The Hälsinge Regiment
( sv, Hälsinge regemente), designations I 14, I 14/Fo 49 and I 14/Fo 21, was a
Swedish Army
The Swedish Army ( sv, svenska armén) is the land force of the Swedish Armed Forces.
History
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infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was disbanded in 1997. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from the provinces of
Hälsingland and
Gästrikland, and it was later garrisoned in Gästrikland.
History
The regiment has its origins in
fänikor (companies) raised in
Hälsingland and
Gästrikland in the 1550s and 1560s. In 1615, these units—along with fänikor from the nearby provinces of
Medelpad,
Ångermanland and
Västerbotten
Västerbotten (), known in English as West Bothnia or Westrobothnia, is a province (''landskap'') in the north of Sweden, bordering Ångermanland, Lapland, North Bothnia, and the Gulf of Bothnia. It is known for the cheese named after the provi ...
—were organised by
Gustav II Adolf into
Norrlands storregemente
''Norrlands storregemente'' or ''Landsregementet i Norrland'' (Norrland Grand Regiment, Regiment of the Land in Norrland) was one of the nine grand regiments organized by Gustavus Adolphus in the late 1610s and split into smaller regiments in the ...
, of which eleven of the total 24 companies were recruited in Hälsingland and Gästrikland. Norrlands storregemente consisted of three field regiments, of which Hälsinge Regiment was one. Sometime around 1624, the grand regiment was permanently split into three smaller regiments, of which Hälsinge Regiment was one.
The regiment was officially raised in 1630 although it had existed since 1624. Hälsinge Regiment was one of the original 20 Swedish infantry regiments mentioned in the Swedish
constitution of 1634. The regiment was also called Joakim Brahe's Regiment after its first commander
Joakim Brahe
Joakim or Joacim is a male given name primarily used in Scandinavian languages and Finnish. It is derived from a transliteration of the Hebrew יהוֹיָקִים, and literally means "lifted by Jehovah".
In the Old Testament, Jehoiakim was ...
. It was
allotted in 1682 as the second Swedish regiment to be so, after
Dalarna Regiment.
The regiment was given the designation I 14 (14th Infantry Regiment) in a
general order
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in 1816. Hälsinge Regiment was garrisoned in
Gävle
Gävle () is a city in Sweden, the seat of Gävle Municipality and the capital of Gävleborg County. It had 77,586 inhabitants in 2020, which makes it the 13th most populated city in Sweden. It is the oldest city in the historical Norrland (Swede ...
from 1909. In 1973, the regiment gained the new designation I 14/Fo 49 as a consequence of a merge with the local defence area Fo 49. When the local defence area changed designation to Fo 21 in 1982, the designation changed to I 14/Fo 21. The regiment was disbanded in 1997, and the
barracks
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that had been refurbished in 1995–1996 were turned into a
college campus
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for the
University College of Gävle.
Campaigns
*The
Swedish War of Liberation
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(1521–1523)
[Participated as the various '' fänikor'' that later formed the regiment.]
*The
Northern Seven Years' War (1563–1570)
[
*The War against Russia (1590–1595)][
*The Polish War (1600–1629)
*The Thirty Years' War (1630–1648)
*The Torstenson War (1643–1645)
*The Northern Wars (1655–1661)
*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, ...
(1674–1679)
*The Great Northern War (1700–1721)
*The Hats' Russian War (1741–1743)
*The Seven Years' War (1757–1762)
*The Gustav III's Russian War
Gustav, Gustaf or Gustave may refer to:
*Gustav (name), a male given name of Old Swedish origin
Art, entertainment, and media
* ''Primeval'' (film), a 2007 American horror film
* ''Gustav'' (film series), a Hungarian series of animated short cart ...
(1788–1790)
*The Finnish War (1808–1809)
*The Campaign against Norway
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Types of campaigns
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*Bl ...
(1814)
Organisation
;1634(?)
* Livkompaniet
*Överstelöjtnantens kompani
*Majorens kompani
*Alfta kompani
*Delsbo kompani
*Ovansjö kompani
*Arbrå kompani
*Jervsö kompani
;1814(?)
*Livkompaniet
*Forssa kompani
*Järvsö kompani
*Delsbo kompani
*Färnebo kompani
*Arbrå kompani
*Alfta kompani
*Ovansjö kompani
Heraldry and traditions
Colours, standards and guidons
The regiment have carried a number of colour over the years. In 1897, King Oscar II presented a new colour to the two battalions of the regiment, which then replaced the 1850 colour. On 29 September 1952, the 1897 colour was replaced when the regiment was presented with a new colour in Gävle by His Majesty the 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 ...
. It was used as regimental colour by I 14/Fo 21 until 1 January 1998. The new colour was similar to the 1850 colour. It was white and black, which is also the regimental colour, and taken from Hälsingland (black) and Gästrikland (white). The colour is drawn by Brita Grep. It has not been possible to discover who has manufactured the colour. It is embroidered by hand in insertion technique. Blazon: "On cloth per saltire black and white the provincial badge of Hälsingland; a rampant yellow buck, armed red. On a yellow border at the upper side of the colour, battle honours (Novgorod
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1611, Warszawa 1656, Fredriksodde
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1657, Tåget över Bält 1658, Lund
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1676, Landskrona
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1677, Narva
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1700, Düna
, be, Заходняя Дзвіна (), liv, Vēna, et, Väina, german: Düna
, image = Fluss-lv-Düna.png
, image_caption = The drainage basin of the Daugava
, source1_location = Valdai Hills, Russia
, mouth_location = Gulf of Riga, Baltic Se ...
