Lower Norrland Military District

Lower Norrland Military District (Swedish: Nedre Norrlands militärområde, Milo NN), originally II Military District (Swedish: II. militärområdet) was a Swedish military district, a command of the Swedish Armed Forces that had operational control over Lower Norrland, for most time of its existence corresponding to the area covered by the counties of Västernorrland, Jämtland and the northern part of Gävleborg. The headquarters of Milo NN were located in Östersund.

Lower Norrland Military District
Nedre Norrlands militärområde
Active1942–1993
Country Sweden
AllegianceSwedish Armed Forces
BranchMulti (Sea, Air and Land)
TypeMilitary district
RoleOperational, territorial and tactical operations
Garrison/HQÖstersund
Insignia
Command flag

History

Milo NN 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 II Military District (II. militärområdet) created in 1942, but that did not have the same tasks as Milo NN. The military district consisted of the land covered by the above-mentioned counties, and from 1982, also the southern part of Gävleborg County. In 1993, the number of military districts of Sweden was decreased to three, and as a consequence of that, Milo NN was merged with the Upper Norrland Military District (Milo ÖN) to create a new military district, the Northern Military District (Milo N).

Units 1989

In peacetime the Lower Norrland Military District consisted of the following units, which were training recruits for wartime units:

In wartime the Lower Norrland Military District would have activated the following major land units, as well as a host of smaller units:

  • 12th Division, in Östersund
    • IB 14 - Gästrikeleden Brigade, in Gävle, a Type 77 infantry brigade based on the I 14 - Hälsingland Regiment
    • IB 21 - Ådal Brigade, in Sollefteå, a Type 66M infantry brigade based on the I 21 - Västernorrland Regiment
    • NB 35 - Field Jäger Brigade, in Östersund, a Type 85 Norrland Brigade (optimized for arctic/winter warfare) based on the I 5 - Jämtland Ranger Regiment
    • IB 44 - Hälsinge Brigade, in Gävle, a Type 66M infantry brigade based on the I 14 - Hälsingland Regiment
    • NB 51 - Ångermanland Brigade, in Sollefteå, a Type 85 Norrland Brigade based on the I 21 - Västernorrland Regiment

Heraldry and traditions

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of the Lower Norrland Military District Staff 1983–1993. Blazon: "Azur, an erect sword with the area letter (NN - Lower Norrland) surrounded by an open chaplet of oak leaves, all or."[1]

Commanding officers

Military commanders

Chiefs of Staff
  • 1962–1966: Lars-Fritiof Melin
  • 1966–1970: Gunnar Eklund
  • 1970–1972: Bo Varenius
  • 1972–1974: Gustaf Peyron
  • 1974–1978: Bengt Hallenberg
  • 1978–1979: Jan-Henrik Torselius
  • 1979–1981: ???
  • 1981–1983: Harry Winblad
  • 1983–1989: Bertil Daggfeldt
  • 1989–1991: Lars-Olof Strandberg
  • 1991–1993: ???

Names, designations and locations
Name Translation From To
II. militärområdet II Military District 1942-10-01 – 1966-09-30
Nedre Norrlands militärområde Lower Norrland Military District 1966-10-01 – 1993-06-30
Designation From To
II. Milo 1942-10-01 – 1966-09-30
Milo NN 1966-10-01 – 1993-06-30
Location From To
Östersund Garrison 1942-10-01 – 1993-06-30

See also

References

Notes
  1. Braunstein 2006, p. 16

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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

Web

Further reading
  • Westerberg, Lennart (1993). Militär ledning i nedre Norrland: minnesskrift med anledning av Milo NN upphörande 1993 (in Swedish). Östersund: Nedre Norrlands militärområde. SELIBR 1698050.

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