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Swedish Army Quartermaster Corps
The Swedish Army Quartermaster Corps ( sv, Intendenturkåren) was an administrative corps for personnel within the Swedish Army created in 1880. From the corps, the Swedish Army was provided with staff for various commissary positions. The head of the corps was the Quartermaster-General of the Swedish Army. In 1966, the corps was amalgamated with the Swedish Naval Supply Service (''Marinintendenturkåren'') and the Swedish Air Force's quartermaster officers and formed the Quartermaster Corps of the Swedish Armed Forces. It was in turn amalgamated with the Swedish Army Ordnance Corps in 1973 and formed the Commissary Corps of the Swedish Armed Forces which was disbanded in 1990. History Swedish Army Quartermaster Corps (''Arméns intendenturkår'') was formed by Royal Decree on 9 April 1880. The creation of the corps was part of the ongoing reform of the Swedish Army's administrative organization. The idea was that through a unified management lay the foundations of good recrui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plaquette
A plaquette (, ''small plaque'') is a small low relief sculpture in bronze or other materials. These were popular in the Italian Renaissance and later. They may be commemorative, but especially in the Renaissance and Mannerist periods were often made for purely decorative purposes, with often crowded scenes from religious, historical or mythological sources. Only one side is decorated, giving the main point of distinction with the artistic medal, where both sides are normally decorated. Most are rectangular or circular, but other shapes are found, as in the example illustrated. Typical sizes range from about two inches up to about seven across a side, or as the diameter, with the smaller end or middle of that range more common. They "typically fit within the hand", as Grove puts it. At the smaller end they overlap with medals, and at the larger they begin to be called plaques. The form began in the 1440s in Italy, but spread across Europe in the next century, especially to Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Staff (Sweden)
The General Staff ( sv, Generalstaben, Gst) was a Swedish government agency established in 1873 and was active until 1937. It was headed by the Chief of the General Staff which was a senior member of the Swedish Army. History The first traces of a Swedish general staff were in Gustavus Adolphus's army. The king recruited young nobles to assist his own and other higher commanders, who usually later became commanders themselves. A quartermaster general already existed in the time of John III, but his activities were first decided by Charles X Gustav. Charles XII issued two ordinances (1709 and 1717) concerning the opposition of the General Staff. This was carried out by officers, who for the day were commanded by the army, usually some "major generals of the day" and adjutants general. During the following period, the officers of the Fortification Corps (''Fortifikationskåren'') usually fulfilled the general staff service, until Gustav III in 1788, through his so-called adjuta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilding Kring
Lieutenant General Knut Georg Hilding Kring (24 April 1899 – 22 September 1971) was a Swedish Army officer. His senior commands include Commandant in Boden Fortress, Inspector of the Army Signal Troops, military commander of the VII Military District, Quartermaster-General of the Swedish Army and head of the Swedish Army Quartermaster Corps and Vice Chief of the Royal Swedish Army Supply Administration and commanding officer of the Quartermaster Administration of the Swedish Armed Forces. Early life Kring was born on 24 April 1899 in Färila, Sweden, the son of ''fanjunkare'' Eric Kring and his wife Alma (née Jonzon). Career Kring was commissioned as an officer in Uppland Artillery Regiment (A 5) in 1920 with the rank of second lieutenant. Kring was promoted to lieutenant in 1925, served as a ''répétiteur'' at the Artillery and Engineering College from 1926 to 1928, and served in the Svea Artillery Regiment (A 1) in 1928. He then served as captain in the General Staff i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivar Gewert
Lieutenant General Gustav Ivar Vilhelm Gewert (4 August 1891 – 25 February 1971) was a Swedish Army officer. His senior commands include Inspector of the Swedish Army Service Troops, Quartermaster-General of the Swedish Army and head of the Swedish Army Quartermaster Corps, vice chief of the Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration and vice chief of the Royal Swedish Army Supply Administration. Early life Gewert was born on 4 August 1891 in Hällefors, Sweden, the son of Gustaf Gewert, a factory manager, and his wife Amalia (née Abenius). Gewert passed ''studentexamen'' in 1909. Career Gewert was commissioned as an officer in the Värmland Regiment (I 22) with the rank of ''underlöjtnant'' in 1911. Gewert was promoted to lieutenant in 1915 and to captain in 1920. From 1920, Gewert belonged to the Swedish Army Quartermaster Corps and he served as regimental quartermaster in Dalarna Regiment (I 13) from 1920 to 1923. He was commanding officer of the ''Intendenturtruppernas st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helge Söderbom
Lieutenant General Johan ''Helge'' Fritiof Söderbom (21 May 1881 – 3 January 1975) was a senior Swedish Army officer. Söderbom served as head of the Quartermaster Staff from 1928 to 1935 and was Quartermaster-General and as commanding officer of the Swedish Army Quartermaster Corps from 1935 to 1946. Early life Söderbom was born on 21 May 1881 in Ekeberga Parish in Lessebo Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden the son of Janne Söderbom and his wife Anna Ekström. Söderbom passed ''mogenhetsexamen'' in Gävle in 1900. His brother Erik Söderbom (1894–1998), was a well-known sports journalist in Scania and chairman of Malmö AIF sports club in Malmö from 1941 to 1943. Career Sports career Söderbom competed for IFK Gävle, where he was also chairman. In 1899, Söderbom won the Swedish Athletics Championships in the long jump with a jump of 5.73 meters. On 27 May 1900, he improved Gustaf Rundberg's unofficial Swedish record in long jump, from 6.17 to 6.20 meters. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knut Gillis Bildt
