Livgrenadjärregementet

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Livgrenadjärregementet (I 4, I 4/Fo 41)
Active	1791–1816, 1928–1997
Country	Sweden
Branch	Swedish Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Regiment
Motto	None
Colours	White and red
March	"Es lebe hoch das grosse Vaterland" (1928–1997)
Battle honours	Varberg (1565), Breitenfeld (1631), Lützen (1632), Wittstock (1636), Leipzig (1642), Warszawa (1656), Fredriksodde (1657), Tåget över Bält (1658), Lund (1676), Rügen (1678), Kliszow (1702), Warszawa (1705), Holovczyn (1708), Malatitze (1708), Rajovka (1708), Helsingborg (1710), Gadebusch (1712), Valkeala (1790), Svensksund ([1790)

Livgrenadjärregementet (Life Grenadier Regiment), designations I 4 and I 4/Fo 41, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was disbanded in 1997. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from the provinces of Östergötland, and it was later garrisoned there.

Contents 1 History 2 Campaigns 3 Organisation 4 Name, designation and garrison 5 See also 6 References

[edit] History

See also: Östgöta infanteriregemente#History, Östgöta kavalleriregemente#History, Första livgrenadjärregementet#History, and Andra livgrenadjärregementet#History

The regiment has its origins in fänikor (companies) raised in the 16th century, these units formed Östgöta infanteriregemente and Östgöta kavalleriregemente which merged in 1791 and formed Livgrenadjärregementet. It consisted of two semi-independent units, Livgrenadjärregementets rotehållsdivision and Livgrenadjärregementets Rusthållsdivision originating from the two merged infantry and cavalry regiments.

The regiment was split in two in 1816, forming Första livgrenadjärregementet and Andra livgrenadjärregementet. These two units were later merged and reformed Livgrenadjärregementet in 1928, and the regiment was given the designation I 4 (4th Infantry Regiment). In 1973, the regiment gained the new designation I 4/Fo 41 as a consequence of a merge with the local defence area Fo 41. Livgrenadjärregementet was garrisoned in Linköping and was disbanded in 1997.

[edit] Campaigns

See also: Östgöta infanteriregemente#Campaigns, Östgöta kavalleriregemente#Campaigns, Första livgrenadjärregementet#Campaigns, and Andra livgrenadjärregementet#Campaigns

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[edit] Organisation

See also: Östgöta infanteriregemente#Organisation, Östgöta kavalleriregemente#Organisation, Första livgrenadjärregementet#Organisation, and Andra livgrenadjärregementet#Organisation

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[edit] Name, designation and garrison

See also: Östgöta infanteriregemente#Name, designation and garrison, Östgöta kavalleriregemente#Name, designation and garrison, Första livgrenadjärregementet#Name, designation and garrison, and Andra livgrenadjärregementet#Name, designation and garrison

Name	Translation	From		To
Livgrenadjärregementet	Life Grenadier Regiment	1791	–	1816-09-30
Livgrenadjärregementet	Life Grenadier Regiment	1928-01-01	–	1997-12-31

Designation	From		To
I 4	1928-01-01	–	1975-06-30
I 4/Fo 41	1975-07-01	–	1997-12-31

Training ground or garrison town	From		To
Malmen	1791	–	1816-09-30
Linköping (G)	1928-01-01	–	1997-12-31

[edit] See also

• List of Swedish regiments
• Provinces of Sweden

[edit] References