Västmanland Logistic Corps

Västmanland Logistic Corps
Västmanland Logistic Corps
Västmanlands trängkår
Active	1902–1927
Country	Sweden
Allegiance	Swedish Armed Forces
Branch	Swedish Army
Type	Service Troops
Size	Corps
Part of	V Army Division (1902–1927)
Garrison/HQ	Sala
Colors	Blue and white
March	"Västmanlands trängkårs marsch" (Elfgren)

The Västmanland Logistic Corps (Swedish: Västmanlands trängkår, T 5) was a Swedish Army logistic corps operating between 1902 and 1927. The unit was based in Sala, Västmanland.

History[edit]

Västmanland Logistic Corps was formed as the 2nd Svea Logistic Corps (No 5), according to the 1901 Riksdag decision.^[2] The corps was raised on 1 October 1902 in Stockholm as the 2nd Svea Logistic Corps. However, the first conscription training had already begun on 9 May 1902. The corps was initially co-located with the 1st Svea Logistic Corps in Marieberg, Stockholm.^[3] The corps, which belonged to the 5th Army Division, had two logistic companies and one medical company.^[2] When production in Sala Silver Mine was reduced and finally ceased in 1908, the city looked for new activities that could provide employment.^[4] This led to the 2nd Svea Logistic Corps being relocated to Västmanland and on 8 December 1904 received the new name Västmanlands Logistic Corps.^[3] When the new barracks were not completed, the corps was initially relocated to the grounds of Salbohed. On 28 March 1906, the corps moved into its newly built barracks establishment on Josefsdalssvägen in Sala.

Through the Defence Act of 1925, it was decided that the corps would be amalgamated into Göta Logistic Corps (T 2). The decision was later changed and the corps was disbanded on 31 December 1927. The remaining activities were transferred on 1 January 1928 to a decommissioning organization, which in turn was disbanded on 31 March 1928.^[3]^[5]

Locations and training areas[edit]

The barracks, which the corps was placed in, were located in Sala, and were built according to the 1901 army building program according to the Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration's type drawings for logistic units.^[6] The land on which the barracks area was built was previously under Väsby kungsgård, where Gustav Vasa lived during his visits to Sala Silver Mine.^[4] The corps commander had his home in Väsby. Väsby kungsgård was home to the non-commissioned officers within the corps. After the corps was disbanded on 31 December 1927, it remained empty until 1 October 1930, when a hospital was relocated to the area.^[3] The hospital, which was named Salberga Hospital, was a mental hospital and later a so-called "special hospital". At the back of the barracks, two transverse three-story wings were erected on each side of the barracks. In front of the barracks, where the corps had their parade-ground and a shooting range, a park and a sports ground were created. In 1974, the former non-commissioned officer mess was demolished.^[7] Although new buildings were erected over the years, the area came to be characterized by the barracks. However, it was demolished in 1983–1984, which was followed up in 1987 with the demolition of the chancellery building and the hospital barracks. The old stable was dismantled and moved to a farm outside the city. In 1997, the medical care at the hospital ceased. In 2005, a rebuilding of the area began, which was completed in 2007 to what became Salberga Prison.^[4] What has been left of the old corps since 2007 includes a dining room, exercise building, riding hall, ordnance workshop, medical stable. The lesser coat of arms that adorned the barracks' tympanum has also been preserved at Väsby kungsgård, however, it is smashed. The barracks that was built in Sala was, however, a copy of the one that was built on Västra Mark in Örebro, which still exists.^[7]

Barracks and later Salberga Hospital
Barracks and later Salberga Hospital
Barracks
Barracks
Ordnance workshop
Riding hall
Sports venue
Memorial stone

Commanding officers[edit]

1906–1916: Harald Svanström
1917–1918: Oscar Lindström
1919–1927: Hjalmar Tannlund

Names, designations and locations[edit]

Note: The word träng ("train") as in trängregemente is translated to either "train", "service force"; "transport"; "baggage"; "supply vehicles" pl.; (Br) "army service corps", (US) "maintenance and supply troops",^[8] "transportation" (adj.),^[9] or "logistic".^[10]

Name	Translation	From		To
Kungl. Andra Svea trängkår	2nd Royal Svea Logistic Corps	1902-10-01	–	1904-12-03
Kungl Västmanlands trängkår	Royal Västmanlands Logistic Corps	1904-12-04	–	1927-12-31
Avvecklingsorganisation	Decommissioning Organization	1928-01-01	–	1928-03-31
Designation		From		To
No 5		1902-10-01	–	1914-09-30
T 5		1914-10-01	–	1927-12-31
Location		From		To
Stockholm Garrison		1902-10-01	–	1904-??-??
Salbohed		1904-??-??	–	1906-03-27
Sala		1906-03-28	–	1928-03-31

Footnotes[edit]

^ The unit march was adopted in 1905.^[1]

References[edit]

Notes[edit]

^ Sandberg 2007, p. 29.
^ ^a ^b Westrin 1922, p. 424.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Holmberg 1993, p. 44.
^ ^a ^b ^c Lindell 2013.
^ Braunstein 2003, p. 284.
^ Berg 2004, p. 434.
^ ^a ^b Nilson 2008, p. 105.
^ Gullberg 1977, p. 1040.
^ Appich 1988, p. 167.
^ Grafisk profil 2013, p. 64.

Print[edit]

Berg, Ejnar (2004). Vyer från kastaler, kastell och kaserner: guide över Sveriges militära byggnader : illustrerad med vykort (in Swedish). Stockholm: Probus. ISBN 9187184753. SELIBR 9818451.
Braunstein, Christian (2003). Sveriges arméförband under 1900-talet. Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 5 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Statens försvarshistoriska museer. ISBN 9197158445. SELIBR 8902928.
Gullberg, Ingvar E. (1977). Svensk-engelsk fackordbok för näringsliv, förvaltning, undervisning och forskning [A Swedish-English dictionary of technical terms used in business, industry, administration, education and research] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Norstedt. ISBN 91-1-775052-0. SELIBR 8345587.
Holmberg, Björn (1993). Arméns regementen, skolor och staber: [en uppslagsbok] : en sammanställning (in Swedish). Arvidsjaur: Svenskt militärhistoriskt bibliotek (SMB). ISBN 91-972209-0-6. SELIBR 7796532.
Nilson, Olle (2008). När trängen förgyllde silverstaden: T 5 1906-1927 Kungl. Västmanlands Trängkår (in Swedish). Runhällen: Klippt & sagt. ISBN 9789163328916. SELIBR 11223478.
Sandberg, Bo (2007). Försvarets marscher och signaler förr och nu: marscher antagna av svenska militära förband, skolor och staber samt igenkännings-, tjänstgörings- och exercissignaler (in Swedish) (New ed.). Stockholm: Militärmusiksamfundet med Svenskt marscharkiv. ISBN 978-91-631-8699-8. SELIBR 10413065.
Westrin, Theodor, ed. (1922). Nordisk familjebok: konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi (in Swedish). Vol. 33 (New, rev. and rich ill. ed.). Stockholm: Nordisk familjeboks förl. SELIBR 8072220.

Web[edit]

Appich, Thomas W. Jr. (22 July 1988). "Reference Aid Swedish–English Glossary of Military and Technical Acronyms and Abbreviations" (PDF). Joint Publications Research Service. Foreign Broadcast Information Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
Lindell, Heini (11 March 2013). "Salberga" (in Swedish). Swedish Prison and Probation Service. Archived from the original on 1 April 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
"Försvarsmaktens gemensamma identitet – direktiv för användandet av Försvarsmaktens namn, profil och bild" (PDF). 1.3 (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2020.