59-482: (Redirected from I-19 ) I19 , I 19 or I-19 may refer to: Västerbotten Regiment , a Swedish infantry regiment; active from 1816 to 1841 Norrbotten Regiment , a Swedish infantry regiment; active from 1841 to 1975, and since 2000 Interstate 19 , an Interstate highway in Arizona Japanese submarine I-19 [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
118-437: A celebration at Kensington Palace . She was the sister of Lord Mountbatten and aunt of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and a niece of Empress Alexandra of Russia . She was also a first cousin once removed of her husband’s first wife both being descendants of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. It was Lady Louise who became Queen of Sweden . Both Queen Louise and her stepchildren were great-grandchildren of Queen Victoria of
177-790: A ceremonial figurehead. The King's reputation as a "professional amateur professor" was widely known; nationally and internationally, and among his relatives. Gustaf VI Adolf was a devoted archaeologist , and was admitted to the British Academy for his work in botany in 1958. Gustaf VI Adolf participated in archaeological expeditions in China, Greece, Korea and Italy, and founded the Swedish Institute in Rome . Gustaf VI Adolf had an enormous private library consisting of 80,000 volumes and – nearly more impressively – he actually had read
236-915: A dinner, as did the President of the Lebanese Republic . The Crown Prince also visited the new port facilities in Beirut and visited the offices of the Swedish Oriental Line, Volvo and SKF . Furthermore, the journey went to Jerusalem . The royals arrived on 11 December by car in Palestine and met at the border by the British Commissioner for the Northern District. A two-day break was made in Haifa , where
295-507: A great and abiding interest in removing their royal titles and privileges (because of marriages that were unconstitutional at the time), persuaded his father Gustaf V to do so and to have the Royal Court call the three family members only Mr. Bernadotte . Gustaf Adolf married Princess Margaret of Connaught on 15 June 1905 in St. George's Chapel , at Windsor Castle . Princess Margaret was
354-557: A lifelong amateur archeologist particularly interested in Ancient Italian cultures. Gustaf Adolf was born on 11 November 1882, at Stockholm Palace . At birth he was created Duke of Scania . A patrilineal member of the House of Bernadotte , Gustaf Adolf was also descended from the House of Vasa through maternal lines. Through his mother, he was a descendant of Gustav IV Adolf of the House of Holstein-Gottorp . Gustaf Adolf
413-470: A mullet with a cluster of rays, all yellow. In the lower part of this placed upon a cluster of yellow bolts, the provincial coat of arms of Västerbotten; azure powdered with estoiles or, a reindeer at speed argent armed and langued gules. The shield ensigned with a royal crown proper." The standard is drawn by Brita Grep and embroidered by hand in insertion technique by the Kedja studio, Heraldica. The standard
472-704: A new colour by His Majesty the King Gustaf VI Adolf in connection with the 350th anniversary of the regiment. When the Norrbotten Armoured Battalion (P 5) was amalgamated with the regiment, its standard was carried to the side of the regimental colour. The standard is carried again by the Norrbotten Armoured Battalion since 1 July 2000. A new colour was presented to the regiment in Boden by His Majesty
531-509: A number of countries in the Near East . The journey began on 13 September from Stockholm. The journey went by rail via Malmö , Berlin and Rome to Messina , where the royals boarded the Swedish Oriental Line motor ship Vasaland , destined for Greece . They stopped at Patras and then the journey continued to Aegion. On 20 September, they arrived in Piraeus , from where the royals took
590-512: A press interview claimed to be an extramarital son of Gustaf VI Adolf, a claim taken seriously by the king's biographer Kjell Fridh (1944–1998). Via his son Gustaf Adolf and his daughter Ingrid, respectively, King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden was the grandfather of his direct successor King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Queen Margrethe II of Denmark (who is herself the mother of the current King Frederik X of Denmark). By his second marriage, Gustaf Adolf
