The Göta Artillery Regiment (), designation A 2, was a

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that traced its origins back to the 17th century. It was disbanded in 1962. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from

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, and it was also garrisoned there.

History

The regiment has its origins in the Artillery Regiment, raised in 1636. That regiment was split into four new regiments in 1794 of which Göta Artillery Regiment was one. The regiment was given the designation A 2 (2nd Artillery Regiment) in 1830. In 1893 four

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were split off to form Norrland Artillery Regiment and Karlsborg Artillery Corps. The regiment also changed name to 1st Göta Artillery Regiment (''Första Göta artilleriregemente'') in 1893, and another two companies were split off to form Småland Artillery Regiment in 1895. The name was changed back again in 1904. The regiment was garrisoned in

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until it was disbanded in 1962.

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Heraldry and traditions

The regiment was awarded a unit standard by His Majesty the

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 Luxe ...

on his birthday on 16 June 1938. During the disbandment of the regiment, Gothenburg Anti-Aircraft Corps took over traditions and the standard. Also part of the name was taken over by the anti-aircraft corps, when it on 1 July 1962 changed its name to Göta Anti-Aircraft Regiment (''Göta luftvärnsregemente''). The memory of the regiment is carried on by the Artillery Regiment. File:Göta artilleriregemente 01.jpg, The regimental standard File:Göta artilleriregemente 02.jpg, The regimental standard

Commanding officers

Regimental commanders between 1794 and 1962. *1794–1801: Anders Leonard Treffenberg *1801–1817: Carl Ulric Silfversköld *1817–1834: Gillis Edenhjelm *1834–1840: Gustaf Adolf Flemming *1840–1849: Peter Carl Heijl *1849–1858: Bror Gustaf Reinhold Munck af Fulkila *1858–1860: Knut August Schytzerkrans *1860–1870: Charles Nicolas Berg *1870–1884: Frans Reinhold Carlsohn *1884–1888: Karl Vilhelm Kuylenstjerna *1888–1898: John Raoul Hamilton *1898–1904: Georg Liljenroth *1904–1913: Axel Bergenzaun *1913–1922: Carl Bastiat Hamilton *1922–1930: Sixten Schmidt *1930-1931: Oscar Osterman *1931–1936: Gunnar Salander *1936–1938:

Axel Rappe ''Friherre'' General Axel Emil Rappe (2 October 1838 – 18 December 1918) was a Swedish Army officer and Minister of War from 1892 and 1899. Early life Rappe was born on 2 October 1838 in Christinelund manor in Arby, Kalmar County, the son of ...

*1938–1943: Sune Bergelin *1943–1946: Gunnar Ekeroth *1946–1957: Stig Tarras-Wahlberg *1957–1960: Alarik Astrup G:son Bergman *1960–1962: Nils Gustaf Holmstedt

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