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The Swedish Army Quartermaster Corps () was an
administrative corps Corps (; plural ''corps'' ; from French , from the Latin "body") is a term used for several different kinds of organization. A military innovation by Napoleon I, the formation was formally introduced March 1, 1800, when Napoleon ordered Gener ...
for personnel within the
Swedish Army The Swedish Army () is the army, land force of the Swedish Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Sweden. Beginning with its service in 1521, the Swedish Army has been active for more than 500 years. History Svea Life Guards dates back to the year 1 ...
created in 1880. From the corps, the Swedish Army was provided with staff for various
commissary A commissary is a government official charged with oversight or an ecclesiastical official who exercises in special circumstances the jurisdiction of a bishop. In many countries, the term is used as an administrative or police title. It often c ...
positions. The head of the corps was the Quartermaster-General of the Swedish Army. In 1966, the corps was amalgamated with the
Swedish Naval Quartermaster Corps The Swedish Naval Quartermaster Corps (, MintK) was an administrative corps of the Swedish Navy. The Swedish Naval Quartermaster Corps was established in 1903 through a parliamentary decision and operated from 1904 to 1966. It included various ranks ...
and the
Swedish Air Force The Swedish Air Force ( or just ) is the air force Military branch, branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. History The Swedish Air Force was created on 1 July 1926 when the aircraft units of the Army and Navy were merged. Because of the escalatin ...
's quartermaster officers and formed the
Quartermaster Corps of the Swedish Armed Forces Quartermaster Corps of the Swedish Armed Forces (, Intk) was a joint administrative corps of the Swedish Armed Forces which consisted of quartermaster officers on active duty. It was established in 1966 and was amalgamated with the Swedish Army Or ...
. It was in turn amalgamated with the
Swedish Army Ordnance Corps The Swedish Army Ordnance Corps (, Ftk) was an administrative corps of the Swedish Army established in 1937 (its first instruction on 18 June 1937). The majority of the active officers and some civilian personnel served in the Ordnance Department ...
in 1973 and formed the
Commissary Corps of the Swedish Armed Forces Commissary Corps of the Swedish Armed Forces (, Intk) was a joint administrative corps for ordnance officers of the Swedish Armed Forces which existed from 1973 to 1990. History On 1 October 1973, the Swedish Army Ordnance Corps (ordnance officers ...
which was disbanded in 1990.