649-538: A reception for the governor, the chief officials, the consuls and the judiciary and the Swedish deputy consul and such for the leading trade representatives. On 29 October 1950, Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf became king a few days before his 68th birthday, upon the death of his father, King Gustaf V . He was at the time the world's oldest heir apparent to a monarchy (this in turn was broken by his grandnephew Charles, Prince of Wales on 2 November 2016). On 30 October he took
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#1732776742776708-698: A representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs joined the party on the way. In Aleppo, the stay was extended to about 14 days, when the Crown Prince contracted a mild intestinal catarrh due to the stressful climate. On 1 November, the journey continued. The Crown Prince Couple, Princess Ingrid and Prince Bertil then boarded a British military plane and arrived in Baghdad on the same day. The King Ghazi of Iraq met at his country retreat Kasr-el-Zuhoor, from where he accompanied his guests to Bilatt Castle. At all
767-520: A result of a split within the government over pension reform. This split had caused the Center Party to leave government and the King then attempted to form a center-right coalition government. The leader of the Center Party however refused to be part of a right wing government and instead supported a Social Democratic minority government, which the King ended up appointing. His handling of the situation
826-468: A train to Athens , where they were received by the President of Greece and representatives of government agencies. Furthermore, an excursion was made to Delphi , Nafplio and Delos with the cruiser Hellas . After returning to Athens, Vasaland departed for Thessaloniki on 28 September, where the international fair was visited. On 2 October, they arrived in Istanbul . After the ship dropped anchor,
885-586: A two-day visit to Bursa was made. The stay in Turkey ended with a four-day incognito break in Istanbul, during which several receptions were held at the Swedish legation. On 10 October, the royal travelers continued with Vasaland , which arrived on 12 October in İzmir . From here, the departure took place on 15 October with the president's own train and on 17 October it arrived in Aleppo , after Prince Bertil and
944-476: A white reindeer at speed, armed red (a legacy from the former Norrbotten Artillery Corps, A 5) and in the fourth corner the provincial badge of Jämtland , a white elk passant, attacked on its back by a rising falcon and in the front by a rampant dog, both yellow; all animals armed red (a legacy from the former Norrland Artillery Regiment, A 4)." The colour is drawn by Kristina Holmgård-Åkerberg and embroidered by machine and hand (the badge) in insertion technique by
1003-405: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Norrbotten Regiment The Norrbotten Regiment ( Swedish : Norrbottens regemente ), designation I 19 , is a Swedish Army arctic armoured , light infantry and commando regiment that traces its origins back to the 19th century. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from
1062-700: Is suggested to have swayed it in support of the incumbent Social Democratic government. In a break with tradition, he was not buried in Riddarholmskyrkan in Stockholm, but in the Royal Cemetery in Haga alongside his wives. Not long before his death, Gustaf Adolf approved a new constitution that stripped the monarchy of its remaining political powers. The new document took effect in 1975, two years after Gustaf Adolf's death, leaving his grandson as
1121-536: The National Archives of Sweden . The colour was made by Friends of Handicraft in Stockholm, which is a subcontractor to the Swedish Army Museum . Pre- and post-work as well as embroidery work were done by Viola Edin and Anna Eriksson at company Konstbrodöserna . The wild man in red ( I 20 's coat of arms) that was to the left of the battle honours in the old colour has been removed, as
1180-640: The President of the Syrian Republic hosted a banquet for the Crown Prince's family, who stayed in Syria for four days. During the return journey to Beirut , Baalbek and the ruins of the old sun city were visited. In Beirut, the royals were received with military honors and were guests of the French government. The High Commissioner of the Levant , with whom the Crown Prince and Crown Princess stayed, hosted
