedish Armed Forces. History Svea Life Guards dates back to the year 1521, when the men of Dalarna chose 16 young able men as body guards for the insurgent nobleman Gustav Vas ...

infantry Infantry is a military specialization which engages in ground combat on foot. Infantry generally consists of light infantry, mountain infantry, motorized infantry & mechanized infantry, airborne infantry, air assault infantry, and marine i ...

unit that traced its origins back to the 16th century. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from the province of

Dalarna Dalarna () is a '' landskap'' (historical province) in central Sweden. English exonyms for it are Dalecarlia () and the Dales. Dalarna adjoins Härjedalen, Hälsingland, Gästrikland, Västmanland and Värmland Värmland () also known a ...

, where it was later garrisoned. The unit was disbanded as a result of the disarmament policies set forward in the Defence Act of 2000. The regiment was re-raised as Dalarna Regiment (I 13) in 2021. The unit is based in

Falun Falun () is a city and the seat of Falun Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 37,291 inhabitants in 2010. It is also the capital of Dalarna County. Falun forms, together with Borlänge, a metropolitan area with just over 100,000 inhabita ...

History

The regiment has its origins in '' fänikor'' (companies) raised in Dalarna in 1542. During 1598, some of the units participated in the

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and in 1605 one ''fänika'' from Dalarna fought at the

Battle of Kircholm The Battle of Kircholm ( lt, Salaspilio mūšis; ) was one of the major battles in the Polish–Swedish War (1600–1611). The battle was decided in 20 minutes by the devastating charge of Polish-Lithuanian cavalry, the Winged Hussars. The batt ...

. In 1615, these units—along with ''fänikor'' from the nearby provinces of

Uppland Uppland () is a historical province or ' on the eastern coast of Sweden, just north of Stockholm, the capital. It borders Södermanland, Västmanland and Gästrikland. It is also bounded by lake Mälaren and the Baltic Sea. On the small uninhab ...

and

Västmanland Västmanland ( or ), is a historical Swedish province, or ''landskap'', in middle Sweden. It borders Södermanland, Närke, Värmland, Dalarna and Uppland. Västmanland means "(The) Land of the Western Men", where the "western men" (''västerm ...

—were organised by

Gustav II Adolf Gustavus Adolphus (9 December ld Style and New Style dates, N.S 19 December15946 November ld Style and New Style dates, N.S 16 November1632), also known in English as Gustav II Adolf or Gustav II Adolph, was King of Sweden from 1611 to ...

into ''

Upplands storregemente ''Upplands storregemente'' or ''Landsregementet i Uppland'' (Uppland Grand Regiment, Regiment of the Land in Uppland) was one of the nine grand regiments organized by Gustavus Adolphus in the late 1610s and split into smaller regiments in the 162 ...

'', of which 1,400 of the total 3,000 soldiers were recruited in Dalarna. ''Upplands storregemente'' consisted of three field regiments, of which the ''Dalregementet'' was one. The Dalarna Regiment was also the first Swedish regiment to be allotted, which happened as early as in 1621. Parts of this grand regiment participated in the

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during the siege of Riga in 1621 and as garrison from 1626–1629. During this period, sometime between 1623 and 1628, the grand regiment was permanently split into three smaller regiments, of which the Dalarna Regiment was one. The regiment's first commander was

Axel Oxenstierna Axel Gustafsson Oxenstierna af Södermöre (; 1583–1654), Count of Södermöre, was a Swedish statesman. He became a member of the Swedish Privy Council in 1609 and served as Lord High Chancellor of Sweden from 1612 until his death. He was a c ...

. The regiment was shipped to

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and arrived at

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in June 1631 to participate in the

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. Its first major battle was the Battle of Breitenfeld on 17 September that same year, where it stood in the first line. It also stood in the first line as part of the

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at the Battle of Lützen the next year, a battle which caused heavy casualties to the regiment. The regiment's "creator", Gustav II Adolf, was killed in a cavalry charge trying to ease the pressure on the Dalarna Regiment's part of the front. The regiment returned to Sweden to replenish shortly after and remained at home until 1638, when one of the regiment's two

battalion A battalion is a military unit, typically consisting of 300 to 1,200 soldiers commanded by a lieutenant colonel, and subdivided into a number of companies (usually each commanded by a major or a captain). In some countries, battalions are ...

s was sent as garrison to

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. The Dalarna Regiment was one of the original 20 Swedish infantry regiments mentioned in the Swedish

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of 1634.

