Bergslagen Military District ( sv, Bergslagens militärområde, Milo B), originally V Military District ( sv, V. militärområdet) was a Swedish

military district Military districts (also called military regions) are formations of a state's armed forces (often of the Army) which are responsible for a certain area of territory. They are often more responsible for administrative than operational matters, and ...

, a command of the

Swedish Armed Forces The Swedish Armed Forces ( sv, Försvarsmakten, "the Defense Force") is the government agency that forms the armed forces of Sweden, tasked with the defense of the country as well as with promoting Sweden's wider interests, supporting internat ...

that had

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control over the informal

Bergslagen Bergslagen is a historical, cultural, and linguistic region located north of Lake Mälaren in northern Svealand, Sweden, traditionally known as a mining district. In Bergslagen, the mining and metallurgic industries have been important since ...

region, for most time of its existence corresponding to the area covered by the counties of

Värmland Värmland () also known as Wermeland, is a ''landskap'' (historical province) in west-central Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Dalsland, Dalarna, Västmanland, and Närke, and is bounded by Norway in the west. Latin name versions are ...

Örebro Örebro ( , ) is the sixth-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Örebro Municipality, and capital of the Örebro County. It is situated by the Närke Plain, near the lake Hjälmaren, a few kilometers inland along the small river Svartån, an ...

and

Kopparberg Kopparberg is a locality and the seat of Ljusnarsberg Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden, with 4,200 inhabitants in 2015. It is famous for one of the most valuable postage stamps in the world, the Treskilling Yellow from 13 July 1857, Kopparbe ...

(now

Dalarna County Dalarna County ( sv, Dalarnas län) is a county or '' län'' in central Sweden ( Svealand). It borders on the counties of Uppsala, Jämtland, Gävleborg, Västmanland, Örebro and Värmland. It also borders on the Norwegian counties of Hed ...

). 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 The Eastern Military District (Russian: Восточный военный округ) is a military district of Russia. It is one of the five military districts of the Russian Armed Forces, with its jurisdiction within the Far Eastern Federal ...

(Milo Ö) to create a new military district, Middle Military Area (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 The Värmland Regiment ( sv, Värmlands regemente), designations I 22, I 2 and I 2/Fo 52, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traces its origins back to the 16th century. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from the province o ...

/ Värmland Defense District, in Karlstad ** I 3/Fo 51 –

Life Regiment Grenadiers Life Regiment Grenadiers ( sv, Livregementets grenadjärer), also I 3, was a Swedish Army infantry unit that was active in various forms 1815–2000. The unit was based in Örebro Garrison in Örebro and belonged to the King's Life and Household T ...

/ Örebro Defense District, in

** I 13/Fo 53 –

Dalarna Regiment The Dalarna Regiment ( sv, Dalregementet), designation I 13, is a Swedish Army infantry unit that traced its origins back to the 16th century. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from the province of Dalarna, where it was later gar ...

/ Kopparberg Defense District, in

Falun Falun () is a city and the seat of Falun Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 37,291 inhabitants in 2010. It is also the capital of Dalarna County. Falun forms, together with Borlänge, a metropolitan area with just over 100,000 inhabi ...

** A 9 –

Bergslagen Artillery Regiment The Bergslagen Artillery Regiment ( sv, Bergslagens artilleriregemente), designation A 9, is a Swedish Army artillery unit which has operated in various forms from 1943 to 2000 and again from 4 December 2022 after the Swedish government decided t ...

, in

Kristinehamn Kristinehamn is a locality and the seat of Kristinehamn Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden, with 17,839 inhabitants in 2010. Geography Kristinehamn is situated by the shores of lake Vänern where the small rivers ''Varnan'' and ''Löt'' ...

** ArtSS - Artillery School Training Center, in

Älvdalen Älvdalen (Elfdalian: ''Övdaln'' or ''Tjyörtjbynn''; literally meaning ''The River Valley'') is a locality and the seat of Älvdalen Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 1,810 inhabitants in 2010. The parish is widely known for being t ...

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 Värmland Brigade (IB 2) ( sv, Värmlandsbrigaden) was a Swedish Army infantry brigade. Most of the brigade's soldiers were trained at the Värmland Regiment in Karlstad. The unit was disbanded as a result of the disarmament policies set forward i ...

, in Karlstad, a Type 77 infantry brigade based on the I 2 - Värmland Regiment * IB 3 -

Life Brigade Life is a quality that distinguishes matter that has biological processes, such as signaling and self-sustaining processes, from that which does not, and is defined by the capacity for growth, reaction to stimuli, metabolism, energy transf ...

, 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 Norrland (, "Northland", originally ''Norrlanden'' or "the Northlands") is the northernmost, largest and least populated of the three traditional lands of Sweden, consisting of nine provinces. Although Norrland does not serve any administ ...

