Eastern Military District ( sv, Östra militärområdet, Milo Ö), originally IV Military District ( sv, IV. militärområdet) was a Swedish

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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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, Stockholm,

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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

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(Milo B) to create a new military district, Middle Military Area (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 Lieutenant General Erik Mathias Hjalmar Gustafsson Testrup (14 September 1878 – 18 December 1972) was a Swedish Army officer. His senior commands include commanding officer of the Eastern Army Division of the IV Army Division, Commandant Gener ...

(also

Commandant General Commandant-general is a military rank in several countries and is generally equivalent to that of major-general. Argentina Commandant general is the highest rank in the Argentine National Gendarmerie, and is held by the national director of the g ...

) *1943–1944:

Helge Jung General Helge Victor Jung (23 March 1886 – 3 January 1978) was a Swedish Army officer. Jung's senior commands include the post of Chief of the Army Staff and the General Staff Corps, commander of the 2nd Army Division, military commander of th ...

(also Commandant General) *1944–1944:

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 ...

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

(also Commandant General) *1961–1967:

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 ...

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

Carl Eric Almgren General Carl Eric Åke Almgren (4March 1913 – 20May 2001) was a Swedish Army officer. Almgren served as Chief of the Defence Staff from 1961 to 1967, military commander of the Eastern Military District (Milo Ö) from 1967 to 1969 and ...

(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 Mat ...

(also Commandant General) *1974–1976:

Nils Sköld Lieutenant General Nils Gunnar Sköld (23May 192117March 1996) was a Swedish Army officer. He served as Commanding General of the Eastern Military District and Commandant General in Stockholm from 1974 to 1976 and as Chief of the Army from ...

(also Commandant General) *1976–1982:

Gunnar Eklund Lieutenant General Carl ''Gunnar'' Eklund (21 March 1920 – 11 January 2010) was a senior Swedish Coastal Artillery officer. His senior commands include Chief of the Naval Staff, Chief of the Defence Staff, military commander of the Eastern M ...

(also Commandant General) *1982–1988:

Bengt Lehander Lieutenant General Bengt Anders Lehander (25 June 1925 – 9 May 1994) was a Swedish Air Force officer. His senior commands include wing commander of the Skaraborg Wing, Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, military commander of the Eastern Military ...

(also Commandant General) *1988–1991:

Bror Stefenson Admiral Bror Per Harald Stefenson (4 September 1929 – 3 October 2018) was a Swedish Navy officer. Stefenson's senior commands include Chief of the Defence Staff and military commander of the Eastern Military District (Milo Ö) as well as Comm ...

(also Commandant General)

Deputy military commanders

*1942–1945: Arvid Moberg *1945–1953:

Pehr Janse Major General Pehr David Albert Janse (31 January 1893 – 2 October 1961) was a Swedish Army officer. Janse's senior commands include regimental commander of the Gotland Infantry Regiment, Inspector of the Swedish Armoured Troops and acting comma ...

*1953–1955: Sven Erhard Öberg *1955–1959: Hadar Cars *1959–1963: Bengt Brusewitz *1963–1967: Carl A:son Klingenstierna

Chiefs of Staff

*1942–1946:

Gunnar af Klintberg Major General Carl ''Gunnar'' Ferdinand af Klintberg (4December 1902 – 9October 1983) was a Swedish Army officer. His senior commands include commanding officer of Svea Artillery Regiment, the Royal Swedish Army Staff College as well Deputy ...

*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 o ...

*1960–1961: Stig Waldenström *1961–1965:

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 ...

*1966–1970: Bengt Lundvall *1970–1973: Hans Neij *1973–1978:

Nils-Fredrik Palmstierna ''Friherre'' Major General Nils-Fredrik Palmstierna (8 March 1919 – 5 August 1990) was a Swedish Air Force officer. His senior commands include the post of Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, Chief of Staff of the Eastern Military District and ...

*1978–1980:

Erik G. Bengtsson Lieutenant General Erik Gustav Bengtsson (born 14 July 1928) is a Swedish Army officer. He was Chief of the Army from 1984 to 1990. Early life Bengtsson was born on 14 July 1928 in Visnum, Värmland County, Sweden, the son of Erik Bengtsson, a ...

*1980–1984: Gustaf Welin *1984–1985: Roland Grahn *1985–1990: Jörn Beckmann *1990–1991: Bengt Anderberg

Names, designations and locations

Footnotes

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