Logistic Regiment (Sweden)

The Logistic Regiment (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.

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. 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."

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 1st September 1935 at the 50-years anniversary of the Swedish Army Service Troops. 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."

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".

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", "transportation" (adj.), or "logistic".