Norrlands signalregemente (Norrland Signal Regiment), designations Ing 3 det, S 1 B, S 3 and Signbat/I 19, was a Swedish Army

Swedish Army

The Swedish Army is one of the oldest standing armies in the world and a branch of the Swedish Armed Forces; it is in charge of land operations. General Sverker Göranson is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Army.- Organization :...

 signal

Signalling (telecommunications)

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 regiment

Regiment

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, one of the few new formations raised in the 20th century. It was disbanded in 2005. The regiment was garrisoned in Norrbotten

Norrbotten

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History

The regiment has its origins in a 1915 detached company

Company (military unit)

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, Fälttelegrafkårens detachement i Boden, of Fälttelegrafkåren

Upplands regemente (signal)

Upplands regemente , designations Ing 3, S 1 and S 1/Fo 47, was a Swedish Army signal regiment that traced its origins back to the 19th century. It was disbanded in 2006...

 that was garrisoned in Boden

Boden, Sweden

Boden is a locality and the seat of Boden Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden with 18,680 inhabitants in 2005.- History :The town of Boden started as a railway junction where the Northern Line met with the Ore Line from the rich iron ore fields in northern Sweden.The town experienced...

. The company gained the designation Ing 3 det (3rd Engineer Regiment, detachment). The detachment was incorporated into Bodens ingenjörkår

Bodens ingenjörregemente

Bodens ingenjörregemente , designations Ing 4, Ing 3 and Ingbat/I 19, was a Swedish Army engineer regiment, one of the few new formations raised in the 20th century. It was disbanded in 2005. The regiment was garrisoned in Boden, Sweden.- History :The regiment has its origins in the engineer...

 in 1925, but was split off and formed Bodens signalkompani with designation S 1 B in 1937.

The company was in 1954 upgraded to a separate battalion

Battalion

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, and gained the designation S 3 (3rd Signal Regiment) in 1955. The battalion was renamed Norrlands signalbataljon soon after, and was upgraded to a regiment with the name Norrlands signalregemente in 1987 but downgraded to a battalion size unit again in 1994. In 2000, the battalion became one of five battalions in Norrbottens regemente

Norrbottens regemente

Norrbottens regemente , designation I 19, is a Swedish Army arctic armoured, light infantry and ranger 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, Norrbotten...

, regaining its old name, but not the designation S 3 it originally had, even though it was still in common use. The battalion was disbanded in 2005.

Name, designation and garrison

Name	Translation	From		To
Fälttelegrafkårens detachement i Boden	Field Telegraph Corps' Detachment in Boden	1915-01-01	–	1925-10-31
Bodens signalkompani	Boden Signal Company	1937-07-01	–	1942-12-03
Signalregementets kompani i Boden	Signal Regiment's Company in Boden	1942-12-04	–	1954-06-30
Signalbataljonen i Boden	Signal Battalion in Boden	1954-07-01	–	1957-03-31
Norrlands signalbataljon	Norrland Signal Battalion	1957-04-01	–	1987-06-30
Norrlands signalregemente	Norrland Signal Regiment	1987-07-01	–	1994-06-30
Norrlands signalkår	Norrland Signal Corps	1994-07-01	–	2000-06-30
Norrlands signalbataljon	Norrland Signal Battalion	2000-07-01	–	2005-12-31

Designation	From		To
Ing 3 det	1915-01-01	–	1925-10-31
S 1 B	1937-07-01	–	1955-12-06
S 3	1955-12-07	–	2000-06-30
Signbat/I 19	2000-07-01	–	2005-12-31

Training ground or garrison town	From		To
Boden Boden, Sweden Boden is a locality and the seat of Boden Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden with 18,680 inhabitants in 2005.- History :The town of Boden started as a railway junction where the Northern Line met with the Ore Line from the rich iron ore fields in northern Sweden.The town experienced...  (G)	1915-01-01	–	1925-10-31
Boden Boden, Sweden Boden is a locality and the seat of Boden Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden with 18,680 inhabitants in 2005.- History :The town of Boden started as a railway junction where the Northern Line met with the Ore Line from the rich iron ore fields in northern Sweden.The town experienced... (G)	1937-07-01	–	2005-12-31