Carl Gustaf Wrangel ''Fältmarskalk'' Carl Gustaf Wrangel (also Carl Gustav von Wrangel; 23 December 1613 – 5 July 1676) was a Swedish Statesman and Military Commander who commanded the Swedish forces in the Thirty Years', Torstenson, Bremen, Second Northe ...

was the commander from 1639 on. The second battalion was sent to Germany in 1642, and the whole regiment fought at the

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that year, only to return to Sweden again the following year. They were present during the siege of

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in 1644 during the short

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. The Dalarna Regiment was shipped to

Pomerania Pomerania ( pl, Pomorze; german: Pommern; Kashubian: ''Pòmòrskô''; sv, Pommern) is a historical region on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea in Central Europe, split between Poland and Germany. The western part of Pomerania belongs to ...

in 1655 following the outbreak of the

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. The regiment was part of the army that sieged and captured Marienburg in 1656, after which one of the battalions was sent to reinforce the garrison in

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while the other participated in the attack on

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in 1659. In preparation for the

Scanian War The Scanian War ( da, Skånske Krig, , sv, Skånska kriget, german: Schonischer Krieg) was a part of the Northern Wars involving the union of Denmark–Norway, Brandenburg and Sweden. It was fought from 1675 to 1679 mainly on Scanian soil, ...

, one of the battalions was sent back to

in 1674, and was once again put under command of

, who led a thrust into

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, which ended in the

Battle of Fehrbellin The Battle of Fehrbellin was fought on June 18, 1675 (Julian calendar date, June 28th, Gregorian), between Swedish and Brandenburg-Prussian troops. The Swedes, under Count Waldemar von Wrangel (stepbrother of '' Riksamiral'' Carl Gustaf Wrange ...

. The other battalion was used in

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in the Battles of Halmstad,

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and

in 1676–1677. A temporarily raised reserve regiment of eight companies was used against

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in the

Battle of Uddevalla The Battle of Uddevalla took place at Uddevalla on August 28, 1677 as part of the Scanian War. Prelude After the fall of Marstrand to the Norwegians, Gothenburg had become vulnerably exposed. Magnus Gabriel de la Gardie assembled a force of ...

. When the

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started, the Dalarna Regiment was under the command of

Magnus Stenbock Count Magnus Stenbock (22 May 1665 – 23 February 1717) was a Swedish field marshal ('' Fältmarskalk'') and Royal Councillor. A renowned commander of the Carolean Army during the Great Northern War, he was a prominent member of the Sten ...

and was used against

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but was soon sent to the

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, taking part in the Battle of Narva in 1700 and the

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in 1701. In 1702, the regiment received orders to join the main army at

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. The regiment took part in the

Battle of Kliszów The Battle of Kliszów (also spelled Klissow or Klezow) took place on July 19, 1702, near Kliszów in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during the Great Northern War. A numerically superior Polish–Saxon army led by king Augustus II the Stro ...

, but was sent back to the Baltics for periods between 1702 and 1705. It then was subordinated to the main army that fought at Holovczyn, Malatitze and finally at the

Battle of Poltava The Battle of Poltava; russian: Полта́вская би́тва; uk, Полта́вська би́тва (8 July 1709) was the decisive and largest battle of the Great Northern War. A Russian army under the command of Tsar Peter I defeate ...

, where the regiment surrendered to the

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ns. The regiment was reformed with new recruits in Sweden in 1710 and was sent to

and the

Battle of Gadebusch The Battle of Gadebusch or Wakenstädt (20 December 1712) was Sweden's final great victory in the Great Northern War. It was fought by the Swedes to prevent the Siege of Stralsund (1711–1715), loss of the city of Stralsund to Denmark, Danish an ...

in 1712. The Dalarna Regiment once again had to surrender, this time in 1713 after the

Siege of Tönning During the Great Northern War, the fortress of Tönning (Tønning) in the territory of Holstein-Gottorp, an ally of the Swedish Empire, was besieged twice. Denmark-Norway was forced to lift the first siege in 1700, but a combined force of the a ...

. The regiment was reformed a second time, and took part in both the 1716 and 1718 attacks on

. The next action of the regiment was in 1741 during the Hats' Russian War and the

Battle of Villmanstrand The battle of Villmanstrand was fought during the Russo-Swedish War on 3 September 1741, when Russian forces of 10,000 men, under the command of General Peter von Lacy, assaulted Villmanstrand ( fi, Lappeenranta). Fighting began around 2 pm but ...