1239-580: The United Kingdom , Crown Princess Margaret having been a first cousin of Queen Louise's mother, Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine . His second marriage produced only one stillborn daughter on 30 May 1925. While his first wife visited her native Britain in the early years of their marriage, it was widely rumored in Sweden that Gustaf Adolf had an affair there with operetta star Rosa Grünberg. Swedish vocalist Carl E. Olivebring (1919–2002) in
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#17327767427761298-795: The Foreign Minister and the Grand Master of the Ceremonies, as well as representatives of government agencies. The Crown Prince's family went in a procession to the castle, where the Shah for the Crown Prince represented the council president and others were present. The Shah then accompanied the Crown Prince to the Golestan Palace . After several days in the Persian capital, he left for Mazandaran Province to study for three days
1357-603: The King Carl XVI Gustaf on 27 August 2001. The colour is drawn by Kristina Holmgård-Åkerberg and embroidered by machine and hand in insertion technique by Maj-Britt Salander/company Blå Kusten. Blazon : "On blue cloth powdered with yellow estoiles, the provincial badge of Västerbotten; a white reindeer at speed, armed and langued red. On a white border at the upper side of the colour, battle honours ( Landskrona 1677, Düna 1701, Kliszow 1702, Fraustadt 1706, Malatitze 1708, Strömstad 1717) in blue and close to
1416-626: The King Gustaf VI Adolf on 28 July 1961. It was used as battalion standard until 1975 and then as a traditional standard at I 19 up to 1 July 2000. The standard may be used according to the decisions of CO I 19. Blazon: "On blue cloth powdered with yellow estoiles the provincial badge of Västerbotten ; a white reindeer at speed, armed and langued red. Blue fringe." The coat of the arms of the Norrbotten Regiment (I 19) 1977–1994. Blazon : "Azure, powdered with estoiles or,
1475-692: The Västerbotten Group ( Västerbottensgruppen ), that carry those traditions, from 2020 belongs to Northern Military Region with the Västerbotten Group in Umeå . The colour is drawn by Kristina Holmgård-Åkerberg and embroidered by machine in insertion technique by Sofie Thorburn. The colour was presented to the battalion in Kristinehamn by His Majesty the King Carl XVI Gustaf on 15 April 2002. The colour may be used according to
1534-827: The Västerbotten Group ( Västerbottensgruppen ). In addition to the traditional heritage of the Lapland Brigade, the regiment also has primarily traditional heritage from Norrbotten Regiment with Norrbotten Armoured Battalion (I 19/P 5), Norrbotten Regiment and Norrbotten Brigade (MekB 19), Norrbotten Armoured Battalion (P 5) and Norrland Dragoon Regiment (K 4). Regimental commanders active from 1900. For regimental commanders active from 1994 to 2000, see Norrbotten Regiment and Norrbotten Brigade 65°49′11″N 21°39′31″E / 65.8198°N 21.6587°E / 65.8198; 21.6587 Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden Gustaf VI Adolf (Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf; 11 November 1882 – 15 September 1973)
1593-403: The company Libraria. The colour was presented to the then Norrland Engineer Battalion in Boden by His Majesty the King Carl XVI Gustaf on 27 August 2001. The colour may be used according to the decisions of CO I 19. Blazon: "On blue cloth in the centre the lesser coat of arms of Sweden , three yellow crowns placed two and one. In the first corner a mullet with a cluster of rays, all in yellow. In
1652-414: The company Libraria. The colour was presented to the then Royal Norrland Signal Battalion (S 3) in Boden by His Majesty King Gustaf VI Adolf on 7 July 1961. It was used as regimental colour by S 3 until 1 July 2000. The colour may be used according to the decisions of CO I 19. Blazon: "On blue cloth in the centre the lesser coat of arms of Sweden , three yellow crowns placed two and one. In the first corner
1711-519: The daughter of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn , third son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of the United Kingdom . Gustaf Adolf and Margaret had five children: Crown Princess Margaret died suddenly on 1 May 1920 with her cause of death given as an infection following surgery. At the time, she was eight months pregnant and expecting their sixth child. Gustaf Adolf married Lady Louise Mountbatten , formerly Princess Louise of Battenberg, on 3 November 1923 at St. James's Palace with
