The Norrland Engineer Battalion (), designation Ingbat/I 19, originally Boden Engineer Regiment (), designation Ing 3, was a Swedish Army engineer unit, one of the few new formations raised in the 20th century. It was disbanded in 2005. The unit was garrisoned in Boden, Sweden.
History The unit has its origins in the engineer companies created at Norrbotten Regiment in 1902. These companies became independent in 1904 as Boden Engineer Corps and gained the designation Ing 4 (4th Engineer Regiment). Boden Engineer Corps gained the new designation Ing 3 in 1937 and was upgraded to a regiment in 1975 and was renamed Boden Engineer Regiment.
It was then downgraded to a battalion unit again in 1994, and was renamed Norrland Engineer Corps. In 2000, the battalion became one of five battalions in Norrbotten Regiment, with the name Norrland Engineer Battalion, the designation Ing 3 was not kept, even though it was still in common use. The battalion was disbanded in 2005.
Campaigns None
Organisation ?
Heraldry and traditions
Colours, standards and guidons At the 300th anniversary of the Swedish Fortification Corps on 26 September 1935, His Majesty the King Gustav V presented a colour to the then Boden Engineer Corps. On 1 January 1998, the colour of Svea Engineer Corps was transferred to Norrland Engineer Corps after Svea Engineer Corps was disbanded on 31 December 1997. A new colour was presented to the then Norrland Engineer Battalion in Boden by His Majesty the King Carl XVI Gustaf on 27 August 2001. It was drawn by Kristina Holmgård-Åkerberg and embroidered by machine and hand (the badge) in insertion technique by the company Libraria. The colour may be used according to the decisions of CO I 19. Blazon: "On blue cloth in the centre the lesser coat of arms of Sweden, three yellow crowns placed two and one. In the first corner a mullet with a cluster of rays, all in yellow. In the lower part of this the coat of arms of the unit; argent, throughout a wall with a gatetower both embattled gules (the original name of the battalion was Royal Boden Engineers Regiment, Ing 3); on a chief azure three open crowns in fess or (a legacy from the former Svea Engineer Regiment, Ing 1). The shield ensigned with a royal crown proper. After the battalion was disbanded, the colour was carried by Norrland Engineer Company at Norrbotten Regiment until the company was disbanded on 21 June 2011.
Coat of arms The coat of the arms of the Boden Engineer Regiment (Ing 3) 1977–1994, the Norrland Engineer Corps (Ing 3) 1994–2000 and the Norrland Engineer Battalion (Ingbat/I 19) 2000–2004. Blazon: "Argent, the town badge of Boden, a wall throughout embattled gules with a gatetower, mansoned in the first colour. The shield surmounted a cluster of rays coming down from a mullet, or".
Medals Prior to the disbandment on 30 June 2000, the Norrlands ingenjörkårs (Ing 3) minnesmedalj ("Norrland Engineer Corps (Ing 3) Commemorative Medal") in silver (NorrlingSMM) of the 8th size was established. The medal ribbon was divided in black, blue and black moiré. Prior to the disbandment of the battalion on 26 August 2005, the Norrlands ingenjörbataljons minnesmedalj ("Norrland Engineer Battalion Commemorative Medal") in silver (NorrlingbatMSM) of the 8th size was established. The medal ribbon was black with blue edges followed by a yellow stripe.
Commanding officers Regimental commander as well as battalion and corps commander from 1905 to 2005. Commanding officers from 1905 to 1973 and from 1994 to 2000 were called "corps commander". Commanding officers from 1973 to 1994 were called "regimental commander" and from 2000 to 2005 the commanding officers were called "battalion commander".
1905–1907: Emil Sebastian von Krusenstjerna 1907–1914: Olof Kullberg 1914–1916: Henri Leopold de Champs 1916–1920: Axel Norinder 1920–1926: Per Albin Dihlström 1926–1928: Ove Sylvan 1928–1931: Sven Alin 1931–1934: Ebbe Tydén 1934–1937: Gunnar Ström 1937–1940: Åke Grönhagen 1940–1941: Inge Hellgren 1941–1941: Anders Walter Graûmann 1941–1948: Wilhelm Dahlgren 1948–1953: Stig Berggren 1953–1959: Nils Rabe 1959–1973: Tore Rahmqvist 1973–1979: Owe Karl-Gösta Dahl 1979–1982: Hans Carlsson 1982–1983: Karl Oskar Sigurd Henningsson (acting) 1983–1991: Karl Oscar Bertil Alm 1991–1993: Sören Stegius 1994–1994: Anders Andersson (acting) 1994–1996: Jan-Gunnar Isberg 1996–1998: Bo Sören Ericson 1998–2000: Gunnar Söderström 2000–2002: Roger Olsson 2002–2004: Anders Widuss 2004–2005: Björn Sundström
Names, designations and locations Name Translation From To Kungliga Bodens ingenjörkår Royal Boden Engineer Corps 1905-04-01 – 1974-12-31 Bodens ingenjörkår Boden Engineer Corps 1975-01-01 – 1975-06-30 Bodens ingenjörregemente Boden Engineer Regiment 1975-07-01 – 1994-06-30 Norrlands ingenjörkår Norrland Engineer Corps 1994-07-01 – 2000-06-30 Norrlands ingenjörbataljon Norrland Engineer Battalion 2000-07-01 – 2004-12-31 Avvecklingsorganisation Decommissioning Organisation 2005-01-01 – 2005-08-31 Norrlands ingenjörkompani Norrland Engineer Company 2005-09-01 – 2011-12-31 Designation From To Ing 4 1905-04-01 – 1937-06-30 Ing 3 1937-07-01 – 2000-06-30 Ingbat/I 19 2000-07-01 – 2005-08-31 Ingkomp/I 19 2005-09-01 – 2011-12-31 Location From To Luleå/Notviken 1902-05-12 – 1904-05-01 Boden Garrison 1904-04-01 – 2011-12-31
See also List of Swedish engineer regiments
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