Logistic Regiment (Sweden)

The Logistic Regiment[3] (Swedish: Trängregementet, TrängR), is the only logistic regiment in the Swedish Armed Forces. Its new organisation was laid down in 2000, when the regiment became the only logistic regiment in Sweden. The regiment is located to Skövde.

Logistic Regiment
Trängregementet
Active1891–present
Country Sweden
AllegianceSwedish Armed Forces
BranchSwedish Army
TypeService Troops
SizeRegiment
Part of5th Military District (1891–1892)
3rd Army Division (1893–1901)
III Army Division (1902–1927)
Western Army Division (1928–1936)
III Army Division (1937–1942)
III Military Area (1942–1966)
Western Military Area (1966–1993)
Southern Military Area (1993–2000)
Joint Forces Command (2000–2005)
SAFHQ (2000–)
Garrison/HQStockholm (1891–1892)
Karlsborg (1892–1905)
Skövde (1905–)
Motto(s)Logistik – vårt ansvar[note 1]
("Logistics - our responsibility")
Alltid i insats ("Always in action")
ColorsBlue and white
March"Tellusmarsch" (Damberg)[note 2]
Commanders
Current
commander		Col. Per Nilsson
Insignia
Branch insignia
Shoulder sleeve insignia (1980s-1994)

Units

Current units
  • 1st Logistics Battalion (1. logistikbataljonen, 1. logbat) has the task of supplying materiel such as fuel, ammunition, food, water and other equipment to the units of the Swedish Armed Forces. The battalion is in peace-time cadre-organized with a battalion staff and two war companies, the logistics company and the 1st Medical Reinforcement Company. After completing training in the 2nd Logistics Battalion, full-time soldiers are placed with these companies. The battalion consists mainly of continuously serving professional officers, civilians and soldiers. There are also periodically serving soldiers.[4]
  • 2nd Logistics Battalion (2. logistikbataljonen, 2. logbat) has the task of supplying materiel such as fuel, ammunition, food, water and other equipment to the units of the Swedish Armed Forces. The battalion is in peace-time cadre-organized with a battalion staff and two training companies, Karlsborg Company and Marieberg Company. At these companies, all recruits and soldiers are trained for the Logistic Regiment's operational units. The training encompasses basic military training, continued soldier training and combat occupation training in a variety of fields. The battalion consists of continuously serving professional officers and civilians as well as part-time serving reserve officers and soldiers.[4]
  • Medical Reinforcement Companies (Sjukvårdsförstärkningskompanier) are both part of the Swedish Armed Forces medical system and are a resource for the entire Swedish Armed Forces. They should be able to support other units with medical units and expertise. The companies are designed to perform in smaller units and support the other units of the Swedish Armed Forces on the battlefield with mainly surgery, medical evacuation and care capacity. Each platoon, section or squad can independently support other units.[4]
  • 1st Traffic and Movement Control Company (Första trafik och transportledningskompaniet) is an joint service resource that plans, directs, coordinates and monitors the Swedish Armed Forces' transports and special transports both nationally and internationally. For national and international transport, the company can also support with safety advice on dangerous goods. The 1st Traffic and Movement Control Company also support foreign military transport in Sweden.[4]
  • Swedish Armed Forces Logistics and Vehicle School (Försvarsmaktens logistik och motorskola, LogS) is a joint service school that develops skills from personnel from the entire Swedish Armed Forces. Here, vocational and combat occupational training courses are conducted in the areas of vehicle service, logistics management, supply of material, provisioning service, communication service and dangerous goods. The school also conducts the function-oriented part of the Officers Program (OP), the Specialist Officer Training (SOU) and the occupational position course of Logistics Management. There is also a development section at the school that has the task of developing operational/tactical logistics units. The section maintains the responsibility for proposing optimized logistics solutions for unit-connected logistics. The work includes, among other things, proposing logistics equipment, conducting studies, developing publications and developing methods in the area of responsibility.[5]

Previous units
  • Swedish Army Vehicle School (Arméns motorskola, MotorS) was a joint army military school within the Swedish Army, operating in various forms from 1944 to 1991 and from 1999 to 2006. The school was originally part of Södermanland Regiment (P 10) in Strängnäs. From 1991 to 1998, the school was part of the Swedish Army Maintenance and Vehicle School (Arméns underhålls- och motorskola) in Skövde. From 1999 to 2005, the school was located in Östersund and was part of the Swedish Army Technical School (Arméns tekniska skola, ATS). From 2006 the school was located in Skövde and became part of the Logistic Regiment. From 2007, the school is part of the Swedish Armed Forces Logistics and Vehicle School (Försvarsmaktens logistik och motorskola, LogS).
  • Göta Service Regiment's Company in Nora (Göta trängregementes kompani i Nora, T 2 N) was a detachment in Nora that was raised on 1 April 1945. Originally, the detachment consisted of a medical company, and in 1946 the detachment was expanded with a further company. In 1952, the detachment was disbanded and turned into a mobilization center, which operated until 1957.[6] Since 4 May 1991, the 4th Company, also called Nora Company, is heir to the Göta Service Regiment's Company in Nora.

