Gotlands infanteriregemente (Gotland Infantry Regiment), designations I 27 and I 18, was a Swedish Army

Swedish Army

The Swedish Army is one of the oldest standing armies in the world and a branch of the Swedish Armed Forces; it is in charge of land operations. General Sverker Göranson is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Army.- Organization :...

 infantry

Infantry

Infantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies...

 regiment

Regiment

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 that traced its origins back to the 19th century. It was reorganized into an armoured regiment in 1963. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited on the island of Gotland

Gotland

Gotland is a county, province, municipality and diocese of Sweden; it is Sweden's largest island and the largest island in the Baltic Sea. At 3,140 square kilometers in area, the region makes up less than one percent of Sweden's total land area...

, and it was later garrisoned there.

History

The regiment has its origins in the unit Gotlands nationalbeväring

Gotlands nationalbeväring

Gotlands nationalbeväring was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 19th century. It was split into two new regiments in 1887...

 which was created in 1811. That unit was reformed into two separate units, Gotlands infanteriregemente and Gotlands artillerikår, in 1887 and the infantry regiment gained the designation I 27 (27th Infantry Regiment). It was reorganised as the battalion

Battalion

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 size unit Gotlands infanterikår with the new designation I 18 in 1928. It got its regimental name back in 1937. Gotlands infanteriregemente then was reorganized into the armoured Gotlands regemente

Gotlands regemente

Gotlands regemente , also P18, was a Swedish Army armoured regiment located in the province of Gotland that traces its origins back to the 19th century.-History:...

 in 1963.

Name, designation and garrison

Name	Translation	From		To
Gotlands infanteriregemente	Gotland Infantry Regiment	1887-01-01	–	1927-12-31
Gotlands infanterikår	Gotland Infantry Corps	1928-01-01	–	1937-06-30
Gotlands infanteriregemente	Gotland Infantry Regiment	1937-07-01	–	1963-03-31

Designation	From		To
I 27	1887-01-01	–	1927-12-31
I 18	1928-01-01	–	1963-03-31

Training ground or garrison town	From		To
Visborgs slätt	1887	–	1905
Visborgs slätt (G)	1905	–	1963-03-31