Brigade (optimized for arctic/winter warfare) based on the I 13 - Dalarna Regiment * IB 33 -

Närke Brigade Närke () is a Swedish traditional province, or ''landskap'', situated in Svealand in south central Sweden. It is bordered by Västmanland to the north, Södermanland to the east, Östergötland to the southeast, Västergötland to the southw ...

, in Örebro, a Type 77 infantry brigade based on the I 3 - Life Regiment Grenadiers * IB 43 -

Kopparberg Brigade Kopparberg is a locality and the seat of Ljusnarsberg Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden, with 4,200 inhabitants in 2015. It is famous for one of the most valuable postage stamps in the world, the Treskilling Yellow from 13 July 1857, Kopparb ...

, 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.

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: "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 ''Friherre'' General Axel Emil Rappe (2October 1838 – 18December 1918) was a Swedish Army officer and Minister of War from 1892 and 1899. Early life Rappe was born on 2 October 1838 in Christinelund manor in Arby, Kalmar County, the ...

*1945–1947:

Axel Bredberg Lieutenant General Axel Bredberg (24 February 1884 – 5 February 1960) was a Swedish Army officer. His senior commands include Inspector of the Swedish Army Service Troops from 1933 to 1942, Chief of the Defence Staff from 1942 to 1944 and mili ...

*1944–1945:

Bertil Uggla Bertil Gustafsson Uggla (19 August 1890 – 29 September 1945) was a Swedish officer, track and field athlete, modern pentathlete, and fencer. Early life Uggla was born on 19 August 1890 at Karlberg Palace, Stockholm, Sweden, the son of Gener ...

(acting) *1945–1947:

Sven Salander Lieutenant General Sven Philip Salander (5 July 1894 – 31 March 1965) was a senior Swedish Army officer. He served as Commanding General of the Commanding General, V Military District from 1947 to 1959. Early life Salander was born on 5 July 1 ...

(acting) *1947–1959:

*1959–1966: Regner Leuhusen *1966–1967:

Stig Synnergren General Stig Gustaf Eugén Synnergren (25 February 1915 – 29 April 2004) was a Swedish Army officer who was the Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces from 1970 to 1978. Synnergren was a strong advocate for the conscription system and du ...

*1967–1973:

Stig Löfgren Lieutenant General Stig Albert Lorentz Löfgren (7 January 191228 April 1998) was a Swedish Army officer. He served as Deputy Commanding General of the I Military District (1963–1966) and as Commanding General of Bergslagen Military District (1 ...

*1973–1979: Sigmund Ahnfelt *1979–1983:

Gösta Hökmark Major General Anders Gösta Hökmark (14 June 1920 – 15 April 1993) was a Swedish Army officer. His senior commands include postings as Chief of the Army Staff and the General Staff Corps (1976–1979) and military commander of Bergslagen Mi ...

*1983–1991: Bengt Tamfeldt

Deputy military commanders

*1942–1944: Anders Bergquist *1945–1951:

Harald Hægermark Lieutenant General Harald Oskar Hægermark (13 November 1894 – 20 March 1965) was a senior Swedish Army officer. He served as Commanding General of the II Military District from 1951 to 1960. Early life Hægermark was born on 13 November 1894 ...

Chiefs of Staff

*1942–1944:

Gustav Åkerman Lieutenant General Karl ''Gustav'' "Gugge" Åkerman (20October 1901 – 24May 1988) was a Swedish Army officer. Åkerman's senior commands include Chief of the Army Staff and the General Staff Corps from 1957 to 1961 and military comman ...

*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 Lieutenant General Karl Eric Holm (3 June 1919 – 27 July 2016) was a Swedish Army officer. His senior commands include Chief of the Army Staff and the General Staff Corps (1968–1972), military commander of the Southern Military District (19 ...

*1966–1968: Gunnar Nordlöf (acting) *1968–1972: Gunnar Nordlöf *1972–1974:

Karl-Gösta Lundmark Lieutenant General Karl Gösta (Karl-Gösta) Olof Lundmark (18 January 1919 – 16 November 1995) was a senior Swedish Army officer. Lundmark served as chief of staff of the IV Military District (1961–1965), of the Bergslagen Military Distri ...

*1974–1984: Sven Werner *1984–1986:

Percurt Green Lieutenant General Per Kurt (Percurt) Green (born 2 December 1939) is a Swedish Army officer whose senior commands have included commanding officer of the Joint Operations Command, Deputy Supreme Commander and military commander of the Middle Mi ...

*1986–1987: Bertel Österdahl *1987–1989: Lars-Olof Strandberg *1989–1990:

Bernt Östh Major General Bernt Nils Sune Östh (born 20 December 1936) was a Swedish Air Force officer. Östh served as Chief of the Air Staff from 1990 to 1994 and as chief of the Joint Staff (''Gemensamma staben'') at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarte ...

History

Units 1989

Heraldry and traditions

Coat of arms

Commanding officers

Military commanders

Deputy military commanders

Chiefs of Staff

Names, designations and locations

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