1770-548: The death of his grandfather, King Oscar II , on 8 December 1907. In 1926, the Crown Prince and Crown Princess Louise visited the United States. They included a trip to San Francisco, where the Crown Prince visited Bohemian Grove to see the Grove Play Truth by poet George Sterling . From September to December 1934, the Crown Prince, Crown Princess Louise , Princess Ingrid and Prince Bertil visited
1829-423: The decisions of CO I 19. Blazon: "On blue cloth in the centre the lesser coat of arms of Sweden , three yellow crowns placed two and one. In the first corner the town badge of Boden; a white wall with a gatetower embattled (the original name of the battalion was Boden Artillery Regiment, A 8), in the second corner two crossed yellow gunbarrels of older pattern, in the third corner the provincial badge of Västerbotten,
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1888-452: The first corner the town badge of Luleå ; two white keys, the left inverted (the original name of the battalion was Luleå Anti-Aircraft Corps). In the other corners two winged yellow gunbarrels of older pattern in saltire. Yellow fringe." The standard is drawn by Brita Grep and embroidered by hand in insertion technique by Libraria. The standard was presented to the former Royal Norrbotten Armoured Battalion (P 5) in Boden by His Majesty
1947-458: The hands holding swords in saltire, or". The coat of the arms of the Norrbotten Regiment (I 19) since 2000. Blazon: "Azure, powdered with estoiles or, the provincial badge of Västerbotten, a reindeer courant argent, armed gules". In 1967, the Norrbottens regementes (I 19) förtjänstmedalj ("Norrbotten Regiment (I 19) Medal of Merit") in gold/silver/bronze (NorrbregGM/SM/BM) of the 8th size
2006-434: The lower part of this the coat of arms of the unit; argent, throughout a wall with a gatetower both embattled gules (the original name of the battalion was Royal Boden Engineers Regiment, Ing 3); on a chief azure three open crowns in fess or (a legacy from the former Svea Engineer Regiment, Ing 1). The shield ensigned with a royal crown proper. The colour is drawn by Brita Grep and embroidered by hand in insertion technique by
2065-761: The main part of the books. He had an interest in specialist literature on Chinese art and East Asian history. Throughout his life, King Gustaf VI Adolf was particularly interested in the history of civilization, and he participated in several archaeological expeditions. His other great area of interest was botany , concentrating in flowers and gardening. He was considered an expert on the Rhododendron flower. At Sofiero Castle (the king's summer residence) he created an admired Rhododendron collection. Like his sons Prince Gustaf Adolf and Prince Bertil , Gustaf VI Adolf maintained wide, lifelong interests in sports. He enjoyed tennis and golf , and fly fishing for charity. He
2124-487: The monarchy had been de facto subordinate to the Riksdag and ministers since the definitive establishment of parliamentary rule in 1917, the king still nominally retained considerable reserve powers . With few exceptions, though, Gustaf Adolf chose to act on the advice of the ministers. The most notable occasion when Gustaf Adolf personally exercised his political power was during the 1957 government crisis that started as
2183-687: The official events that followed, except for King Ghazi of Iraq, his uncle and father-in-law, King Ali of Hejaz , the President of the Council and members of the Cabinet, the President of the Senate and others. On 6 November, the royals left by train for Khanaqin , where cars were ready to take them to Tehran . At the border, they were received by a representative of the Persian government and in Tehran by
2242-537: The ongoing construction work for the Trans-Iranian Railway . He then returned to Tehran to say goodbye to the Shah. The Crown Prince's family then left on 17 November in Volvo cars for Isfahan and Persepolis . In the latter place, the royals lived in the so-called Xerxes' harem and visited the city under the leadership of Professor Ernst Herzfeld . On 25 November, the return journey to Baghdad began over
