Wendes artilleriregemente (Wendland Artillery Regiment), designation A 3, 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 :...

 artillery

Artillery

Originally applied to any group of infantry primarily armed with projectile weapons, artillery has over time become limited in meaning to refer only to those engines of war that operate by projection of munitions far beyond the range of effect of personal weapons...

 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 17th century. It was disbanded in 2000. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from Skåne, and it was also garrisoned there.

History

The regiment has its origins in Artilleriregementet

Artilleriregementet (old)

Artilleriregementet was a Swedish Army artillery regiment that traced its origins back to the 17th century. It split into four artillery regiments in 1794. The regiment's soldiers were recruited from the whole country, and it was garrisoned at several locations.- History :The regiment has its...

 raised in 1636. That regiment was split into four new regiments in 1794 of which Wendes artilleriregemente was one. The regiment was given the designation A 3 (3rd Artillery Regiment) in 1830. In 1893 two companies

Company (military unit)

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 were split off to form Andra Svea artilleriregemente and Andra Göta artilleriregemente. The regiment was garrisoned in Kristianstad

Kristianstad

Kristianstad is a city and the seat of Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 35,711 inhabitants in 2010.-History:The city was founded in 1614 by King Christian IV of Denmark, the city's name literally means 'Town of Christian', as a planned city after the burning of the town of Vä...

 but moved to Norra Åsum

Norra Åsum

Norra Åsum is a locality situated in Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 1,264 inhabitants in 2010....

 in 1953 and to Hässleholm

Hässleholm

Hässleholm is a locality and the seat of Hässleholm Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 17,730 inhabitants in 2005.-Overview:Hässleholm was gradually developed from 1860 in connection with the construction of the main Stockholm to Malmö railway line. There was no settlement on the spot before...

 in 1994 before being disbanded in 2000.

Name, designation and garrison

Name	Translation	From		To
Wendes artilleriregemente	Wendland Artillery Regiment	1794-06-23	–	2000-12-31

Designation	From		To
A 3	1830	–	2000-06-30

Training ground or garrison town	From		To
Kristianstad Kristianstad Kristianstad is a city and the seat of Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 35,711 inhabitants in 2010.-History:The city was founded in 1614 by King Christian IV of Denmark, the city's name literally means 'Town of Christian', as a planned city after the burning of the town of Vä...  (G)	1794-06-23	–	1953-09-05
Norra Åsum Norra Åsum Norra Åsum is a locality situated in Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 1,264 inhabitants in 2010....  (G)	1953-09-06	–	1994-06-30
Hässleholm Hässleholm Hässleholm is a locality and the seat of Hässleholm Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 17,730 inhabitants in 2005.-Overview:Hässleholm was gradually developed from 1860 in connection with the construction of the main Stockholm to Malmö railway line. There was no settlement on the spot before... (G)	1994-07-01	–	2000-12-31