The Wendes Artillery Regiment (), designation A 3, was a Swedish Army artillery regiment that traced its origins back to the 17th century. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from Scania, where it was garrisoned. The unit was disbanded as a result of the disarmament policies set forward in the Defence Act of 2000.
History
The regiment has its origins in the Artillery Regiment raised in 1636. That regiment was split into four new regiments in 1794 of which Wendes Artillery Regiment was one. The regiment was given the designation A 3 (3rd Artillery Regiment) in 1830. In 1893 two companies were split off to form 2nd Svea Artillery Regiment and 2nd Göta Artillery Regiment. The regiment was garrisoned in Kristianstad but moved to Norra Åsum in 1953 and to Hässleholm in 1994 before being disbanded in 2000.
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Organisation
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Heraldry and traditions
Colours, standards and guidons The standard of Wendes Artillery Regiment was embroidered by hand by mademoiselle Anette Bergner and presented as an honorary standard to the former mounted division of the Royal Wendes Artillery Regiment (A 3) in 1815. It was used as regimental standard by A 3 until 1 July 2000. Blazon: "On white cloth a winged cluster of flashes clasped by a hand under a royal crown proper, wings brown, crown and flash-cluster in yellow. In each corner a slanted open yellow crown. Yellow battle honours (Großbeeren 1813, Leipzig 1813, Dennewitz 1813) on the three lower sides of the standard. Fringe in white and yellow." Today it is presented as the second standard of the Artillery Regiment.
Coat of arms The coat of the arms of the Wendes Artillery Regiment (A 3) 1977–2000. Blazon: "Gules, the regimental badge, a wyvern or, armed and langued azure. The shield surmounted two gunbarrels of older pattern in saltire or. The gunbarrels may be sable".
Commanding officers
1794–1797: C C Gyllenstierna 1797–1804: C Armfelt 1804–1807: J Norby 1807–1821: Carl Friedrich von Cardell 1821–1822: C A Hägerflycht 1822–1845: A G von Arbin 1845–1860: David Wilhelm Silfverstolpe 1860–1866: A Wachtmeister 1866–1871: C M Skytte 1871–1882: G M von Arbin 1882–1883: H E R Rehbinder 1883–1891: A O Ankarcrona 1891–1895: C A Francke 1895–1911: Fredrik Johan Leth 1903–1911: T J Dyrssen 1911–1918: Karl Toll 1918–1919: G A Lundeberg (acting) 1919–1922: Bo Tarras-Wahlberg 1922–1927: Lennart Lilliehöök 1928–1932: Thor Lagerheim 1932–1935: Sture Gadd 1935–1940: Hugo Gadd 1940–1945: Knut Gyllenstierna 1945–1950: Tor Hedqvist 1950–1951: Karl Ångström 1951–1954: Erik Kihlblom 1954–1957: Alarik Bergman 1957–1961: Nils Söderberg 1961–1963: Stig Löfgren 1963–1966: Stig Magneberg 1966–1966: Carl Arcadius Holger Areskoug (acting) 1966–1967: Harald Smith 1967–1978: Valter Thomé 1978–1986: Hans Richter 1986–1993: Leif Mårtensson 1993–1994: Kjell Åke Plantin (acting) 1994–1995: Kjell Åke Plantin 1995–2000: Rolf Ohrlander
Names, designations and locations
Name Translation From To Kungl Wendes artilleriregemente Royal Wendes Artillery Regiment 1794-06-23 – 1974-12-31 Wendes artilleriregemente Wendes Artillery Regiment 1975-01-01 – 2000-06-30 Avvecklingsorganisation Decommissioning Organisation 2000-07-01 – 2001-06-30 Designation From To No. 3 1830-??-?? – 1914-09-30 A 3 1914-10-01 – 2000-06-30 Location From To Kristianstad Garrison 1794-06-23 – 1994-06-30 Stralsund Garrison 1794-06-23 – 1814-12-31 Hässleholm Garrison 1994-07-01 – 2000-06-30
See also List of Swedish artillery regiments
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