1701, Jakobstadt 1704, Gemäuerthof 1705, Malatitze 1708, Gadebusch
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The town is known for two notable monuments: the ''Stad ...
1712) in black".
File:AM.009050.jpg, 1850 colour of the 1st Battalion, Hälsinge Regiment.
File:AM.010446.jpg, 1897 colour of the 1st Battalion, Hälsinge Regiment.
File:AM.010447.jpg, 1897 colour of the 2nd Battalion, Hälsinge Regiment.
Coat of arms
The coat of the arms of the Hälsinge Regiment (I 14/Fo 21) 1977–1997 and the Gävleborg Group (''Gävleborgsgruppen'') since 1997. Blazon: The provincial badge of Hälsingland, saltire sable and argent, a buck rampant or, armed and langued gules. The shield surmounted two muskets in saltire or".
Medals
In 1959, the ' ("Hälsinge Regiment (I 14) Medal of Merit") in gold (HälsregGM) of the 8th size was established. The same year, the ' ("Royal Hälsinge Regiment Medal of Reward") in gold (HälsregGM) was established. In 1959 and 1985, the ' ("Hälsinge Regiment Medal of Merit") in silver (HälsregSM) were established. The medals from 1959 and 1982 are of the 8th size. In 1992, the medals were reinstated as a Jeton
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, but then of the 12th size. The medal ribbons are divided in black and white moiré.
Heritage
In connection with the disbandment of the regiment, its traditions came from 1 January 1998 onwards to be continued by Gävleborg Group ('). From 1 July 2013 the Gävleborg Battalion, within the Gävleborg Group.
Commanding officers
Regimental commanders active at the regiment during the years 1627–1997.
Commanders
*1630–1360: Joachim Brahe
*1630–1638: Åke Ulfsparre
*1638–1645: Johan Oxenstierna
*1645–1645: Johan Strijk
*1645–1654: Gustaf Saabel
*1654–1655: Gustaf Oxenstierna
*1655–1660: Carl Larsson Sparre
*1660–1669: Henrik Johan Taube
*1670–1673: Anders Månsson Arenfeldt
*1673–1683: Gustaf Karl von Wulffen
*1683–1698: Ludvig Wilhelm Taube
*1698–1700: Carl Gustaf Frölich
*1700–1708: Jöran von Knorring
*1708–1723: Gideon Fock
*1710–1717: Reinhold Henrik Otto Horn
*1717–1724: Lorentz von Nummers
*1723–1738: Henrik Magnus von Buddenbrock
*1739–1750: Johan Karl Silversparre
*1750–1762: Reinhold Otto Fock
*1762–1772: Anders Rudolf Du Rietz
*1772–1776: Fredrik Gyllenswan
*1776–1782: Arvid Nils Stenbock
*1782–1809: Gustaf Wilhelm von Kaulbars
*1809–1815: Fredrik Christian von Platen
*1815–1847: Adolf Ludvig von Post
*1847–1856: Charles Emil Rudbeck
*1856–1860: Alexander Reuterskiöld
*1860–1861: Sven Peter Bergman
*1861–1864: Nils Henrik Hägerflycht
*1864–1868: Axel Krister Gregersson Leijonhuvud
*1868–1874: Ernst von Vegesack
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*1874–1882: Johan Gottlieb Wilhelm von Rehausen
*1882–1893: Carl Bror Munck af Fulkila
*1893–1901: Knut Robert Fabian Reuterskiöld
*1901–1902: Johan Kasimir De la Gardie
*1902–1909: Wilhelm Ernst von Krusenstjerna
*1909–1915: Carl Alexander Fock
*1915–1923: Georg Nyström
*1923–1932: Henning Stålhane
*1932–1933: Ernst Hortelius
*1933–1934: Colonel Ernst af Klercker
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*1934–1940: Casper Ehrnborg
*1941–1946: Carl Hamnström
*1946–1955: Hans Berggren
*1955–1957: Colonel Curt Göransson
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*1957–1967: Axel Henriksson
*1967–1968: Colonel Nils Sköld
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*1968–1971: Jan Smedler
*1968–1969: Carl-Henrik Gåsste (acting)
*1971–1973: Carl-Henrik Gåsste
*1973–1975: Allan Månsson
*1975–1977: Colonel Robert Lugn
Major General Per Erik Robert Lugn (12 February 1923 – 16 April 2016) was a Swedish Army officer. His senior commands include Chief of the Army Staff and the General Staff Corps (1979–1983) and the Chief of Home Guard (1983–1988).
Early li ...
(acting)
*1975–1982: Senior colonel Carl-Henrik Gåsste
*1982–1987: Ingmar Arnhall
*1987–1991: Karl-Evert Englund
*1991–1992: Folke Ekstedt
*1993–1994: Senior colonel Hans Berndtson
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*1994–1994: Lars-Erik Ljungkvist (acting)
*1994–1997: Tomas Bornestaf
Deputy commanders
*1979–????: Colonel Paul Strömberg
Names, designations and locations
See also
*List of Swedish infantry regiments
This is a list of Sweden, Swedish infantry regiments.
Original regiments
The original thirteen (fourteen) Swedish county regiments of Foot:
* ''Dalarna Regiment, Dalregementet'' (Dalarna Regiment)
* ''Hälsinge Regiment, Hälsinge regemente'' ...
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