Gotland National Conscription
The Gotland National Conscription was a Swedish Army infantry unit that traced its origins back to the 19th century. It was split into two new regiments in 1887. The regiment's soldiers were recruited on the island of Gotland.
Gotland National Conscription
Battalion commanders of the Gotlands nationalbeväring (the Gotland National Conscription), 1880s. Top row, left to right: C. G. Meukow, C. O. A. af Klint and P. A. L. Gahne. Lower row, left to right: O. L. Gustafsson and Ad. v. Post. Gotlands Tidningar (Newspaper), 1887.
Memorial stone at P 18. The text reads: "Gotland National Conscription - Gotland Military Command 1811-1986."
"Artillery Barracks Skeppsbron Here worked the Military Commander 1887–1902 1909–1927"
Gotland Infantry Regiment
The Gotland Infantry Regiment, designations I 27 and I 18, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 19th century. It was reorganized into an armoured regiment in 1963. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited on the island of Gotland, and it was later garrisoned there.
Painting by Ivar Kamke of Colonel Olof Thörnell, commander of Gotland Infantry Corps (1928–1931).
