The Norrland Dragoon Regiment ( Swedish : Norrlands dragonregemente ), also K 4 , is a Swedish Army unit specialized in arctic warfare and special operations . Located in the province of Lappland , it was historically a cavalry unit that traces its origins back to the 17th century.
17-764: Toren may refer to: People [ edit ] Carl-Axel Torén (1887–1961), a Swedish equestrian Märta Torén (1925–1957), a Swedish actress Toren Smith (1960-2013), a Canadian translator of manga Fictional characters [ edit ] Graf Toren , DC Comics character Sandrilene fa Toren book character created by Tamora Pierce Places and buildings [ edit ] Toren van Goedereede Toren de Vlinder KEMA Toren Koningin Juliana Toren Nieuwe Toren, Kampen Vesteda Toren Works [ edit ] Toren (video game) , 2015 video game Topics referred to by
34-734: A national record over 800 m. Torén was commissioned as an officer with the rank of underlöjtnant in the Life Regiment Hussars in 1910. He attended the Royal Swedish Army Staff College from 1916 to 1918 and then served as an aspirant in the General Staff from 1919 to 1920 and from 1922 to 1923. Torén was promoted to ryttmästare in 1925 and was a cadet officer at the Military Academy Karlberg from 1925 to 1929. He
51-483: A new coat of arms similar to the old one. Blazon: "Azure, the provincial badge of Jämtland, an elk passant argent, attacked on the back by a rising falcon and in the front by a rampant dog both or; all animals armed and langued or. The shield surmounted two rapiers in saltire or". In 2004, the Norrlands dragonregementes (K4) minnesmedalj ("Norrland Dragoon Regiment (K 4) Commemorative Medal") in silver (NorrldragMSM)
68-470: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Carl-Axel Tor%C3%A9n Carl-Axel Oscar Torén (8 March 1887 – 21 October 1961) was a Swedish Army officer and horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics . He finished 13th in the individual jumping event with his horse Falken . Torén was born on 8 March 1887 in Stockholm , Sweden,
85-754: The Army Ranger Battalion (AJB) with a permanent base in Arvidsjaur. The unit was re-raised and was inaugurated on 24 September 2021. The inauguration was attended by His Majesty the King Carl XVI Gustaf , Prime Minister Stefan Löfven and the Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces, General Micael Bydén . See also the campaigns for Jämtland Ranger Regiment . 1833 See also
102-460: The Ångermanland, Medelpad and Jämtland Regiment raised in 1646. From 1689 on, this regiment was named Jämtland Dragoon Regiment, but had only one company of cavalry troops. This company was semi-separate, with the name Jämtland Cavalry Company ( Jämtlands kavallerikompani ) and had been split off from Bohus-Jämtland Cavalry Squadron in 1670. The company was renamed Jämtlands hästjägarskvadron in 1802 and after receiving another squadron it
119-657: The Saltsjöbaden Parent Teacher Association ( Föreningen Hem och skola i Saltsjöbaden ). In 1919, Torén married Lilly Nordenson (1896–1940), the daughter of Erik Nordenson and Bertha Kleman. With Lilly, he had the children Carola (born 1920), Anne-Marie (1922–1931), Hans-Gabriel (born 1925), Harriet (born 1928) and Eva (born 1931). In 1941, he married Baroness Anita Bennet (born 1904), the daughter of Baron Jacob Bennet and Anna Rosenblad. They had one child, Inga (born 1943). Norrland Dragoon Regiment The regiment has its origin in
136-722: The Swedish Cavalry in 1943. Torén was also a board member of the Sv. bot. förening, Föreningen för dendrologi och parkvård ("Association for Dendrology and Park Care"), chairman of the board of Föreningen Gamla djursholmare ("Association for former people from Djursholm "), in the Friends of the Life Regiment of Horse Association, in Saltsjöbadens villaägarförening (" Saltsjöbaden Homeowners' Association") and in
153-399: The company Libraria. Blazon : "On swallow-tailed blue cloth 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. On a white border at the upper side of the guidon, battle honours ( Nowodwor 1655) in blue. Blue fringe." From 1957, the regimental letters as replaced from "NDR" to "ND", when the regiment
170-576: The organization for Jämtland Ranger Regiment . The unit presents one guidon . Its first was presented on 30 September 1902 by major general Carl Warberg . A new one was presented to the regiment by the Chief of the Army , lieutenant general, count Carl August Ehrenswärd at the regimental barracks in Umeå on 20 September 1955. The guidon is drawn by Brita Grep and embroidered by hand in insertion technique by
187-474: The regiment was renamed back to its old name in 1980. On 31 December 2004, Norrland Dragoon Regiment (K 4) was disbanded. From 1 January 2005 the regiment was transferred to a disbandment organization until the disbandment was completed by 30 June 2006. However, the training battalion at the regiment remained in the Swedish Armed Forces' basic organization and was placed in Norrbotten Regiment as
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221-538: The son of major general Gabriel Torén (1858–1919) and his wife Mary Hummel. He first trained in sprint running, but then changed to horse riding, as his father was an equestrian official and organizer of equestrian events at the 1912 Olympics. He became Swedish champion in running 400 meters in 1906. He broke the Scandinavian record in the same in 1906. Torén had four brothers. One of them, Helge (1891–1954), competed internationally in middle-distance running and held
238-453: Was established. The medal ribbon was of blue moiré with an orange stripe on the middle. The regimental anniversary is 20 September, as a memory to the Battle of Nowy Dwór on 20 September 1655. The battle honour is shared with Jämtland Ranger Regiment (I 5). Regimental commander 1893–1957 and 1980–2004. From 1957 to 1980, the unit was a training battalion where the commanding officer
255-510: Was organized into a battalion and renamed Jämtlands hästjägarkår in 1834. The corps gained full status as a separate unit in 1853 and was given the designation K 8 (8th Cavalry Regiment). It was renamed Norrland Dragoon Regiment in 1892 and when merged with parts of the Crown Prince's Hussar Regiment in 1927 it was redesignated K 4 but kept its name before being reorganized to a battalion and renamed Norrland's Dragoons in 1958. Finally
272-605: Was promoted to major, served in Norrland Dragoon Regiment in 1934, and was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1937. Torén then served as a military attache in Warsaw , Prague and in Bucharest from 1937 to 1940. In 1939, he was promoted to colonel and in 1940 to colonel in the reserve. He was appointed executive officer of the Life Regiment of Horse in 1940. Torén became head of the administrative corps of
289-516: Was to be reduced to a battalion in 1958. The coat of the arms of the Norrland Dragoon Regiment (K 4) was used between 1977 and 2004. Blazon : "Azure, the provincial badge of Jämtland, an elk passant argent, attacked on the back by a rising falcon and in the front by a rampant dog both or; all animals armed and langued gules. The shield surmounted two rapiers in saltire or". Prior to the unit being re-raised in 2021, it received
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