Eastern Military District (Sweden)

Eastern Military District
Eastern Military District
Östra militärområdet
Active	1942–1991
Country	Sweden
Allegiance	Swedish Armed Forces
Branch	Multi (Sea, Air and Land)
Type	Military district
Role	Operational, territorial and tactical operations
Garrison/HQ	Strängnäs
Insignia
Command flag

Eastern Military District (Swedish: Östra militärområdet, Milo Ö), originally IV Military District (Swedish: IV. militärområdet) was a Swedish military district, a command of the Swedish Armed Forces that had operational control over Eastern Sweden, for most time of its existence corresponding to the area covered by the counties of Östergötland, Södermanland, Stockholm, Uppsala and Västmanland. The headquarters of Milo Ö were located in Strängnäs.

History

Milo Ö was created in 1966 along with five other military districts as part of a reorganisation of the administrative divisions of the Swedish Armed Forces. It can be seen as the successor of IV Military District (IV. militärområdet) created in 1942, but that did not have the same tasks as Milo Ö. The military area consisted of the land covered by the above-mentioned counties, and from the creation to 1982, also the southern part of Gävleborg County. In 1991, the number of military districts of Sweden was decreased to five, and as a consequence of that, Milo Ö was merged with Bergslagen Military District (Milo B) to create a new military district, Middle Military District (Milo M).

Heraldry and traditions

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of the Eastern Military District Staff 1983–1991. Blazon: "Azur, an erect sword with the area letter (Ö - East) surrounded by an open chaplet of oak leaves, all or."^[1]

Commanding officers

Military commanders

1942–1943: Erik Testrup (also Commandant General)
1943–1944: Helge Jung (also Commandant General)
1944–1944: Axel Rappe (also Commandant General)^{[note 1]}
1944–1945: Arvid Moberg (acting military commander and Commandant General)
1945–1957: Gustaf Dyrssen (also Commandant General)
1957–1961: Bert Carpelan (also Commandant General)
1961–1967: Gustav Åkerman (also Commandant General until 1966)
1967–1969: Carl Eric Almgren (also Commandant General)
1969–1974: Ove Ljung (also Commandant General)
1974–1976: Nils Sköld (also Commandant General)
1976–1982: Gunnar Eklund (also Commandant General)
1982–1988: Bengt Lehander (also Commandant General)
1988–1991: Bror Stefenson (also Commandant General)

Deputy military commanders

1942–1945: Arvid Moberg
1945–1953: Pehr Janse
1953–1955: Sven Erhard Öberg
1955–1959: Hadar Cars
1959–1963: Bengt Brusewitz
1963–1967: Carl A:son Klingenstierna

Chiefs of Staff

1942–1946: Gunnar af Klintberg
1946–1949: Carl-Johan Wachtmeister
1949–1952: Per Tamm
1952–1955: Carl Eric Svärd
1955–1957: Åke Wahlgren
1957–1959: Jan-Erik Vilhelm Landin
1959–1960: Bengt Liljestrand
1960–1961: Stig Waldenström
1961–1965: Karl-Gösta Lundmark
1966–1970: Bengt Lundvall
1970–1973: Hans Neij
1973–1978: Nils-Fredrik Palmstierna
1978–1980: Erik G. Bengtsson
1980–1984: Gustaf Welin
1984–1985: Roland Grahn
1985–1990: Jörn Beckmann
1990–1991: Bengt Anderberg

Names, designations and locations

Name	Translation	From		To
IV. militärområdet	IV Military District	1942-10-01	–	1966-09-30
Östra militärområdet	Eastern Military District	1966-10-01	–	1991-06-30
Designation		From		To
IV. Milo		1942-10-01	–	1966-09-30
Milo Ö		1966-10-01	–	1991-06-30
Location		From		To
Stockholm Garrison		1942-10-01	–	1963-06-11
Strängnäs Garrison		1963-06-12	–	1991-06-30

Footnotes

^ Rappe was appointed on 21 February 1944^[2] and was supposed to take command on 1 April 1944. However, the nomination was recalled, most likely to keep Rappe on the post as commanding officer of the I Army Corps (Första armékåren).^[3]

References

Notes

^ Braunstein 2006, p. 16
^ "Tre nya generalmajorer, ny chef för försvarsstaben". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). No. 20. 22 January 1944. p. A7. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
^ Cronenberg 1995–1997, p. 694

Print

Braunstein, Christian (2006). Heraldiska vapen inom det svenska försvaret [Heraldry of the Swedish Armed Forces] (PDF). Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 9 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Statens försvarshistoriska museer. ISBN 91-971584-9-6. SELIBR 10099224. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
Cronenberg, Arvid (1995–1997). "Axel O Rappe". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 29. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
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.

Web

Kjelldorff, Lennart (2001). "Försvarets utveckling från Gustav Wasa till vår tid" (PDF). Försvarets Historiska Telesamlingar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2007-01-12.

[4] Rappe was appointed on 21 February 1944^[2] and was supposed to take command on 1 April 1944. However, the nomination was recalled, most likely to keep Rappe on the post as commanding officer of the I Army Corps (Första armékåren).^[3]

[1] Braunstein 2006, p. 16

[2] "Tre nya generalmajorer, ny chef för försvarsstaben". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). No. 20. 22 January 1944. p. A7. Retrieved 5 May 2020.

[3] Cronenberg 1995–1997, p. 694

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Regional division of the Swedish Armed Forces
1942–1966	I Military District (I. Milo) II Military District (II. Milo) III Military District (III. Milo) IV Military District (IV. Milo) V Military District (V. Milo) VI Military District (VI. Milo) VII Military District (VII. Milo)
1966–1993	Bergslagen Military District (Milo B) Lower Norrland Military District (Milo NN) Southern Military District (Milo S) Western Military District (Milo V) Eastern Military District (Milo Ö) Upper Norrland Military District (Milo ÖN)
1993–2000	Middle Military District (Milo M) Northern Military District (Milo N) Southern Military District (Milo S)
2000–2005	Northern Military District (MD N) Central Military District (MD M) Southern Military District (MD S) Gotland Military District (MD G)
2013–2018	Military Region Central (MR M) Military Region North (MR N) Military Region South (MR S) Military Region West (MR V)
2019–present	Central Military Region (MR M) Northern Military Region (MR N) Southern Military Region (MR S) Western Military Region (MR V) Gotland Military Region (MR G)