1st Life Grenadier Regiment (Sweden)

1st Life Grenadier Regiment
1st Life Grenadier Regiment
Första livgrenadjärregementet
	Soldiers of the regiment with muskets, 1825
Active	1632–1927
Country	Sweden
Allegiance	Swedish Armed Forces
Branch	Swedish Army
Type	Infantry regiment
Size	Regiment
Part of	2nd Military District (1833–1901); II Army Division (1902–1927)
Garrison/HQ	Linköping
Colors	White
March	"Ryska grenadjärregementets 'Konungen av Preussen' marsch" (Schubert) (1845–1870, 1893–1927) ; "Wiener Rekruten-Marsch" (1870–1883) ; "Napoleonmarsch" (1883–1893)
Battle honours	Lützen (1632), Leipzig (1642), Helsingborg (1710), Gadebusch (1712), Valkeala (1790)

The 1st Life Grenadier Regiment (Swedish: 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. The regiment's soldiers were recruited from the province of Östergötland.

History

The regiment has its origins in fänikor (companies) raised in Östergötland in the 16th century. These units later formed Östergötland Infantry Regiment and Östergötland Cavalry Regiment which merged in 1791 and formed Life Grenadier Regiment. This regiment was split in 1816 creating 1st Life Grenadier Regiment and 2nd Life Grenadier Regiment.

The regiment was allotted in 1685. The regiment was given the designation I 4 (4th Infantry Regiment) in a general order in 1816. 1st Life Grenadier Regiment was then merged with 2nd Life Grenadier Regiment in 1928 to reform the old Life Grenadier Regiment.

Campaigns

This 1927 Art Deco medal was edited for the dissolution of the 1st Life Grenadier Regiment, obverse

The reverse of this medal honours the soldiers defending their homeland on foreign soil

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Organisation

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Commanding officers

Executive officers (Sekundchef) and regimental commander active at the regiment in the years 1816–1927. Sekundchef was a title used until 31 December 1974 at regiments that were part of the King's Life and Household Troops (Kungl. Maj:ts Liv- och Hustrupper). In the years 1816–1818, the Crown Prince was the regimental commander. In the years 1818–1927, His Majesty the King was the regimental commander.^[2]

Regimental commander

1816–1818: Crown Prince Charles John
1818–1844: Charles XIV John
1844–1859: Oscar I
1859–1872: Charles XV
1872–1905: Oscar II
1907–1927: Gustaf V

Executive officers (Sekundchefer)

1816–1832: C M Strömfelt
1832–1845: S von Post
1845–1848: C L von Hohenhausen
1848–1852: D M Klingspor
1852–1854: M Ahnström
1854–1858: J M Björnstjerna
1858–1871: C H Mörner
1871–1879: A G Örn
1879–1890: C A M Lagerfelt
1890–1898: P H W Reuterswärd
1898–1906: Per Henrik Edvard Brändström
1906–1914: Ernst Herman Daniel Vilhelm von Bornstedt
1914–1918: Carl Gustaf Hammarskjöld
1919–1927: Kunt Otto Hjalmar Säfwenberg

Names, designations and locations

Name	Translation	From		To
Kungl Första livgrenadjärregementet	Royal 1st Life Grenadier Regiment	1816-10-01	–	1927-12-31
Designation		From		To
№ 4		1816-10-01	–	1914-09-30
I 4		1914-10-01	–	1927-12-31
Location		From		To
Malmen		1816-10-01	–	1922-10-??
Linköping Garrison		1922-10-??	–	1927-12-31

References

Notes

^ Sandberg, Bo (2007). Försvarets marscher och signaler förr och nu: marscher antagna av svenska militära förband, skolor och staber samt igenkännings-, tjänstgörings- och exercissignaler (in Swedish) (New ed.). Stockholm: Militärmusiksamfundet med Svenskt marscharkiv. p. 200. ISBN 978-91-631-8699-8. SELIBR 10413065.
^ Kjellander, Rune (2003). Sveriges regementschefer 1700-2000: chefsbiografier och förbandsöversikter (in Swedish). Stockholm: Probus. p. 259. ISBN 91-87184-74-5. SELIBR 8981272.

Print

Braunstein, Christian (2003). Sveriges arméförband under 1900-talet. Stockholm: Statens Försvarshistoriska Museer. ISBN 91-971584-4-5.
Holmberg, Björn (1993). Arméns regementen, skolor och staber: en sammanställning. Arvidsjaur: Svenskt militärhistoriskt bibliotek. ISBN 91-972209-0-6.
Nelsson, Bertil (1993). Från Brunkeberg till Nordanvind: 500 år med svenskt infanteri. Stockholm: Probus. ISBN 91-87184-23-0.
Svensk rikskalender 1908. Stockholm: P.A. Norstedt & Söner. 1908.

Online

Holmén, Pelle; Sjöberg, Jan (2007). "Swedish Armed Forces 1900-2000". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-08-20.
Högman, Hans (2007). "Militaria - Svensk militärhistoria". Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2007-08-20.
Persson, Mats (1998). "Swedish Army Regiments". Archived from the original on 2007-08-30. Retrieved 2007-08-20.
Sharman, Ken (2000). "Swedish military administrative division as per 1629". Retrieved 2007-08-20.

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[1] Sandberg, Bo (2007). Försvarets marscher och signaler förr och nu: marscher antagna av svenska militära förband, skolor och staber samt igenkännings-, tjänstgörings- och exercissignaler (in Swedish) (New ed.). Stockholm: Militärmusiksamfundet med Svenskt marscharkiv. p. 200. ISBN 978-91-631-8699-8. SELIBR 10413065.

[2] Kjellander, Rune (2003). Sveriges regementschefer 1700-2000: chefsbiografier och förbandsöversikter (in Swedish). Stockholm: Probus. p. 259. ISBN 91-87184-74-5. SELIBR 8981272.

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