Eastern Military District (, Milo Ö), originally IV Military District () was a

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, a command of the

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that had

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control over Eastern Sweden, for most time of its existence corresponding to the area covered by the counties of

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and

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. The headquarters of Milo Ö were located in

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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

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. 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,

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(Milo M).

Heraldry and traditions

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of the Eastern Military District Staff 1983–1991.

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: "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

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) *1943–1944:

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(also Commandant General) *1944–1944:

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(also Commandant General) *1944–1945: Arvid Moberg (acting military commander and Commandant General) *1945–1957:

Gustaf Dyrssen Lieutenant General Gustaf Peder Wilhelm Dyrssen (24 November 1891 – 13 May 1981) was a Swedish Army officer and Olympic modern pentathlete. Dyrssen had an extensive and distinguished military career, starting as a second lieutenant ...

(also Commandant General) *1957–1961:

Bert Carpelan Lieutenant General Ivar Bert Tyko Carpelan (2December 1895 – 16November 1981) was a Swedish Army officer. Carpelan's senior commands include Chief of the Army Staff and the General Staff Corps, commanding officer of the IV Military ...

(also Commandant General) *1961–1967:

Gustav Åkerman Lieutenant General Karl ''Gustav'' "Gugge" Åkerman (20 October 1901 – 24 May 1988) was a senior Swedish Army officer. Åkerman had a distinguished military career in Sweden. He began as a second lieutenant in the Göta Life Guards in 1923 and ...

(also Commandant General until 1966) *1967–1969:

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(also Commandant General) *1969–1974:

Ove Ljung Lieutenant General Per-Ove Poul Ljung (18 May 1918 – 31 May 1997) was a Swedish Army officer. His senior commands include Chief of the Army Staff and the General Staff Corps, Master-General of the Ordnance, head of the Royal Swedish Army Mate ...

(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:

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(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:

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*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 Major General Bengt (T:son) Trygvesson Liljestrand (26 February 1919 – 2 January 2000) was a Swedish Army officer. He served as Chief of Staff of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) from 1974 to 1975 and Force Commander of ...

*1960–1961: Stig Waldenström *1961–1965: Karl-Gösta Lundmark *1966–1970:

Bengt Lundvall Admiral Bengt Gustaf Gottfrid Lundvall (30 October 1915 – 30 November 2010) was a senior Swedish Navy officer. He was Chief of the Navy from 1970 to 1978. Early life Lundvall was born on 30 October 1915 in Björkäng parish, Töreboda Municip ...

*1970–1973: Hans Neij *1973–1978:

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*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

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