Första livgrenadjärregementet (1st Life Grenadier Regiment), designation I 4, 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 :...

 infantry

Infantry

Infantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies...

 regiment

Regiment

A regiment is a major tactical military unit, composed of variable numbers of batteries, squadrons or battalions, commanded by a colonel or lieutenant colonel...

 that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was merged into a new regiment in 1927. The regiment's soldiers were recruited from the province of Östergötland

Östergötland

Östergötland, English exonym: East Gothland, is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden in the south of Sweden. It borders Småland, Västergötland, Närke, Södermanland, and the Baltic Sea. In older English literature, one might also encounter the Latinized version, Ostrogothia...

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History

The regiment has its origins in fänikor (companies) raised in Östergötland

Östergötland

Östergötland, English exonym: East Gothland, is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden in the south of Sweden. It borders Småland, Västergötland, Närke, Södermanland, and the Baltic Sea. In older English literature, one might also encounter the Latinized version, Ostrogothia...

 in the 16th century. These units later formed Östgöta infanteriregemente

Östgöta infanteriregemente

Östgöta infanteriregemente was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was merged with another unit to form a new regiment in 1791...

 and Östgöta kavalleriregemente

Östgöta kavalleriregemente

Östgöta kavalleriregemente was a Swedish Army cavalry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was merged with another unit to form a new regiment in 1791. The regiment's soldiers were recruited from the province of Östergötland.- History :The regiment has its origins in...

 which merged in 1791 and formed Livgrenadjärregementet

Livgrenadjärregementet

Livgrenadjärregementet , designations I 4 and I 4/Fo 41, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was disbanded in 1997...

. This regiment was split in 1816 creating Första livgrenadjärregementet and Andra livgrenadjärregementet

Andra livgrenadjärregementet

Andra livgrenadjärregementet , designation I 5, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was merged into a new regiment in 1927...

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The regiment was allotted

Swedish allotment system

The allotment system was a system used in Sweden for keeping a trained army at all times. This system came into use in around 1640, and was replaced in the early 1900s by the Swedish Armed Forces conscription system...

 in 1685. The regiment was given the designation I 4 (4th Infantry Regiment) in a general order

General order

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 in 1816. Första livgrenadjärregementet was then merged with Andra livgrenadjärregementet in 1928 to reform the old Livgrenadjärregementet.

Name, designation and garrison

Name	Translation	From		To
Första livgrenadjärregementet	1st Life Grenadier Regiment	1 October 1816	–	31 December 1927

Designation	From		To
I 4	1 October 1816	–	31 December 1927

Training ground or garrison town	From		To
Malmen	1 October 1816	–	1922
Linköping Linköping Linköping is a city in southern middle Sweden, with 104 232 inhabitants in 2010. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality with 146 736 inhabitants and the capital of Östergötland County... (G)	1922	–	31 December 1927