Editing Norrbotten Regiment (section)

{{Short description|Swedish Army regiment}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name =Norrbotten Regiment
| native_name ={{lang|sv|Norrbottens regemente}}
| image =[[File:Norrbottens regemente vapen.svg|150x200px]]
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| caption =
| dates =1841–1994, 2000–present
| disbanded =
| country ={{flag|Sweden}}
| countries =
| allegiance =[[Swedish Armed Forces]]
| branch =[[Swedish Army]]
| type =[[Armoured warfare|Armoured]], [[Ski warfare|arctic]] [[light infantry]]
| role =[[Recruit training]]
| size =[[Regiment]]
| command_structure =[[Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters]]{{#tag:ref|6th Military District (1833–1847)<br>5th Military District (1847–1888)<br>6th Military District (1889–1893)<br>6th Army Division (1893–1901)<br>VI Army Division (1902–1927)<br>Upper Norrland's Troops (1928–1942)<br>[[Upper Norrland Military District|VI Military District]] (1942–1966)<br>[[Upper Norrland Military District]] (1966–1993)<br>[[Northern Military District (Milo N)|Northern Military District]] (1993–1994)<br>[[Joint Forces Command (Sweden)|Joint Forces Command]] (2000–2005)<br>[[Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters]] (2005–present)|group=note}}
| garrison =[[Boden Garrison|Boden]]
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| motto ={{lang|sv|De hava aldrig wikit eller för egen del tappat}} ("Never have they yielded, nor given ground"){{#tag:ref|This opinion of the then [[Västerbotten Regiment]] was mentioned by King [[Gustav III of Sweden|Gustaf III]] before the [[Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790)|1788 campaign]]. Norrbotten Regiment originated in Västerbotten Regiment, and the motto accompanied both regiments in the 1841 split. The motto is today also used by the 13th Home Guard Battalion.<ref>{{Harvnb|''Handbok: parad 6: traditionsvård''|2017|p=47}}</ref>|group=note}}
| colors = Blue and white
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| march ="Norrbottens fältjägare" (Sundgrén) (1890s&ndash;1916)<br>"Finska rytteriets marsch" (Unknown){{#tag:ref|The march was adopted in 1916 and established in 1953 by Army Order 33/1953. The march was used by the [[Norrbotten Brigade]] from 1994 to 2000.<ref>{{harvnb|Sandberg|2007|p=10}}</ref>|group=note}}
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| anniversaries =8 September
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| battle_honours =[[Battle of Landskrona|Landskrona]] (1677), [[Crossing of the Düna|Düna]] (1701), [[Battle of Kliszów|Kliszow]] (1702), [[Battle of Fraustadt|Fraustadt]] (1706), [[Battle of Malatitze|Malatitze]] (1708), [[Battle of Strömstad|Strömstad]] (1717)
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<!-- Commanders -->
| current_commander = [[Överste|COL]] Mats Ludvig
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| identification_symbol =[[File:AM.005037.jpg|100px]]
| identification_symbol_label =Branch insignia
| identification_symbol_2 =[[File:AM.090978aa.jpg|100px]]
| identification_symbol_2_label =Unit insignia
| identification_symbol_3 =[[File:MILI.011282.jpg|100px]]
| identification_symbol_3_label =Shoulder sleeve insignia
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The '''Norrbotten Regiment''' ({{langx|sv|Norrbottens regemente}}), designation '''I 19''', is a [[Swedish Army]] [[Cold-weather warfare|arctic]] [[armoured warfare|armoured]], [[light infantry]] and [[commando]] [[regiment]] that traces its origins back to the 19th century. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from the province of [[Norrbotten]], and it is currently garrisoned in [[Boden, Sweden|Boden]], Norrbotten. The regiment has the responsibility for training two armoured and one special recon battalion, as well as number of Arctic light infantry battalions from the home guard as well as running the army's winter unit.

As of 2018, the Norrbotten Regiment employs 489 professional officers, 402 full-time soldiers, 512 part-time soldiers, 116 civilians and 683 reserve officers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/organisation/norrbottens-regemente-i-19/om-norrbottens-regemente/ |publisher=[[Swedish Armed Forces]] |title=Om Norrbottens Regemente |trans-title=About Norrbotten Regiment |access-date=12 June 2018 |language=sv}}</ref>