Skaraborgs regemente designation I 9, 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

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 regiment

Regiment

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 that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was converted to an armoured regiment in 1942. The regiment's soldiers were recruited from Skaraborg County

Skaraborg County

Skaraborg County, or Skaraborgs län, was a county of Sweden until December 31, 1998 when it was merged with the counties of Gothenburg and Bohus and Älvsborg to form Västra Götaland County....

, and it was later garrisoned there.

History

The regiment has its origins in fänikor (companies) raised in Skaraborg in the 16th century. In 1613, these units—along with fänikor from the nearby province of Dalsland

Dalsland

Dalsland is a Swedish traditional province, or landskap, situated in Götaland in southern Sweden. Lying to the west of Lake Vänern, it is bordered by Värmland to the north, Västergötland to the southeast, Bohuslän to the west, and Norway to the northwest....

 and Älvsborg County

Älvsborg County

Älvsborg County, or Älvsborgs län, was a county of Sweden until December 31, 1998 when it was merged with the counties of Gothenburg and Bohus and Skaraborg to form the county of Västra Götaland...

—were organised by Gustav II Adolf into Västergötlands storregemente

Västergötlands storregemente

Västergötlands storregemente or Landsregementet i Västergötland was one of the nine grand regiments organized by Gustavus Adolphus in the late 1610s and split into smaller regiments in the 1620s.- History :Raised in Götaland from smaller units of 500 men called fänikor, more specifically from the...

, of which eight of the total 24 companies were recruited in Skaraborg County. Västergötlands storregemente consisted of three field regiments, of which Skaraborgs regemente was one. Sometime between 1621 and 1624, the grand regiment was permanently split into three smaller regiments, of which Skaraborgs regemente was one.

Skaraborgs regemente was one of the original 20 Swedish infantry regiments mentioned in the Swedish constitution

Constitution

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 of 1634. The regiment's first commander was Bengt Pilefelt. The regiment was allotted

Swedish allotment system

The allotment system was a system used in Sweden for keeping a trained army at all times. This system came into use in around 1640, and was replaced in the early 1900s by the Swedish Armed Forces conscription system...

 in 1684. It was given the designation I 9 (9th Infantry Regiment) in a general order

General order

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 in 1816. Skaraborgs regemente was garrisoned in Skövde

Skövde

Skövde is a locality and the seat of Skövde Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 34 446 inhabitants .Skövde is situated some 150 km northeast of Gothenburg, between Sweden's two largest lakes, Vänern and Vättern. It sits on the eastern slope of a low mountain ridge Billingen ,...

 from 1913. The regiment was expanded with an armoured battalion

Battalion

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 in 1939, and the regiment was converted to an armoured regiment, Skaraborgs pansarregemente

Skaraborgs regemente (armoured)

Skaraborgs regemente , designation P 4, is a Swedish Army armoured regiment that traces its origins back to the 16th century. It was converted from an infantry regiment in 1942...

, in 1942.

Organisation

1684(?)

• Livkompaniet
• Överstelöjtnantens kompani
• Majorens kompani
• Vartofta kompani
• Skåninge kompani
• Kåkinds kompani
• Willska kompani
• Norra Wassbo kompani

1854(?)

• Livkompaniet
• Höjentorps kompani
• Vartofta kompani
• Vilska kompani
• Södra Vadsbo kompani
• Norra Vadsbo kompani
• Kåkinds kompani
• Skånings kompani

Name, designation and garrison

Name	Translation	From		To
Skaraborgs regemente	Skaraborg Regiment	1624	–	1942-09-30

Designation	From		To
I 9	1816	–	1942-09-30

Training ground or garrison town	From		To
Eggby ängar	1673	–	1696
Axevalla hed	1696	–	1913-12-31
Skövde Skövde Skövde is a locality and the seat of Skövde Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 34 446 inhabitants .Skövde is situated some 150 km northeast of Gothenburg, between Sweden's two largest lakes, Vänern and Vättern. It sits on the eastern slope of a low mountain ridge Billingen ,... (G)	1914-01-01	–	1942-09-30