Bergslagen Military Area

Bergslagen Military Area (Bergslagens militärområde, Milo B), originally V Military Area (V. militärområdet) was a Swedish military area, a command of the Swedish Armed Forces that had operational control over the informal Bergslagen region, for most time of its existence corresponding to the area covered by the counties of Värmland, Örebro and Kopparberg (now Dalarna County). The headquarters of Milo B were located in Karlstad.

History
Milo B was created in 1966 along with five other military areas as part of a reorganisation of the administrative divisions of the Swedish Armed Forces. It can be seen as the successor of V Military Area (V. militärområdet) created in 1942, but that did not have the same tasks as Milo B. The military area consisted of the land covered by the above-mentioned counties. In 1991, the number of military areas of Sweden was decreased to five, and as a consequence of that, Milo B was merged with Eastern Military Area (Milo Ö) to create a new military area, Middle Military Area (Milo M).

Units 1989
In peacetime the Bergslagen Military Area consisted of the following units, which were training recruits for wartime units:


 * Bergslagen Military Area (Milo B), in Karlstad
 * I 2/Fo 52 – Värmland Regiment / Värmland Defense Area, in Karlstad
 * I 3/Fo 51 – Life Regiment Grenadiers / Örebro Defense Area, in Örebro
 * I 13/Fo 53 – Dalarna Regiment / Kopparberg Defense Area, in Falun
 * A 9 – Bergslagen Artillery Regiment, in Kristinehamn
 * ArtSS - Artillery School Training Center, in Älvdalen

In wartime the Bergslagen Military Area would have activated the following major land units, as well as a host of smaller units:


 * IB 2 - Värmland Brigade, in Karlstad, a Type 77 infantry brigade based on the I 2 - Värmland Regiment
 * IB 3 - Life Brigade, 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 Brigade (optimized for arctic/winter warfare) based on the I 13 - Dalarna Regiment
 * IB 33 - Närke Brigade, in Örebro, a Type 77 infantry brigade based on the I 3 - Life Regiment Grenadiers
 * IB 43 - Kopparberg Brigade, in Falun, a Type 66M infantry brigade based on the I 13 - Dalarna Regiment

Coat of arms
The coat of arms of the Bergslagen Military Area Staff 1983–1991. Blazon: "Azur, an erect sword with the area letter (B - Bergslagen) surrounded by an open chaplet of oak leaves, all or."

Military commanders

 * 1942–1944: Axel Rappe
 * 1945–1959: Sven Salander
 * 1959–1966: Regner Leuhusen
 * 1966–1967: Stig Synnergren
 * 1967–1973: Stig Löfgren
 * 1973–1979: Sigmund Ahnfelt
 * 1979–1983: Gösta Hökmark
 * 1983–1991: Bengt Tamfeldt

Chiefs of Staff

 * 1942–1949: ???
 * 1949–1954: Sten Langéen
 * 1954–1966: ???
 * 1966–1968: Karl Eric Holm
 * 1966–1968: Gunnar Nordlöf (acting)
 * 1968–1972: Gunnar Nordlöf
 * 1972–1974: Karl-Gösta Lundmark
 * 1974–1984: Sven Werner
 * 1984–1986: Percurt Green
 * 1986–1987: Bertel Österdahl
 * 1987–1989: Lars-Olof Strandberg
 * 1989–1990: Bernt Östh
 * 1990–1991: ???