Norrbotten Regiment
Norrbotten Regiment, or Norrbottens regemente, also I 19, is a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traces its origins back to the 19th Century. It is still in active service.
History
The regiment was created when the Westrobothnia Regiment was split in 1841, into two corps units, one of them being Norrbotten Field Ranger Corps. The unit was renamed to Norrbotten Regiment in 1892. A skiing batallion was created in 1910, and later, in 1943 split off from the regiment. The battalion was reorganized in the 1970s into Laponia Ranger Regiment.
The regiment was given the designation I 19 (19th Infantry Regiment). It was merged with Norrbotten Armoured Battalion (P 5) in 1975, and gained the designation I 19/P 5. For a short time in the 1990s, the unit was merged with the wartime organized Norrbotten Brigade. In 2000, the unit was reorganized once again, and was redesignated back to its old designation I 19, the name was also changed back to Norrbottens regemente.
See also the history for Westrobothnia Regiment.
Organization
1841:
- Livkompaniet
- Piteå kompani
- Kalix kompani
- Räneå kompani
2000-:
- Norrbottens pansarbataljon
- Norrlands artilleribataljon
- Norrlands ingenjörbataljon
- Norrlands luftvärnsbataljon
- Norrlands signalbataljon
See also the organization for Westrobothnia Regiment.
Campaigns
- None
See also the campaigns for Westrobothnia Regiment.
Various
The regimental colours are blue and white.
The regimental victory names are Landskrona 1677, Düna 1701, Kliszow 1702, Fraustadt 1706, Malatitze 1708 and Strömstad 1717.
The regimental motto is "De hava aldrig svikit eller för egen del tappat" ("They have never failed or for their own part lost").
The regimental names:
- Norrbotten Field Ranger Corps (Norrbottens fältjägarkår) 1841-1892
- Norrbotten Regiment (Norrbottens regemente) 1892-1975
- Norrbotten Regiment with Norrbotten Armoured Battalion (Norrbottens regemente med Norrbottens pansarbataljon) 1975-1994
- Norrbotten Regiment and Norrbotten Brigade (Norrbottens regemente och Norrbottensbrigaden) 1994-2000
- Norrbotten Regiment (Norrbottens regemente) 2000-
The regimental designations:
The regimental training grounds and garrison towns: