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Bohuslän Regiment

Bohuslän Regiment
Bohusläns regemente
(I 17)
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Insignia
Active 1661–1992
Country  Sweden
Branch Swedish Army
Type Infantry
Size Regiment
Colours Green
Battle honours Lund (1676)
Landskrona (1677)
Helsingborg (1710)
Gadebusch (1712)
Svensksund (1790)

The Bohuslän Regiment (Swedish: Bohusläns regemente), designation I 17, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traces its origins back 1661. It was disbanded in 1992. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from the provinces of Bohuslän, and it was later garrisoned there in the town Uddevalla.

Regimental commanders:

Coordinates: 58°20′52″N 11°57′26″E / 58.34778°N 11.95722°E / 58.34778; 11.95722



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