The Göta Engineer Regiment (), designation Ing 2, is a Swedish Army engineer regiment that traces its origins back to the 19th century. It is still in active service, and is currently garrisoned in Eksjö.
History
The regiment has its origins in the Sapper Battalion raised between 1873 and 1878. The battalion changed its name in 1893 to the Göta Engineer Battalion, and in 1902 to the Göta Engineer Corps, when it gained the designation Ing 2 (2nd Engineer Regiment). The Göta Engineer Corps was upgraded to a regiment in 1963 and was renamed Göta ingenjörregemente.
It was then downgraded to a battalion unit again in 1994, but six years later in 2000 it was upgraded to a regiment, and regained its old name. The regiment was garrisoned in Stockholm, Karlsborg before it moved to Eksjö in 1928 where it is currently garrisoned.
Campaigns
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Units
Current units
21st Engineer Battalion (21. ingenjörbataljonen) is one of the Göta Engineer Regiment's war units. The battalion includes four companies with different orientations; 211th Staff and Support Company (211. stab- och trosskompaniet), 212th Engineer Company (212. ingenjörkompaniet), 213th Machine/Bridge Company (213. maskin/brokompaniet) and the 214th Engineer Company (214. ingenjörkompaniet). The main task of the engineer battalion is to support the combat battalions' battle with field work for mobility, for example mine reconnaissance and mine clearance, and the establishment of temporary connections. Other tasks include fieldwork for survival or other fieldwork such as fortification and munitions clearance. The battalion is equipped with, among other things, the AEV 3 Kodiak (Ingenjörbandvagn 120), the BvS 10, the Patria Pasi and splitter-protected machines. The battalion must be able to carry out qualified field works at all levels of conflict in and outside Sweden. The battalion consists of professional officers and reserve officers. A large part of the soldiers in the 21st Engineer Battalion are full-time employees, but there are also part-time employees serving during exercises and operations. The soldiers have a variety of functions such as general engineering service, ammunition clearing, bridging systems, staff support, maintenance service, medical service, technical service and as driver of heavy vehicles and machines. In addition, there are part-time civilians, mainly doctors and nurses.
22nd Engineer Battalion (22. ingenjörbataljonen) is one of the Göta Engineer Regiment's war units. The battalion includes four companies with different orientations; 221st Staff and Support Company (221. stab- och trosskompaniet), 222nd Engineer Company (222. ingenjörkompaniet), 223rd Machine/Bridge Company (223. maskin/brokompaniet) and the 224th Engineer Company (224. ingenjörkompaniet). The main task of the engineer battalion is to support the combat battalions' battle with field work for mobility, for example mine reconnaissance and mine clearance, and the establishment of temporary connections. Other tasks include fieldwork for survival or other fieldwork such as fortification and munitions clearance. The battalion is equipped with, among other things, the AEV 3 Kodiak (Ingenjörbandvagn 120), the BvS 10, the Patria Pasi and splitter-protected machines. The battalion must be able to carry out qualified field works at all levels of conflict in and outside Sweden. The battalion consists of professional officers and reserve officers. The soldiers in the 22nd Engineer Battalion are mainly part-time employees who serve during exercises and operation. The soldiers have a variety of functions such as general engineering service, ammunition clearing, bridging systems, staff support, maintenance service, medical service, technical service and as driver of heavy vehicles and machines. In addition, there are part-time civilians, mainly doctors and nurses.