2301-524: The province of Norrbotten , and it is currently garrisoned in Boden , Norrbotten. The regiment has the responsibility for training two armoured and one special recon battalion, as well as number of Arctic light infantry battalions from the home guard as well as running the army's winter unit. As of 2018, the Norrbotten Regiment employs 489 professional officers, 402 full-time soldiers, 512 part-time soldiers, 116 civilians and 683 reserve officers. The regiment
2360-479: The provincial badge of Västerbotten, a reindeer courant argent, armed and langued gules. The shield surmounted two muskets in saltire or." The coat of arms of the Norrbotten Armoured Battalion (P 5) 1957–1975 and the Norrbotten Regiment and Norrbotten Brigade (NMekB 19) 1994–2000. Blazon: "Azure, powdered with estoiles or, the provincial badge of Västerbotten, a reindeer courant argent, armed and langued gules. The shield surmounted two arms in fess, embowed and vambraced,
2419-403: The regal assurance and was enthroned on queen Christina's Silver Throne. He then delivered his accession speech and adopted Plikten framför allt ("Duty before all"), as his personal motto. During Gustaf VI Adolf's reign, work was underway on a new Instrument of Government to replace the 1809 constitution and produce reforms consistent with the times. Among the reforms sought by some Swedes
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2478-669: The residence of the British High Commissioner . The program for the following days included a two-day break in Jaffa and Tel Aviv . Visits were made to the offices of Volvo, SKF, ASEA and other Swedish companies. A two-day excursion was made around 20 December to Jericho , the Dead Sea , Transjordan 's capital Amman and Petra . The travelers were received by the Emir of Transjordan . After their return to Jerusalem,
2537-602: The royals continued immediately with train to Cairo , where they were guests of the Egyptian government. Due to King Fuad 's illness, the Prime Minister hosted the reception banquet at Zafaran Palace on 22 December. The royal guests spent Christmas in stillness, partly in a villa at the foot of the pyramids, partly on the Swedish legation. The Crown Prince and Prince Bertil then visited for a couple of days Alexandria . The Swedish consul Carl Wilhelm von Gerber arranged
2596-624: The royals lived in the government building on Mount Carmel . Visits were made on board the Swedish Orient Line's motor ship Hemland . During his stay in Haifa , the Crown Prince laid a wreath at the monument to King Faisal I of Iraq . Excursions were made to Capernaum , Acre , Nazareth and Nablus as well as the modern Jewish cooperative colony of Nahallah. The Crown Prince's family arrived in Jerusalem on 13 December and immediately went to their residence during their stay there,
2655-557: The royals were landed on the Asian side of the strait. The sloop docked at the quay in front of Haydarpaşa railway station . At the platform, President Mustafa Kemal Atatürk 's caravan waited, in which the journey continued to Ankara . At the station, the guests were received by Atatürk, members of the government and the administration. After his arrival, the Crown Prince visited Atatürk as well as Foreign Minister Tevfik Rüştü Aras . The visit to Ankara lasted from 3 to 5 October. On 5 October,
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2773-639: The snowy passes along the Kum-Sultanabad- Kermanshah road, a three-day uninterrupted journey by car. After a week-long unofficial stay in Baghdad with visits to modern factories and excursions to Ur and Babylon , the Crown Prince Couple and Princess Ingrid left for Damascus on 5 December by plane. Prince Bertil accompanied the car caravan through the desert, where camel troops paraded at Rutbah station. On 6 December,
2832-475: The staff the provincial badge of Lappland; a red savage with green garlands on head and around loins, clutching a yellow club on right shoulder (a legacy from the former Lappland Brigade, NB 20). A new colour was presented to the regiment in Boden by His Majesty the King Carl XVI Gustaf on 7 September 2019. The colour is drawn by Henrik Dahlström, heraldic artist and graphic designer at the State Herald at
2891-407: The unit was reorganised once again, and was redesignated back to its old designation I 19 despite being an armoured regiment, the name was also changed back to Norrbotten Regiment. The current organisation of the regiment includes: The Norrbotten Regiment presents one regimental colour, three battalion colours and two battalion standards: On 31 August 1974, the regiment was presented with
