The Småland Artillery Regiment () was a

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located in the county of

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, active from 1895 to 1985. The regiment was located at Jönköping garrison by itself.

Locations and training areas

Barracks

On 1 October 1895, the regiment was officially formed and relocated to

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. However, an orderly room had already been organized on 25 April 1894 in

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, which was then located at

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'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

. 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 had been managed and belonged to

Jönköping Regiment The Jönköping Regiment (), designation I 12, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was merged with another unit to form a new regiment in 1927. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited ...

. After the regiment was disbanded,

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bought 365 hectares out of a total of 370 hectares for SEK 12 million. Commercial City Center AB then bought 25 hectares of the land, the part with, among other things, the barracks buildings. In April 1987, the regimental area was transformed into the A6 Center, which consists of a shopping center and office space in the former barracks. File:Smålands artilleriregemente 1898.jpg, Barracks in 1898 File:MILIF.000359.jpg, 1930 aerial view File:JM.2001-5-159.jpg, 1936 aerial view File:Jönköping A6.JPG, Barracks in 2012

Training areas

The regiment had its training area from 1896 on Tånga Hed and from 6 June 1898 in Skillingaryd training area. The regiment also had exercise activities at Kronheden and

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in Jönköping during the years 1940–1945. On 1 July 1985, the management of Skillingaryd training area was transferred to

Småland Regiment The Småland Regiment (), designations I 12 and I 12/Fo 17, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. The unit was disbanded as a result of the disarmament policies set forward in the Defence Act of 20 ...

(I 12/Fo 17).

Heraldry and traditions

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of Småland Artillery Regiment (A 6) from 1977 to 1985.

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: "Or, the provincial badge of

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, a double-tailed lion rampant gules, armed and langued azure, in the forepaws a crossbow gules, arrowhead argent, bow and string sable. The shield surmounted two gunbarrels of older pattern in saltire or. The gunbarrels may be sable."

Colours, standards and guidons

A standard was presented to the regiment by His Majesty the King

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on his birthday on 16 June 1938. The heritage of the regiment was passed on by Northern Småland Regiment (I 12) after the disbandment. From 1 July 2000, the traditions of the Småland Artillery Regiment are kept by the Artillery Regiment (A 9).

Locations and training areas

Barracks

Training areas

Heraldry and traditions

Coat of arms

Colours, standards and guidons

Commanders

Attributes

Footnotes

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