, the last of the regiment's major battles. In 1758 the regiment was shipped to

yet again, this time to participate in the

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, but the Dalarna Regiment saw no major battles during that war. In

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, the Dalarna Regiment was initially positioned along the southern

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coast but was later transferred to the inland, where several minor skirmishes took place during 1790. One of the battalions was involved in the First War against Napoleon, fighting minor battles against

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troops which ended with the whole battalion being captured in early 1808. The final battle of the Dalarna Regiment was during the

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in 1814, in the Battle of Kjölbergs bro, one of the last battles Sweden fought before adopting a policy of neutrality. The regiment was given the designation I 13 (13th Infantry Regiment) in a

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in 1816. Dalregementet was garrisoned in

from 1908. In 1973, the regiment gained the new designation I 13/Fo 53 as a consequence of a merge with the local defence district Fo 53. The regiment was disbanded in 2000. The regiment was re-established on 23 October 2021, a symbolically chosen day for historical reasons. On 23 October 1642, the First Battle of Leipzig was fought, where the original Dalarna Regiment formed a brigade together with a German regiment. Dalarna Regiment was inaugurated by His Majesty the King

Carl XVI Gustaf Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus; born 30 April 1946) is King of Sweden. He ascended the throne on the death of his grandfather, Gustaf VI Adolf, on 15 September 1973. He is the youngest child and only son of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Du ...

to the tunes of the

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. The Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces, General

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, Chief of Army, Major General

Karl Engelbrektson Major General Karl Lorentz Engelbrekt Engelbrektson (born 12 February 1962) is a senior Swedish Army officer and a former Force Commander of the Nordic Battlegroup (NBG). He served as Assistant Chief of Armed Forces Training & Procurement from 2 ...

and the Minister of Defence

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also attended the inauguration.

Campaigns

*The

(1598–1599)Participated as the various fänikor that later formed the regiment. *The Polish War (1600–1629) *The

(1630–1648) *The

(1643–1645) *The

(1655–1661) *The

(1674–1679) *The

(1700–1721) *The Hats' Russian War (1741–1743) *The

(1757–1762) *The

(1788–1790) *The First War against Napoleon (1805–1810) *The

(1814)

Organisation

;1634(?) * Livkompaniet *Överstelöjtnantens kompani *Majorens kompani *Orsa kompani *Rättviks kompani *Gagnef kompani *Mora kompani *Västerdals kompani ;1814(?) *Livkompaniet *Leksands kompani *Gagnef kompani *Gustafs kompani *Västerdals kompani *Orsa kompani *Mora kompani *Rättviks kompani

Heraldry and traditions

Coat of arms

The coat of the arms of the Dalarna Regiment (I 13/Fo 53) 1977–1994 and the Dalarna Brigade (''Dalabrigaden'', NB 13) 1994–2000.

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: "Azure, the provincial badge of Dalarna, an open crown or between two bolts of the last with points argent in saltire. The shield surmounted two muskets in saltire or". The coat of arms of the Dalarna Regiment (I 13/Fo 53) 1994–2000 and the Dalarna Group (''Dalregementsgruppen'') since 2000. Blazon: "Azure, the provincial badge of Dalarna, an open crown or between two bolts of the last with points argent in saltire. The shield surmounted two swords in saltire or." File:Dalregementet vapen.svg, Coat of arms of the Dalarna Regiment (I 13/Fo 53) 1977–1994 and the Dalarna Brigade (NB 13) 1994–2000. File:Dalregementsgruppen vapen.svg, Coat of the arms of the Dalarna Regiment (I 13/Fo 53) 1994–2000 and the Dalarna Group (''Dalregementsgruppen'') 2000–present.

Colours, standards and guidons

The 1953 colour was presented to the regiment by His Majesty King

Gustaf VI Adolf Gustaf VI Adolf (Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf; 11 November 1882 – 15 September 1973) was King of Sweden from 29 October 1950 until his death in 1973. He was the eldest son of Gustaf V and his wife, Victoria of Baden. Before Gustaf Ado ...

on 15 September at Dalavallen in Falun. The last regimental colour was presented to the regiment at Dalavallen in Falun by His Majesty King

on 28 August 1997. It was used as regimental colour by I 13/Fo 53 until 1 July 2000. The colour is drawn by Kristina Holmgård-Åkerberg and manufactured with appliqué technique by the Engelbrektssons Flag factory.

: "On blue cloth the provincial badge of Dalarna; two yellow bolts in saltire with white heads and between them an open yellow crown. On a yellow border at the upper side of the colour, battle honours (

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1632,

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1642,

1676,

1677,

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1700, Düna 1701, Kliszow 1702, Holovczyn 1708, Malatitze 1708,

Gadebusch Gadebusch () is a town in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in the district of Nordwestmecklenburg. Halfway between Lübeck, Schwerin and Wismar, it is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. The town is known for two notable monuments: the ''Stad ...

1712) in blue." File:Dalregementet fana (01).JPG, Colour of Dalarna Regiment. File:50-årsjubileum över Slaget vid södra Stäket vid Stockholms slott år 1969 ARSF.000817.jpg, Color shown in the background at

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in 1969.