Locations and training grounds

When the unit was raised in 1891, the barracks were taken over from the Train Battalion (Trängbataljonen) in Marieberg, Stockholm. On 25 April 1892, the unit was relocated to Karlsborg, where it was located until 1 October 1905. However, on 26 September 1905, a ceremonial march towards Skövde had been made, which became the unit's next place of location. In Skövde, the unit moved into a newly erected barracks on Mariestadsvägen (since 1986 known as Högskolevägen). On 1 July 1984, the unit was relocated within Skövde, when it took over the cavalry barracks at Heden, in connection with the relocation of the Life Regiment Hussars to Karlsborg.[7]

Heraldry and traditions

Colours, standards and guidons

The Logistic Regiment presents one regimental colour and one traditional colour:

Colour of T 2

The colour was presented to the then Royal Göta Service Corps (T 2) in Skövde by the commanding officer of the Western Army Division (Västra arméfördelningen), lieutenant general Lennart Lilliehöök on 1 September 1935 at the 50-years anniversary of the Swedish Army Service Troops.[8] The colour is drawn by Mrs Westberg and embroidered by hand in insertion technique by the company Licium. Blazon: "On light blue cloth in the middle, on a circular shield the Swedish lesser national coat of arms according to the law, the shield surrounded by white tongues and rays. In the first corner the badge of the regiment; a rampant yellow lion with an open crown, armed and langued red."[8]

Former colour of T 1

The colour was presented to the former Royal Svea Service Corps (T 1) in Linköping by the commanding officer of the Eastern Army Division (Östra arméfördelningen), lieutenant general Gösta Lilliehöök on 1 September 1935 at the 50-years anniversary of the Swedish Army Service Troops.[8] It was used as regimental colour by T 1 until 1 June 1997. The colour is drawn by Mrs Westberg and embroidered by hand in insertion technique by the company Licium. Blazon: "On light blue cloth in the middle, on a cirkular shield the Swedish minor national coat of arms according to the law, the shield surrounded by white tongues and rays. In the first corner the griffin segreant of the provincial badge of Östergötland; yellow, armed and langued red."[8]

Coat of arms

The coat of the arms of the Göta Service Regiment (T 2) 1977–1994, the Göta Göta Service Corps (T 2) 1994–2000 and the Göta Service Regiment (T 2) 2000–2007. Blazon: "Azur, the regimental badge, three waves bendy-sinister argent, charged with a crowned lion rampant or, armed and langued gules. The shield surmounted a cart wheel of four spokes over two swords in saltire, argent".[9]

  • Coat of arms of the Göta Service Regiment (T 2) 1977–1994, the Göta Göta Service Corps (T 2) 1994–2000 and the Göta Service Regiment (T 2) 2000–2007.
  • Coat of arms of the Logistic Regiment 2007–present.

Commanding officers

Active battalion, corps and regimental commanders since 1891.

  • 1891–1894: A O E Mattson
  • 1894–1908: Svante Falk
  • 1908–1918: Eduard Kraak
  • 1918–1924: Richard Teodor Berg
  • 1924–1927: Karl Erik Erhardt
  • 1928–1934: Gustaf Axel Smith
  • 1934–1939: Arvid Johan Fredrik Holmberg
  • 1939–1942: Gottfrid Björck
  • 1942–1948: John Gustaf Thorgny Unge
  • 1948–1952: Sten E:son Camitz
  • 1952–1961: Bror Martin Sandberg
  • 1961–1962: Nils Gösta Schyllander (acting)
  • 1962–1964: Fritz Magnus Sommar Bruzelius
  • 1964–1967: Bo Knut Erik Lüning
  • 1967–1968: Kjell Nordström
  • 1968–1979: Gunnar Wikland
  • 1979–1986: Nils Yngve Ekman
  • 1986–1987: Erik Rossander
  • 1987–1993: Tord Björkman
  • 1993–1998: Nils L G Smith
  • 1998–2004: Jan H C Persson
  • 2004–2007: Krister Edvardson
  • 2007–2011: Mats Ström
  • 2011–2015: Lennart Thomsen
  • 2015–2019: Patric Hjorth
  • 2019–20xx: Per Nilsson