History

Swedish Army Quartermaster Corps (''Arméns intendenturkår'') was formed by
Royal Decree A decree is a legal proclamation, usually issued by a head of state, judge, royal figure, or other relevant authorities, according to certain procedures. These procedures are usually defined by the constitution, Legislative laws, or customary l ...
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 recruitment and better training of administrative personnel. Head of the corps was the Quartermaster-General of the Swedish Army, who also headed the
Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration The Royal Swedish Army Material Administration (, KAF) was a Government agencies in Sweden, Swedish central government agency that replaced the War College (Sweden), War College in 1865. It was active between the years 1866 and 1954. History Th ...
's Quartermaster Department which from 1943 was called the Army Administration's Commissariat Department (''Arméförvaltningens intendenturavdelning'') and from 1954 was called the
Royal Swedish Army Supply Administration Royal Swedish Army Supply Administration (, KAIF) was a Swedish administrative authority which existed from 1954 to 1963. It sorted under the Ministry of Defence and had the task, in technical and economic terms, to exercise the highest managemen ...
. In his capacity as chief of the corps, the Quartermaster-General had, at his side, an office or staff, which over time was reorganized and changed its name on several occasions: *1880–1893 – ''Generalintendentens expedition'' ("Office of the Quartermaster-General") *1893–1907 – ''Intendenturkårens huvudstation'' ("Main station of the Quartermaster Corps"), which included the ''Generalintendentens expedition'' ("Office of the Quartermaster-General") as well as the ''Intendenturkårens chefsexpedition'' ("Head Office of the Quartermaster Corps") *1907–1914 – ''Generalintendentens expedition'' ("Office of the Quartermaster-General") *1914–1937 – ''Intendenturstaben'' ("Quartermaster Staff"), which included the ''Intendenturkårens chefsexpedition'' ("Head Office of the Quartermaster Corps") *1937–1966 – ''Intendenturkåren'' ("Quartermaster Corps"), ''Chefsexpeditionen'' ("Head Office") At the time of the formation, the corps comprised all the personnel who handled administrative duties that belonged to the supplies in army units and stores. During the 1890s, the quartermaster staff at the
General Staff A military staff or general staff (also referred to as army staff, navy staff, or air staff within the individual services) is a group of officers, Enlisted rank, enlisted, and civilian staff who serve the commanding officer, commander of a ...
and the Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration's Quartermasters Department (''Arméförvaltningens intendentsdepartement'') were also included. Initially, the corps was regarded as civil-military, but was awarded military
corps Corps (; plural ''corps'' ; from French , from the Latin "body") is a term used for several different kinds of organization. A military innovation by Napoleon I, the formation was formally introduced March 1, 1800, when Napoleon ordered Gener ...
status in 1915. In order to gain entry as a member of the corps, one later required completed training in
commissariat A commissariat is a department or organization commanded by a commissary or by a corps of commissaries. In many countries, commissary is a police rank. In those countries, a commissariat is a police station commanded by a commissary. In some a ...
service. Quartermaster aspirants were trained from 1909 at the corps' military management course; from 1943 at the Swedish Army Quartermaster School (''Intendenturförvaltningsskolan''). From the corps, the army was provided with staff for the various
commissary A commissary is a government official charged with oversight or an ecclesiastical official who exercises in special circumstances the jurisdiction of a bishop. In many countries, the term is used as an administrative or police title. It often c ...
positions (regimental quartermasters and commissioners, ''
förvaltare Förvaltare is a Swedish military rank (OR-8) for specialist officers above Överfanjunkare and below Regementsförvaltare in the army and Flottiljförvaltare in the air force and is translated to sergeant major. The original military meaning o ...
'' and others). The 1907 administrative reform distinguished certain parts of the administration from the area of responsibility of the corps (arms, buildings, healthcare, etc.). Remaining was the responsibility for camp, rations, clothing, horses, certain vehicles, fuels and accounting matters. The Defence Act of 1936 meant in this regard that the motor vehicles were completely removed from the corps. After
World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
, the organization of the military administration and its staff corps' were investigated. The result was partly a coordination of the Swedish Army Supply Administration (''Arméintendenturörvaltningen'') with the
Royal Swedish Naval Materiel Administration The Royal Swedish Naval Materiel Administration (, 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 Adm ...
's Commissariat Department (''Marinförvaltningen intendenturavdelning'') and the Royal Swedish Air Force Materiel Administration Commissariat Bureau (''Flygförvaltningens intendenturbyrå'') to the newly established Quartermaster Administration of the Swedish Armed Forces in 1963; and to a corresponding coordination of the Swedish Army Quartermaster Corps (''Intendenturkåren'') with the
Swedish Naval Quartermaster Corps The Swedish Naval Quartermaster Corps (, MintK) was an administrative corps of the Swedish Navy. The Swedish Naval Quartermaster Corps was established in 1903 through a parliamentary decision and operated from 1904 to 1966. It included various ranks ...
(formed in 1904) and the
Swedish Air Force The Swedish Air Force ( or just ) is the air force Military branch, branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. History The Swedish Air Force was created on 1 July 1926 when the aircraft units of the Army and Navy were merged. Because of the escalatin ...
's quartermaster officers (which had not previously constituted a special staff corps) to a joint corps, the
Quartermaster Corps of the Swedish Armed Forces Quartermaster Corps of the Swedish Armed Forces (, Intk) was a joint administrative corps of the Swedish Armed Forces which consisted of quartermaster officers on active duty. It was established in 1966 and was amalgamated with the Swedish Army Or ...
which was established in 1966.


Quartermasters-General

The Quartermaster-General of the Swedish Army was commanding officer of the Swedish Army Quartermaster Corps and head of the
Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration The Royal Swedish Army Material Administration (, KAF) was a Government agencies in Sweden, Swedish central government agency that replaced the War College (Sweden), War College in 1865. It was active between the years 1866 and 1954. History Th ...
's Quartermaster Department. He was also Inspector of the Quartermaster Service Troops (''Intendenturtrupperna'', Int) and regarding the training of these troops, he had similar duties as other branch inspectors. In his capacity as head of the Swedish Army Quartermaster Corps and Inspector of the Quartermaster Service Troops, he was assisted most closely by personnel of the Quartermaster Staff (''Intendenturstaben''). *1880–1883: ? *1883–1892: Hjalmar Palmstierna *1889–1890: Christer Oxehufvud (acting) *1892–1896: Adam Thorén *1896–1904: Richard Berg *1904–1905:
Knut Gillis Bildt General (Sweden), 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 Sta ...
*1905–1915: Fredrik Holmquist *1915–1926: Fredrik Frölich *1926–1935: Axel Hultkrantz *1935–1946:
Helge Söderbom Generallöjtnant, Lieutenant General Johan ''Helge'' Fritiof Söderbom (21 May 1881 – 3 January 1975) was a senior Swedish Army officer. Söderbom began his military career in 1902 after graduating from the Military Academy Karlberg and was fir ...
*1946–1957:
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 S ...
*1957–1963:
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 ...
*1963–1966: Folke Diurlin


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Further reading

* *{{cite book , first=Wedin , last=Folke , title=Intendenturkåren , year=1968 , location=Stockholm , language=sv , id={{LIBRIS, 3229968 Corps of the Swedish Army Military units and formations established in 1880 Military units and formations disestablished in 1966 Quartermasters Military administrative corps of Sweden