Eastern Military District (Sweden)

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.

Eastern Military District
Östra militärområdet
Active1942–1991
Country Sweden
AllegianceSwedish Armed Forces
BranchMulti (Sea, Air and Land)
TypeMilitary district
RoleOperational, territorial and tactical operations
Garrison/HQSträngnäs
Insignia
Command flag

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 Area (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

Chiefs of Staff
  • 1942–1946: ???
  • 1946–1948: Carl-Johan Wachtmeister
  • 1948–1949: Sten Langéen
  • 1949–1954: Carl Gustaf Dahlberg
  • 1954–1958: Bror von Vegesack
  • 1958–1959: ???
  • 1959–1960: Bengt Liljestrand
  • 1960–1961: ???
  • 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

See also

Footnotes
  1. 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
  1. Braunstein 2006, p. 16
  2. "Tre nya generalmajorer, ny chef för försvarsstaben". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish) (20). 22 January 1944. p. A7. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  3. Cronenberg 1995–1997, p. 694

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