Livgrenadjärregementet (Life Grenadier Regiment), designations I 4 and I 4/Fo 41, 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

A regiment is a major tactical military unit, composed of variable numbers of batteries, squadrons or battalions, commanded by a colonel or lieutenant colonel...

 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 Östergötland

Östergötland

Östergötland, English exonym: East Gothland, is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden in the south of Sweden. It borders Småland, Västergötland, Närke, Södermanland, and the Baltic Sea. In older English literature, one might also encounter the Latinized version, Ostrogothia...

, and it was later garrisoned there.

History

The regiment has its origins in fänikor (companies) raised in the 16th century, these units formed Östgöta infanteriregemente

Östgöta infanteriregemente

Östgöta infanteriregemente 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 1791...

 and Östgöta kavalleriregemente

Östgöta kavalleriregemente

Östgöta kavalleriregemente was a Swedish Army cavalry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was merged with another unit to form a new regiment in 1791. The regiment's soldiers were recruited from the province of Östergötland.- History :The regiment has its origins in...

 which merged in 1791 and formed Livgrenadjärregementet. It consisted of two semi-independent units, Livgrenadjärregementets rotehållsdivision and Livgrenadjärregementets Rusthållsdivision originating from the two merged infantry and cavalry regiments.

The regiment was split in two in 1816, forming Första livgrenadjärregementet

Första livgrenadjärregementet

Första livgrenadjärregementet , designation I 4, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was merged into a new regiment in 1927...

 and Andra livgrenadjärregementet

Andra livgrenadjärregementet

Andra livgrenadjärregementet , designation I 5, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was merged into a new regiment in 1927...

. These two units were later merged and reformed Livgrenadjärregementet in 1928, and the regiment was given the designation I 4 (4th Infantry Regiment). In 1973, the regiment gained the new designation I 4/Fo 41 as a consequence of a merge with the local defence area Fo 41. Livgrenadjärregementet was garrisoned in Linköping and was disbanded in 1997.

Campaigns

• None

Organisation

Name, designation and garrison

Name	Translation	From		To
Livgrenadjärregementet	Life Grenadier Regiment	1791	–	1816-09-30
Livgrenadjärregementet	Life Grenadier Regiment	1928-01-01	–	1997-12-31

Designation	From		To
I 4	1928-01-01	–	1975-06-30
I 4/Fo 41	1975-07-01	–	1997-12-31

Training ground or garrison town	From		To
Malmen	1791	–	1816-09-30
Linköping Linköping Linköping is a city in southern middle Sweden, with 104 232 inhabitants in 2010. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality with 146 736 inhabitants and the capital of Östergötland County... (G)	1928-01-01	–	1997-12-31