Life Regiment Grenadiers
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Life Regiment Grenadiers (Swedish: Livregementets grenadjärer), also I 3, was a Swedish Army infantry unit that was active in various forms 1815–2000. The unit was based in Örebro Garrison in Örebro and belonged to the King's Life and Household Troops (Kungl. Maj:ts Liv- och Hustrupper) until 1974.[3][4][5]
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Livregementets grenadjärer | |
Active | 1815–2000 |
Country | Sweden |
Allegiance | Swedish Armed Forces |
Branch | Swedish Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Regiment |
Part of | 5th Military District (1833–1847) 4th Military District (1847–1893) 4th Army Division (1893–1901) IV Army Division (1902–1927) Eastern Army Division (1928–1936) IV Army Division (1937–1942) V Military District (1942–1966) Bergslagen Military District (1966–1991) Middle Military District (1991–2000) |
Garrison/HQ | Örebro |
Motto(s) | Artibus et armis recuperatur gloria[note 1] |
Colors | Light blue and white |
March | "Livregementets grenadjärers marsch" (Eilhardt)[note 2] |
Anniversaries | 4 December (Battle of Lund 1676) |
Battle honours | Lützen (1632), Oldendorf (1633), Wittstock (1636), Leipzig (1642), Warsaw (1656), Frederiksodde (1657), Tåget över Bält (1658), Lund (1676), Landskrona (1677), Narva (1700), Düna (1701) Kliszów (1702), Fraustadt (1706), Holowczyn (1708), Malatitze (1708), Hälsingborg (1710), Gadebusch (1712), Svensksund (1790) |
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