General Knut Gillis Bildt (13 July 1854 – 13 October 1927) was a Swedish Army officer and politician. His senior commands include the post of Quartermaster-General of the Swedish Army (1904–1905) and Chief of the General Staff (1905–1919). Bildt was also a member of parliament for Norrbotten County representing the Protectionist Party for eight years. Career Knut Gillis Bildt was born on 13 July 1854 in Stockholm, Sweden, the younger son of the then major, later the Governor of Stockholm and the Prime Minister of Sweden, ''Friherre'' Gillis Bildt and his wife Rosa Lucie Dufva, and brother to the diplomat, the member of the Swedish Academy etc., ''Friherre'' Carl Bildt. After having passed the cadet course at the Military Academy Karlberg in 1869-71, he was commissioned as ''underlöjtnant'' in the Life Regiment Dragoon Corps in 1871 and was three years later promoted to lieutenant there. That same year, the father had become Swedish envoy in Berlin and the son now attend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quartermaster Administration Of The Swedish Armed Forces
Quartermaster Administration of the Swedish Armed Forces ( sv, Försvarets intendenturverk, FIV) was a Swedish government agency from 1963 to 1968, for the quartermaster administration of the Swedish Armed Forces. The agency had to meet the Swedish Armed Forces' need for commissariat and veterinary equipment, other commissariat supplies, as well as horses and dogs. History The agency was established on 1 July 1963 by an amalgamation of the Royal Swedish Army Supply Administration, the Royal Swedish Naval Materiel Administration's Commissariat Department and the Royal Swedish Air Force Materiel Administration's Commissariat Bureau. The Quartermaster Administration consisted of five bureaus, whose chiefs were members of the agency's board. The bureaus were; ''Materielbyrån'' ("Supply Bureau"), ''Livsmedelsbyrån'' ("Food Bureau"), ''Drivmedelsbyrån'' ("Fuel Bureau"), ''Förrådsbyrån'' ("Storage Room Bureau") and the ''Administrativa byrån'' ("Administrative Bureau"). In addition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Swedish Air Force Materiel Administration
The Royal Swedish Air Force Materiel Administration ( sv, Kungliga Flygförvaltningen, abbreviated KFF) was a Swedish government agency active between the years 1936 and 1968. The agency was amalgamated into the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration. History The Royal Swedish Air Force Materiel Administration was established on 1 July 1936 with the task in technical and economic terms to exercise top management and oversight of the Swedish Air Force. The agency was first organized in the Materiel Department (1936–1954), Commissariat Department (1936–1954), Building Department (1936–1948, was merged with the exception of the Airfield Department (''Flygfältsbyrån'') into the Fortifications Administration) and the Civil Office (1936–1954). In 1948 the Airfield Department (1948–1963) became an own unit, and in 1952/1953 so did the Central Planning (to 1963) and the Personnel Office (until 1954). A reorganization on 1 July 1954 established, in addition to the Airfield ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Swedish Naval Materiel Administration
The Royal Swedish Naval Materiel Administration ( sv, Kungliga Marinförvaltningen, KMF) was the central board of the Swedish Navy in technical and economic terms. It was active between the years 1878 and 1968 when it was disbanded and amalgamated into the Defence Materiel Administration. History The Naval Materiel Administration was established on 1 January 1878 after the approval of the Riksdag and the royal decree, by the transformation of the Management of the Naval Affairs (''Förvaltningen av sjöärendena'') and the merger between Ministry for Naval Affairs' military and technical agencies. The Naval Materiel Administration consisted of three equal units: the Military Department, the Civil Department and the Engineering Department, each with its own chief but with common office and secretariat. The Naval Materiel Administration acted as the agency under the Ministry for Naval Affairs and was the head board for the defense fleet in military, technical and financial matters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million Military personnel, personnel from more than 30 countries. The major participants in the war threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Air warfare of World War II, Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and deploying the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II was by far the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defence Act Of 1936 (Sweden)
The Defence Act of 1936 was a defence act passed by the Swedish Riksdag on 11 June 1936 which remained in effect until 17 June 1942. Background The Act increased the yearly budget of the Swedish Armed Forces from 118 million SEK to 148 million, roughly 1.5% of the Swedish GDP. The budget of the Swedish Air Force received the largest increase in funding, bumping its previous allowance of 11 million crowns to 28 million. A domestic aircraft industry was taking shape during this time, composed of Svenska Aeroplan AB (SAAB) and AB Svenska Järnvägsverkstädernas Aeroplanavdelning. The Navy and Coastal Artillery branches were slightly expanded and modernised. It was decided that certain Army infantry regiments were to be composed of one infantry and one armoured battalion each. At first, the Life Regiment Grenadiers (I 3) as well as the Skaraborg Regiment (I 9) were considered. In November, however, it was agreed that the Södermanland Regiment (I 10) would be reorganised inst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
