Värmland Regiment

Värmland Regiment
Värmlands regemente (I 22, I 2, I 2/Fo 52)
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Active	1812–2000
Country	Sweden
Branch	Swedish Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Regiment
Motto	"Cum Deo et victricibus armis" ("With God and victorious arms")
Colours	Yellow and black
March	"Pepitamarsch"
Battle honours	Fredriksodde (1657), Tåget över Bält (1658), Lund (1677), Landskrona (1678), Narva (1700), Düna (1701), Kliszow (1702), Fraustadt (1706), Malatitze (1708), Gadebusch (1712)

The Värmland Regiment (Swedish: Värmlands regemente), designations I 22, I 2 and I 2/Fo 52, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was disbanded in 2000. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from the province of Värmland, and it was later garrisoned in there.

History

See also: Närke-Värmlands regemente § History

The regiment has its origins in fänikor (companies) raised in Värmland in the 16th century. These units—along with fänikor from the nearby province of Närke—were organised into Närke-Värmlands regemente, which was split into two new regiments in 1812, one being Värmlands regemente, the other being Närkes regemente. The regiment was given the designation I 22 (22nd Infantry Regiment) in a general order in 1816. The designation was changed to I 2 (2nd Infantry Regiment) in 1939. In 1973, the regiment gained the new designation I 2/Fo 52 as a consequence of a merge with the local defence area Fo 52. Värmlands regemente was garrisoned in Karlstad from 1913 moved to Kristinehamn in 1994 before being disbanded in 2000.

Campaigns

See also: Närke-Värmlands regemente § Campaigns

• The Campaign against Norway (1814)

Organisation

See also: Närke-Värmlands regemente § Organisation

1812

• Livkompaniet
• Kils kompani
• Jösse kompani
• Älvdals kompani
• Grums kompani
• Nordmarks kompani
• Näs kompani
• Gillbergs kompani

Name, designation and garrison

See also: Närke-Värmlands regemente § Name, designation and garrison

Name	Translation	From		To
Värmlands regemente	Värmland Regiment	8 June 1812	–	30 June 2000

Designation	From		To
I 22	1816	–	30 September 1939
I 2	1 October 1939	–	30 June 1973
I 2/Fo 52	1 July 1973	–	30 June 2000

Training ground or garrison town	From		To
Varpnäs mo	1812	–	30 September 1913
Trossnäs fält	1834	–	30 September 1913
Karlstad (G)	1 October 1913	–	1994
Kristinehamn (G)	1994	–	30 June 2000

See also

• List of Swedish regiments
• Provinces of Sweden

References

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