Field Telegraph Corps ( sv, Fälttelegrafkåren), designation Ing 3, was a Swedish

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unit within the

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which served in various forms between 1902 and 1937. The main part of the unit was located in the Stockholm Garrison in

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History

The Field Telegraph Corps was established in 1902 and was organized by the Fields Telegraph Company of the Svea Engineer Battalion, in connection with the battalion's reorganization into Svea Engineer Corps, together with a newly established Field Telegraph Company. The unit changed after a few years the designation to Ing 3. A detachment from the Field Telegraph Corps was during the years 1912-1916 deployed at Axevalla heath and Malmen and formed the backbone of the army air force. The detachment was reorganized in 1916 into the Field Telegraph Corps' 5th Company, the Air Company, which was deployed at Malmen from 1916 to 1926 when the

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was established. In the Signal Workshop in Sundbyberg (''Signalverkstaden i Sundbyberg'', SIS) was included in the Field Telegraph Corps, which in 1940 added the newly established Defense Department's Engineering Committee (''Försvarsväsendets verkstadsnämnd''). The Field Telegraph Corps was disbanded in 1937 and formed the backbone of the Signal Regiment (S 1).

1914 organisation

In accordance with the 1914 Defense Resolution the Field Telegraph Corps consisted of: *Staff based in Marieberg on

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in Stockholm *2 Field Telegraph Companies *1 Park Company *1 Ordnance Company *1 Radio Company based at Järvafältet *1 Balloon Company based at Järvafältet *1 Air Company based at

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Commanding officers

Commanders of the Field Telegraph Corps: *1902–1904: Nils Gustaf Stedt *1904–1910: Georg Frans Herman Julius Juhlin-Dannfelt *1907–1912: Broder Sten A:son Leijonhufvud *1912–1915: Adolf Murray *1915–1920: Karl Amundson *1920–1924: Conrad Erikson *1924–1925: Karl Amundson *1925–1928: Eggert Nauclér *1928–1932:

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*1932–1937: Gottfried Hain

Names, designations and locations

References

{{Reflist Engineer corps of the Swedish Army Military units and formations established in 1902 Military units and formations disestablished in 1937 Disbanded units and formations of Sweden 1902 establishments in Sweden 1937 disestablishments in Sweden Stockholm Garrison