Gotland National Conscription

The Gotland National Conscription (Swedish: Gotlands nationalbeväring) was a Swedish Army infantry unit that traced its origins back to the 19th century.

[1] It became Sweden's first military conscript defence with exercise duty even in peacetime.

It mobilized nearly 20% of the population and raised four battalions in addition to artillery.

The state cost for the conscripts amounted to 139,562 riksdaler and 92 öre, of which the military accounted for 2,000.

Both Rudolf Cederström and Lennart Reuterskiöld were Military Commander and Deputy County Governor.

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"