Bergslagen Military District (, Milo B), originally V Military District () was a Swedish military district, a command of the Swedish Armed Forces that had operational control over the informal Bergslagen region, for most time of its existence corresponding to the area covered by the counties of Värmland, Örebro and Kopparberg (now Dalarna County). The headquarters of Milo B were located in Karlstad.
History Milo B 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 V Military District (V. militärområdet) created in 1942, but that did not have the same tasks as Milo B. The military district consisted of the land covered by the above-mentioned counties. In 1991, the number of military districts of Sweden was decreased to five, and as a consequence of that, Milo B was merged with Eastern Military District (Milo Ö) to create a new military district, Middle Military District (Milo M).
Units 1989 In peacetime the Bergslagen Military District consisted of the following units, which were training recruits for wartime units:
Bergslagen Military District (Milo B), in Karlstad I 2/Fo 52 – Värmland Regiment / Värmland Defense District, in Karlstad I 3/Fo 51 – Life Regiment Grenadiers / Örebro Defense District, in Örebro I 13/Fo 53 – Dalarna Regiment / Kopparberg Defense District, in Falun A 9 – Bergslagen Artillery Regiment, in Kristinehamn ArtSS - Artillery School Training Center, in Älvdalen
In wartime the Bergslagen Military District would have activated the following major land units, as well as a host of smaller units:
IB 2 - Värmland Brigade, in Karlstad, a Type 77 infantry brigade based on the I 2 - Värmland Regiment IB 3 - Life Brigade, in Örebro, a Type 66M infantry brigade based on the I 3 - Life Regiment Grenadiers NB 13 - Dalarna Brigade, in Falun, a Type 85 Norrland Brigade (optimized for arctic/winter warfare) based on the I 13 - Dalarna Regiment IB 33 - Närke Brigade, in Örebro, a Type 77 infantry brigade based on the I 3 - Life Regiment Grenadiers IB 43 - Kopparberg Brigade, in Falun, a Type 66M infantry brigade based on the I 13 - Dalarna Regiment
Heraldry and traditions
Coat of arms The coat of arms of the Bergslagen Military District Staff 1983–1991. Blazon: "Azur, an erect sword with the area letter (B - Bergslagen) surrounded by an open chaplet of oak leaves, all or."
Commanding officers
Military commanders
1942–1944: Axel Rappe 1945–1947: Axel Bredberg 1944–1945: Bertil Uggla (acting) 1945–1947: Sven Salander (acting) 1947–1959: Sven Salander 1959–1966: Regner Leuhusen 1966–1967: Stig Synnergren 1967–1973: Stig Löfgren 1973–1979: Sigmund Ahnfelt 1979–1983: Gösta Hökmark 1983–1991: Bengt Tamfeldt
Deputy military commanders 1942–1944: Anders Bergquist 1945–1951: Harald Hægermark
Chiefs of Staff
1942–1944: Gustav Åkerman 1944–1949: Börje Furtenbach 1949–1954: Sten Langéen 1954–1960: Allan Månsson 1960–1963: Bo Sandmark 1963–1966: Åke Lundberg 1966–1968: Karl Eric Holm 1966–1968: Gunnar Nordlöf (acting) 1968–1972: Gunnar Nordlöf 1972–1974: Karl-Gösta Lundmark 1974–1984: Sven Werner 1984–1986: Percurt Green 1986–1987: Bertel Österdahl 1987–1989: Lars-Olof Strandberg 1989–1990: Bernt Östh 1990–1991: Vacant
Names, designations and locations Name Translation From To V. militärområdet V Military District 1942-10-01 – 1966-09-30 Bergslagens militärområdet Bergslagen Military District 1966-10-01 – 1991-06-30 Designation From To V. Milo 1942-10-01 – 1966-09-30 Milo B 1966-10-01 – 1991-06-30 Location From To Stockholm Garrison 1942-07-06 – 1942-09-30 Karlstad Garrison 1942-10-01 – 1991-06-30
See also Military district (Sweden)
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