Medals

In 1996, the ''Dalregementets (I 13) förtjänstmedalj'' ("Dalarna Regiment (I 13) Medal for Merit") in gold, silver and bronze (DalregGM/SM/BM) of the 8th size was established. The

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is blue with two narrow yellow stripes on the middle. In 2000, the ''Dalregementets (I 13) och Dalabrigadens (NB 13) minnesmedalj'' ("Dalarna Regiment (I 13) and Dalarna Brigade (NB 13) Commemorative Medal") in silver (DalregbrigSMM) of the 8th size was established. The medal ribbon is of blue moiré with a yellow stripe on the middle followed on both sides first by a red stripe and then by a yellow stripe.

Heritage

The old officers

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is today in its original place in the chancellery building and is run by the regiment's companion association. The Dalarna Regiment Group is the heir to the heritage and traditions of the regiment and organizationally under the Life Guards (LG). The Dalarna Regiment Group took over the colour and traditions in connection with disbandment of the regiment and the brigade on 30 June 2000. From 1 July 2013, the traditions of the regiment will be continued by the Dalarna Battalion, included in the Dalarna Regiment Group (''Dalregementsgruppen'').

Commanding officers

Regimental commanders active at the regiment the years 1621–2000.

Commanders

*1621–1632: Åke Oxenstierna *1632–1639: Johan Yxkull *1639–1644:

*1644–1650:

Gustaf Adolf Lewenhaupt Count Gustaf Adolf Levenhaupt (aka ''Löwenhaupt''; 1619–1656) was a Swedish soldier and statesman. He was appointed Major General in 1645, Privy Councilor in 1650, General in 1651, Field Marshal, in 1655 and Governor General of Riga, in 165 ...

*1650–1651: Jakob Kasimir De la Gardie *1651–1659: Johan Bourdon *1659–1673: Jakob von Wulfven *1673–1683: Hans Abraham Kruuse af Verchou *1683–1689: Carl Svinhufvud *1689–1696: Gustaf Heydenfelt *1696–1698: Bernhard von Liewen *1698–1700: Gustaf Anrep *1700–1706:

*1706–1709: Gustaf Henrik von Siegroth *1710–1719:

Magnus Julius De la Gardie Magnus Julius De la Gardie (14 April 1668 – 28 April 1741), son of Axel Julius De la Gardie, was a Swedish general and statesman, member of the Swedish Hats Party. Magnus Julius De la Gardie was born in 1668 in Stockholm. He started his milita ...

*1719–1735: Carl Fredrik Tegensköld *1735–1740: Johan Fredrik Didron *1740–1750: Axel Johan Gripenhielm *1750–1768: Gustaf Henrik Mannerheim *1768–1777: Carl Hierta *1777–1781: Johan Beck-Friis *1781–1785: Gustaf Duwall *1785–1794:

Wilhelm Mauritz Klingspor Count Wilhelm Mauritz Klingspor (7 December 1744 – 15 May 1814) was a Swedish noble military officer and one of the Lords of the Realm. He is probably best known from his time as field marshal of Finland during the Finnish War and for participati ...

*1794–1801: Georg Henrik von Wright *1801–1804: Gustaf Gyllengranat *1804–1813: Thure Gustaf Cederström *1813–1820:

Carl Pontus Gahn Carl Pontus Gahn (1 March 1759 – 9 May 1825) was a Swedish military officer who participated in the Russo-Swedish War in Finland in 1788–1789, the Finnish War campaign in Norway in 1808 and the unsuccessful invasion of Norway at Eidskog in 18 ...

*1820–1835: Carl Albrecht Leijonflyckt *1835–1852: Henrik Wilhelm Örn *1852–1868: Johan Fredrik Söderhielm *1868–1874: Lars Gustaf Tegnér *1874–1885: Herman David Krautmeyer *1885–1894: Gustaf Toll *1894–1898: Charles von Oelreich *1894–1898: Carl Vilhelm Knut von Rosen (acting) *1898–1903: Carl Gustaf Hult *1903–1910: Johan Gustaf Fabian Wrangel *1910–1916: Fredrik Björkman *1916–1926: Axel A:son Sjögreen *1926–1933: Rikard Salwén *1933–1940: Anders Andén *1940–1944: Colonel

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*1944–1951: Olof Häger *1951–1958: Erik Drakenberg *1958–1962: Bengt Carl Olof Hjelm *1962–1971: Bror von Vegesack *1971–1979: Hans Lodin *1979–1982: Senior colonel Clarence Jonsson *1982–1989: Fredrik Gyllenram *1989–1996: Lars Erik Verner Wallén *1996–2000: Rolf Dahlström *2000–2021: – *2021–20xx: Ronny Modigs

History

Campaigns

Organisation

Heraldry and traditions

Coat of arms

Colours, standards and guidons

Medals

Heritage

Commanding officers

Commanders

Deputy commanders

Names, designations and locations

See also

Footnotes

References

Notes

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