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.
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.
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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 Name Translation From To Kungl. Göta artilleriregemente Royal Göta Artillery Regiment 1794-06-23 – 1892-12-31 Kungl. Första Göta artilleriregemente Royal First Göta Artillery Regiment 1893-01-01 – 1904-12-07 Kungl Göta artilleriregemente Royal Göta Artillery Regiment 1904-12-08 – 1962-03-31 Avvecklingsorganisation Decommissioning Organization 1962-04-01 – 1962-09-30 Designation From To № 2 1816-10-01 – 1914-09-30 A 2 1914-10-01 – 1962-03-31 Location From To Gothenburg/Otterhällan 1806-03-31 – 1895-09-30 Gothenburg/Kviberg 1895-10-01 – 1962-03-31
See also List of Swedish artillery regiments
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