- Gotlands infanteriregemente
Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= Gotlands infanteriregemente
(I 27, I 18)
dates= 1887–1963
country=Sweden
branch=Swedish Army
type=Infantry
size=Regiment
motto= None
colors= Red and white (–1953)
Blue and white (1954–1963)
colors_label= Colours
march= "In Treue fest" (around 1915–1963)
battle_honours= NoneGotlands infanteriregemente (Gotland Infantry Regiment), designations I 27 and I 18, was a
Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 19th century. It was reorganized into an armoured regiment in 1963. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited on the island ofGotland , and it was later garrisoned there.History
The regiment has its origins in the unit
Gotlands nationalbeväring which was created in 1811. That unit was reformed into two separate units, Gotlands infanteriregemente and Gotlands artillerikår, in 1887 and the infantry regiment gained the designation I 27 (27th Infantry Regiment). It was reorganised as thebattalion size unit Gotlands infanterikår with the new designation I 18 in 1928. It got its regimental name back in 1937. Gotlands infanteriregemente then was reorganized into the armouredGotlands regemente in 1963.Campaigns
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Organisation
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Name, designation and garrison
See also
*
List of Swedish regiments
*Provinces of Sweden References
;Print
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