Names, designations and locations

Note: The word träng ("train") as in trängregemente is translated to either "train", "service force"; "transport"; "baggage"; "supply vehicles" pl.; (Br) "army service corps", (US) "maintenance and supply troops"[10], "transportation" (adj.),[11] or "logistic".[3]

Name Translation From To
Kungl Göta trängbataljon Royal Göta Service Battalion
Royal Göta Transportation Battalion		 1891-04-01 – 1901-12-31
Kungl Första Göta trängkår Royal 1st Göta Service Corps
Royal 1st Göta Transportation Corps		 1902-01-01 – 1904-12-07
Kungl Göta trängkår Royal Göta Service Troops[12] 1904-12-08 – 1949-06-30
Kungl Göta trängregemente Royal Göta Service Regiment[8]
Royal Göta Transportation Regiment[13]		 1949-07-01 – 1974-12-31
Göta trängregemente Göta Service Regiment[8]
Göta Transportation Regiment[13]		 1975-01-01 – 1994-06-30
Göta trängkår Göta Service Troops[12] 1994-07-01 – 2000-06-30
Göta trängregemente Göta Service Regiment[8]
Göta Transportation Regiment[13]		 2000-07-01 – 2006-12-31
Trängregementet Logistic Regiment[3] 2007-01-01 –
Designation From To
T 2 1891-04-01 – 2006-12-31
TrängR 2007-01-01 –
Location From To
Stockholm Garrison 1891-04-01 – 1892-04-24
Karlsborg Garrison 1892-04-25 – 1905-09-30
Skövde Garrison 1905-10-01 –
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See also

Footnotes
  1. Established in 2000 by then regimental commander of Göta Service Regiment (T 2), Colonel Jan Persson.[1]
  2. The march was established in 1953 by Army Order 33/1953.[2]

References

Notes
  1. Handbok: parad 6: traditionsvård 2017, p. 54
  2. Sandberg 2007, p. 27
  3. Grafisk profil 2013, p. 64
  4. "VÅRA INSATSFÖRBAND" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  5. "FÖRSVARSMAKTENS LOGISTIK- OCH MOTORSKOLA" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  6. Lyth & Gustavsson 1993, p. 129
  7. Holmberg 1993, p. 42
  8. Braunstein 2004, p. 63
  9. Braunstein 2006, p. 37
  10. Gullberg 1977, p. 1040.
  11. Appich, Jr. 1988, p. 167
  12. Gullberg 1977, p. 1666.
  13. Appich, Jr. 1988, p. 160

Print
  • Braunstein, Christian (2004). Svenska försvarsmaktens fälttecken efter millennieskiftet [The flags and standards of the Swedish armed forces after the turn of the millennium] (PDF). Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 7 [dvs 8] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Statens försvarshistoriska museer. ISBN 91-971584-7-X. SELIBR 9815350.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Braunstein, Christian (2006). Heraldiska vapen inom det svenska försvaret [Heraldry of the Swedish Armed Forces] (PDF). Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 9 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Statens försvarshistoriska museer. ISBN 91-971584-9-6. SELIBR 10099224.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Gullberg, Ingvar E. (1977). Svensk-engelsk fackordbok för näringsliv, förvaltning, undervisning och forskning [A Swedish-English dictionary of technical terms used in business, industry, administration, education and research] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Norstedt. ISBN 91-1-775052-0. SELIBR 8345587.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Holmberg, Björn (1993). Arméns regementen, skolor och staber: [en uppslagsbok] : en sammanställning (in Swedish). Arvidsjaur: Svenskt militärhistoriskt bibliotek (SMB). ISBN 91-972209-0-6. SELIBR 7796532.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Lyth, Einar; Gustavsson, Bengt, eds. (1993). Försvar i Örebro län: 1900-talet. Närkes militärhistoria, 99-0884938-7 ; 3 (in Swedish). Örebro: Stift. Nerikes regementen. ISBN 9163017776. SELIBR 7449440.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • 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. ISBN 978-91-631-8699-8. SELIBR 10413065.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Handbok: parad 6: traditionsvård : H PARAD 6 2016 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Försvarsmakten. 2017. SELIBR 22459606.

Web

Further reading
  • Ljungné, Sture, ed. (1991). Göta trängregemente: 100 år 1891-1991 (in Swedish). Skövde: Göta trängregemente. ISBN 91-630-0496-8. SELIBR 7448561.
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