The Göta Artillery Regiment (), designation A 2, was a Swedish Army artillery regiment that traced its origins back to the 17th century. It was disbanded in 1962. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from Götaland, 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 companies were split off to form Norrland Artillery Regiment and Karlsborg Artillery Corps.

Göta Artillery Regiment

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 Gothenburg until it was disbanded in 1962.

Göta Artillery Regiment

Campaigns

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Organisation

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Heraldry and traditions

The regiment was awarded a unit standard by His Majesty the Gustaf V 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.

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

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

Names, designations and locations

See also

List of Swedish artillery regiments

Footnotes

References

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Further reading

Artillery regiments of the Swedish Army

Military units and formations established in 1794

Military units and formations disestablished in 1962

1794 establishments in Sweden

1962 disestablishments in Sweden

Disbanded units and formations of Sweden

Gothenburg Garrison