The Norrland Artillery Regiment ( sv, Norrlands artilleriregemente), designation A 4, was 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 ...

artillery Artillery is a class of heavy military ranged weapons that launch munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms. Early artillery development focused on the ability to breach defensive walls and fortifications during siege ...

regiment A regiment is a military unit. Its role and size varies markedly, depending on the country, service and/or a specialisation. In Medieval Europe, the term "regiment" denoted any large body of front-line soldiers, recruited or conscripted ...

that traced its origins back to the 19th century. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from the provinces of

Norrland Norrland (, "Northland", originally ''Norrlanden'' or "the Northlands") is the northernmost, largest and least populated of the three traditional lands of Sweden, consisting of nine provinces. Although Norrland does not serve any administr ...

. The regiment was disbanded in 1997. From 1998 to 2000, the

Boden Artillery Regiment Boden Artillery Regiment ( sv, Bodens artilleriregemente, A 8) is an artillery unit within the Swedish Army that operated in various forms from 1919 to 2004 and again from 2022. It is based in Boden Garrison in Boden. History The unit was raised ...

was known by this name.

History

The regiment was created in 1893 by splitting off two batteries from 1st Svea Artillery Regiment and two batteries from 1st Göta Artillery Regiment which formed six batteries of Norrland Artillery Regiment. The regiment was garrisoned in

Östersund Östersund (; sma, Staare) is an urban area (city) in Jämtland in the middle of Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth-largest lake, Storsjön, ...

but a detachment in Boden was created in 1910, this detachment was split off in 1928 and created

Norrbotten Artillery Corps Norrbotten Artillery Corps ( sv, Norrbottens artillerikår), designation A 5, was a Swedish Army artillery unit which operated between 1928 and 1951. The unit was based in Boden Garrison in Boden, Sweden. History On 1 April 1910, the Norrbotten ...

. The regiment's designation was A 4 (4th Artillery Regiment). Norrland Artillery Regiment was disbanded in 1997.

Campaigns

*None

Organisation

*Unknown

Heraldry and traditions

Colours, standards and guidons

The regimental standard was presented by His Majesty the King

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 Luxem ...

on his birthday on 16 June 1938. File:AM.090074.jpg, The 1938 guard standard. File:AM.090062.jpg, The 1986 guard standard which replaced the one from 1938.

Coat of arms

The coat of the arms of the Norrland Artillery Regiment (A 1) 1977–1997.

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 vis ...

: "Azure, the provincial badge of Jämtland, an elk passant argent, attacked on the back by a rising falcon and in the front by a rampant dog both or; all animals armed and langued gules. The shield surmounted two gunbarrels of older pattern in saltire or. The gunbarrels may be sable".

Medals

In 1997, the ''Norrlands artilleriregementes (A 4) minnesmedalj'' ("Norrland Artillery Regiment (A 4) Commemorative Medal") in silver (NorrlartregSMM) of the 8th size was established. The

medal ribbon A medal ribbon, service ribbon or ribbon bar is a small ribbon, mounted on a small metal bar equipped with an attaching device, which is generally issued for wear in place of a medal when it is not appropriate to wear the actual medal. Each cou ...

is orange moiré with two red lines on each side. File:AM.019703.jpg, Norrland Artillery Regiment (A 4) Commemorative Medal.

Heritage

Upon the disbandment of the regiment, the regimental traditions, standards and names was taken over by

. On 30 June 2000, the Boden Artillery Regiment, or Norrland Artillery Regiment which it was called then, was disbanded. From 1 July 2000, the standard and its traditions was passed on to the Artillery Regiment.

Commanding officers

Regimental commander from 1893 to 1997. *1893–1898: Colonel Ernst Boheman *1898–1907: Colonel Herman Birger Holmberg *1907–1913: Colonel Olof Erland Hofstedt *1913–1916: Colonel Arvid Edmund Rudling *1916–1922: Colonel Hugo Nordenfelt *1922–1927: Colonel Johan Georg Sylvan *1927–1934: Colonel Georg Ohlson *1934–1939: Colonel Per Falk *1939–1942: Colonel Carl-Gustaf Hamilton *1942–1943: Colonel

Carl Årmann Lieutenant General Carl Nils Gabriel Årmann (24 August 1894 – 21 April 1988) was a Swedish Army officer and modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics and finished tenth. Early life Årmann was born on 24 August 1894 in ...

*1943–1947: Colonel Fernando Odenrick *1947–1952: Colonel Thorsten Berggren *1952–1959: Colonel

Stig Lindström Colonel Stig Oscarsson Lindström (9 September 1904 – 15 December 1975) was a Swedish Army officer and fencer. Early life Lindström was born on 9 September 1904 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of Lieutenant Colonel Oscar Lindström and his ...

*1959–1965: Colonel Göran Schildt *1965–1975: Colonel Lennart Brant-Lundin *1975–1979: Colonel Sven Ragnar Eugén Holmberg *1979–1982: Colonel Thure Östberg *1982–1985: Colonel Lars-Olof Strandberg *1985–1987: Colonel Dan Albin Snell *1987–1992: Colonel Sten Sture Gustaf Ankarcrona *1992–1994: Colonel Lennart Uller *1994–1996: Colonel Lars Lagrell *1996–1997: Colonel Torsten Gerhardsson *1997–1997: Lieutenant Colonel Sten Bredberg

History

Campaigns

Organisation

Heraldry and traditions

Colours, standards and guidons

Coat of arms

Medals

Heritage

Commanding officers

Names, designations and locations

See also

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