| Vaxholm Artillery Corps | |
|---|---|
| Vaxholm artillerikår | |
 | |
| Active | 1889–1901 |
| Country | Sweden |
| Allegiance | Swedish Armed Forces |
| Branch | Swedish Army |
| Type | Artillery |
| Role | Fortress artillery |
| Size | Corps |
| Part of | 4th Military District, 4th Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Vaxholm Fortress, Oskar-Fredriksborg Fortress |
| March | "Honnör för Finska gardet" (Arnoldsson)[1] |
Vaxholm Artillery Corps (Swedish language: Vaxholms artillerikår ) was an artillery unit of the Swedish Army which operated between 1889 and 1901. The unit was based in Vaxholm in Uppland.
History[]
Vaxholm Artillery Corps, the first fortress artillery corps in Sweden,[2] originated in 1794 from a company of Svea Artillery Regiment (No 1) placed in Vaxholm, which together with the fortress company of Göta Artillery Regiment (No 2) formed Vaxholms Artillery Corps (No 5) on 1 January 1901 after a parliament decisions two years earlier.[2][3][4] The corps was located at Vaxholm Fortress and Oskar-Fredriksborg Fortress on Rindö and consisted of 23 officers, 25 non-commissioned officer, two civilian and 400 men divided into four companies.[2] The crew was enlisted with the addition of military men from the coast of Roslagen and Stockholm.[4] Its commanding officer was also commandant at both fortresses, belonged to the 4th Military District and the 4th Division.[2]
The uniforms was those for artillery, with a few modifications.[2] The color of the collar of the atilla was red. Vaxholm Artillery Corps changed designation in 1892 to No 8 and the color of the collar became white in the design for the fortress artillery (half the collar with lace).[3] For entry into the corps and promotion to lieutenant, similar regulations applied as for the field artillery. The crew was enlisted for 2 years, but could recapitulate. The training of underbefäl (non-commissioned officers) took place in the corps, but the officers' preparatory studies for entry into the Artillery and Engineering College was taught at Svea Artillery Regiment's school in Stockholm.[2]
On 12 December 1901 the corps was dissolved and was terminated from the artillery, to form Vaxholm Coastal Artillery Regiment (KA 1) in the coastal artillery on 1 January 1902.[3]
Commanding officers[]
Commanding officers from 1888 to 1901:[5]
- 1888–1896 – Hugo Wennerholm
- 1896–1901 – Oskar Sylvander
Names, designations and garrison[]
Uniform of the Vaxholm Artillery Corps.
| Kungl Vaxholms artillerikår | Royal Vaxholm Artillery Regiment | 1889-01-01 | – | 1901-12-31 |
| No 5 | 1889-01-01 | – | 1892-12-31 |
| No 8 | 1893-01-01 | – | 1901-12-31 |
| Vaxholm Fortress (F) | 1889-01-01 | – | 1901-12-31 |
| Oskar-Fredriksborg Fortress (F) | 1889-01-01 | – | 1901-12-31 |
| Rindö (F) | 1889-01-01 | – | 1901-12-31 |
See also[]
References[]
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- ↑ Sandberg, Bo (2007) (in Swedish). Försvarets marscher och signaler förr och nu: marscher antagna av svenska militära förband, skolor och staber samt igenkännings-, tjänstgörings- och exercissignaler (New ed.). Stockholm: Militärmusiksamfundet med Svenskt marscharkiv. p. 210. ISBN 978-91-631-8699-8. 10413065.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 (in Swedish) Nordisk familjebok: konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi innehållande upplysningar och förklaringar om märkvärdiga namn, föremål och begrepp. 17. Stockholm. 1893. p. 421. 78095. http://runeberg.org/nfaq/0215.html.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Holmberg, Björn (1993) (in Swedish). Arméns regementen, skolor och staber: [en uppslagsbok] : en sammanställning. Arvidsjaur: Svenskt militärhistoriskt bibliotek (SMB). pp. 28–29. ISBN 91-972209-0-6. 7796532.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Westrin, Theodor, ed (1921) (in Swedish). Nordisk familjebok: konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi. 31 (New, rev. and rich ill. ed.). Stockholm: Nordisk familjeboks förl.. p. 926. 8072220. http://runeberg.org/nfck/0489.html.
- ↑ Kjellander, Rune (2003) (in Swedish). Sveriges regementschefer 1700-2000: chefsbiografier och förbandsöversikter. Stockholm: Probus. p. 324. ISBN 91-87184-74-5. 8981272.
Further reading[]
- Cyrus, John Ludvig Allan (1944) (in sv). Kungl. Vaxholms artillerikår, sedermera Kungl. Vaxholms kustartilleriregemente. Uppsala. 2606032.
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