Götaland Signal Regiment

Götaland Signal Regiment
Göta signalregemente
(S 1 Sk, S 2)

Insignia
Active 1944–1997
Country  Sweden
Branch Swedish Army
Type Signal
Size Regiment
Motto(s) "Det omöjliga tar bara litet längre tid"
("The impossible only takes a little longer time")
March "Svensk militärmarsch" (1962–1997)
Battle honours None

The Götaland Signal Regiment (Swedish: Göta signalregemente), designations S 1 Sk and S 2, was a Swedish Army signal regiment, one of the few new formations raised in the 20th century. It was disbanded in 1997. The regiment was garrisoned in Västergötland.

History

The regiment has its origins in a 1944 detached company, Signalregementets kompani i Skövde, of Signal Regiment that was garrisoned in Skövde. The company gained the designation S 1 Sk (1st Signal Regiment, Skövde detachment), and was in 1958 upgraded to a separate battalion, and gained the designation S 2.

The battalion was transferred to Karlsborg in 1961 and was renamed Götaland Signal Regiment in 1962 when it was upgraded to regimental size. The parachute ranger school Fallskärmsjägarskolan was attached to the regiment from 1961 until the regiment was disbanded in 1984. However one battalion of the regiment was kept as part of Life Regiment Hussars as Göta signalbataljon until it was disbanded in 1997.

Campaigns

Organisation

Name, designation and garrison

NameTranslationFrom To
Signalregementets kompani i SkövdeSignal Regiment's Company in Skövde1944-04-01–1957-03-31
Upplands signalregementes kompani i SkövdeUppland Signal Regiment's Company in Skövde1957-04-01–1958-06-30
Signalbataljonen i SkövdeSignal Battalion in Skövde1958-07-01–1961-03-31
Göta signalkårGötaland Signal Corps1961-04-01–1962-06-30
Göta signalregementeGötaland Signal Corps1962-07-01–1984-06-30
Göta signalbataljonGötaland Signal Battalion1984-07-01–1997-12-31
DesignationFrom To
S 1 Sk1944-04-01–1958-06-30
S 21958-07-01–1997-12-31
Training ground
or garrison town		From To
Skövde (G)1944-04-01–1961-03-31
Karlsborg (G)1961-04-01–1997-12-31

See also

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References

Print
  • Braunstein, Christian (2003). Sveriges arméförband under 1900-talet. Stockholm: Statens Försvarshistoriska Museer. ISBN 91-971584-4-5. 
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  • Kjellander, Rune (2003). Sveriges regementschefer 1700–2000: chefsbiografier och förbandsöversikter. Stockholm: Probus. ISBN 91-87184-74-5. 
  • 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. 
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