2950-402: Was King of Sweden from 29 October 1950 until his death in 1973. He was the eldest son of Gustaf V and his wife, Victoria of Baden . Before Gustaf Adolf acceded to the throne, he was crown prince for nearly 43 years during his father's reign. As king, and shortly before his death, he gave his approval to constitutional changes which removed the Swedish monarchy's last political powers. He was
3009-798: Was an uncle to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh . Upon his creation as Duke of Skåne, Gustaf Adolf was granted a coat of arms with the arms of Skåne in base. These arms can be seen on his stall-plates both as Knight of the Swedish order of the Seraphim in the Riddarholm Church in Sweden, but also the Frederiksborg Chapel in Copenhagen, Denmark, as a Knight of the Danish Order of the Elephant . Upon his accession to
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#17327767427763068-490: Was created in 1841 when Västerbotten Field Jäger Regiment was split into two corps units of battalion size, one of them being Norrbotten Field Jäger Corps. The unit was upgraded to regimental size and renamed Norrbotten Regiment in 1892. The regiment had its training grounds at various places in Norrbotten, but was eventually garrisoned in Boden in 1907. A ski battalion was created in 1910, and in 1943 this ski battalion
3127-425: Was established. The medal ribbon is of blue moiré with a yellow stripe on the middle followed on each side by a black line and a white stripe. When the Lapland Brigade ( Lapplandsbrigaden , NB 20) was disbanded on 31 December 1997, Norrbotten Regiment took over its traditions and colour, which should not be mixed with the colour and traditions of Västerbotten Regiment , which were transferred on 1 July 2000 to
3186-543: Was presented to the then Royal Luleå Anti-Aircraft Corps (Lv 7) in Luleå by the military commander of the VI Military District , Major General Nils Rosenblad in 1943. It was used as regimental standard by Lv 7 until 1 July 2000. The standard may be used according to the decisions of CO I 19. Blazon: "On blue cloth in the centre the lesser coat of arms of Sweden , three open yellow crowns placed two and one. In
3245-570: Was president of the Swedish Olympic Committee and the Swedish Sports Confederation from their foundations and until 1933, and these positions were then taken over by his sons in succession, Gustaf Adolf until 1947 and then Bertil until 1997. According to all six books of memoires by his sons Sigvard and Carl Johan, nephew Lennart and of wives of the two sons, Gustaf Adolf from the 1930s on took
3304-472: Was seen as correct from a parliamentary standpoint. The King died in 1973, at the old hospital in Helsingborg , Scania , close to his summer residence, Sofiero Castle , after a deterioration in his health that culminated in pneumonia . He was succeeded on the throne by his 27-year-old grandson Carl XVI Gustaf , son of the late Prince Gustaf Adolf . He died the day before the election of 1973 , which
3363-409: Was split off from the regiment, later becoming The Army Ranger School and in 1975 Lapland Ranger Regiment . The regiment merged with the Norrbotten Armoured Battalion (P 5) in 1975 to form Norrbotten Regiment with Norrbotten Armoured Battalion, designated I 19/P 5. For a short time in the 1990s, the unit was then merged with the wartime-organised Norrbotten Brigade , and designated MekB 19. In 2000,
3422-481: Was the eldest child of Crown Prince Gustaf , later Gustaf V, and Victoria of Baden . He was born during the reign of his paternal grandfather, Oscar II . Through his mother, Gustaf Adolf was a great-grandson of Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany, who died when Gustaf Adolf was five years old. His maternal grandmother, Princess Louise of Prussia , was the Kaiser's only daughter. Gustaf Adolf became Crown Prince of Sweden on
3481-538: Was the replacement of the monarchy or at least some moderation of the old constitution's provision that "The King alone shall govern the realm." Gustaf VI Adolf's personal qualities made him popular among the Swedish people and, in turn, this popularity led to strong public opinion in favour of the retention of the monarchy. Gustaf VI Adolf's expertise and interest in a wide range of fields (architecture and botany being but two) made him respected, as did his informal and modest nature and his purposeful avoidance of pomp. While
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