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Eastern Military District (Sweden)

Former military unit

Summary

Former military unit

Field	Value
unit_name	Eastern Military District
native_name	Östra militärområdet
image	[[File:Östra militärområdesstab vapen.svg	100px	Heraldic arms]]
dates	1942–1991
country	Sweden
allegiance	Swedish Armed Forces
branch	Multi (Sea, Air and Land)
type	Military district
role	Operational, territorial and tactical operations
garrison	Strängnäs
colors_label
identification_symbol	[[File:AM.001487.jpg	100px]]
identification_symbol_label	Command flag

Eastern Military District (, Milo Ö), originally IV Military District () 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."

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

Footnotes

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References

{{harvnb. Braunstein. 2006
(22 January 1944). "Tre nya generalmajorer, ny chef för försvarsstaben". [[Svenska Dagbladet]].
{{harvnb. Cronenberg. 1995–1997

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