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Former military district in Sweden From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bergslagen Military District (Swedish: Bergslagens militärområde, Milo B), originally V Military District (Swedish: V. militärområdet) 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.
Bergslagen Military District | |
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Bergslagens militärområde | |
Active | 1942–1991 |
Country | Sweden |
Allegiance | Swedish Armed Forces |
Branch | Multi (Sea, Air and Land) |
Type | Military district |
Role | Operational, territorial and tactical operations |
Size | 5 brigades |
Garrison/HQ | Karlstad |
Insignia | |
Command flag |
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).
In peacetime the Bergslagen Military District consisted of the following units, which were training recruits for wartime units:
In wartime the Bergslagen Military District would have activated the following major land units, as well as a host of smaller units:
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."[1]
Name | Translation | From | To | |
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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 |
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