21st Infantry Regiment Västernorrland Regiment, Swedish Army

History:Raised in 1893 and disbanded in 2000, Reformed in 2022
Garrison:Sollefteå

(Arms)	(Shoulder Strap Insignia)	21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT VÄSTERNORRLAND REGIMENT, SWEDISH ARMY Country:Sweden

Official blazon
Swedish	Kluven sköld. Fält 1 Ångermanlands vapenbild, blått med tre bjälkvis ställda laxar av silver; den mellersta vänstervänd, samtliga med röd beväring. Fält 2 Medelpads vapenbild, av vågskuror fyra gånger delat av blått, silver, rött, silver och blått. Skölden lagd över två korslagda musköter av guld. Motto:(not shown) För Ditt land, Din hembygd, Ditt regemente = For your Country, For your Home District, For your Regiment.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

Per pale the Provincial Arms of Ångermanland and Medelpad. These two Provinces makes up the County of Västernorrland which gave its named to the Regiment. The Motto was created in 1936 upon the creation of the Regimental Association.

Regimental Colour

I21 Colour

Literature:Heraldiska vapen inom det svenska försvaret - Heraldry of the Swedish Armed Forces by Christian Braunstein; Tjänstemeddelanden för Försvarsmakten TFG 950009. Regimental Colour from Svenska Försvarsmaktens fälttecken efter millennieskiftet - Flags and Standards of the Swedish Armed Forces after the Turn of the Century by Christian Braunstein.

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