Uppland Regiment | |
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Upplands regemente | |
Active | 1626–1709, 1709–1957 |
Country | Sweden |
Allegiance | Swedish Armed Forces |
Branch | Swedish Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Regiment |
Part of | 4th Military District (1833–1888) 5th Military District (1888–1893) 5th Army Division (1893–1901) V Army Division (1902–1927) Eastern Army Division (1928–1936) IV Army Division (1937–1942) IV Military District (1942–1957) |
Garrison/HQ | Uppsala |
Colors | Red and yellow |
March | "Utgångsmarsch" (Bergström)[note 1] |
Battle honours | Varberg (1565), Narva (1581), Lützen (1632), Warsaw (1656), Fredriksodde (1657), March Across the Belts (1658), Rügen (1678), Düna (1701), Kliszow (1702), Holovczyn (1708), Helsingborg (1710), Svensksund (1790) |
The Uppland Regiment (Swedish: Upplands regemente), designation I 8, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was disbanded in 1957. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from the province of Uppland, and it was later garrisoned there.
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