| Middle Military Area | |
|---|---|
| Mellersta militärområdet | |
 | |
| Active | 1991–2000 |
| Country |
 Sweden |
| Allegiance | Swedish Armed Forces |
| Branch | Multi (Sea, Air and Land) |
| Type | Military area |
| Role | Operational, territorial and tactical operations |
| Garrison/HQ | Strängnäs |
| March | "I parad" (Trobäck)[note 1] |
Middle Military Area (Swedish language: Mellersta militärområdet , Milo M) was a Swedish military area, a command of the Swedish Armed Forces that had operational control over Middle Sweden, for most time of its existence corresponding to the area covered by the counties of Östergötland, Södermanland, Stockholm, Uppsala, Västmanland, Örebro, Värmland, Kopparberg (now Dalarna County) and Gävleborg. The headquarters of Milo M were located in Strängnäs.
History[]
Milo M was created in 1991 when the number of military areas of Sweden was decreased to five, and as a consequence of that, the Eastern Military Area (Milo Ö) was merged with Bergslagen Military Area (Milo B) to create this new military area. In 1993, the number of military areas of Sweden was decreased to three, and as a consequence of that, the territory of Gävleborg County formerly part of Lower Norrland Military Area (Milo NN), was merged into the military area. In 2000, these last three military areas were disbanded and the command for the whole of Sweden was placed at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters, in accordance with the Defence Act of 2000.
Heraldry and traditions[]
Coat of arms[]
The coat of arms of the Middle Military Area Staff 1991–2000. It was also used by the Middle Military District Staff (Mellersta militärdistriktsstaben, MD M) 2000–2005. Blazon: "Or, the provincial badge of Södermanland, a griffon segreant sable, armed and langued gules, on a chief azur three open crowns fesswise or. The shield surmounting an erect sword of the last colour."[2]
Medals[]
In 2000, the Mellersta militärområdesstabens (MilostabM) minnesmedalj ("Middle Military Area Staff (MilostabM) Commemorative Medal") in silver (MiloMSMM) of the 8th size was established. The medal ribbon is of yellow moiré with a black stripe on each side and a broad red stripe on the middle.[3]
Commanding officers[]
Military commanders[]
- 1991–1994: Torsten Engberg
- 1994–1998: Dick Börjesson
- 1998–2000: Percurt Green
Chiefs of Staff[]
- 1991–1992: Bengt Anderberg
- 1992–1993: Svante Bergh
- 1993–1994: ???
- 1994–1995: Lennart Rönnberg
- 1995–1997: Anders Lindström
- 1997–2000: Kjell Koserius
Names, designations and locations[]
| Name | Translation | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Military Area | Mellersta Military Area | 1991-07-01 | – | 2000-06-30 |
| Avvecklingsorganisation | Decommissioning Organisation | 2000-07-01 | – | 2001-03-31 |
| Designation | From | To | ||
| Milo M | 1991-07-01 | – | 2000-06-30 | |
| Location | From | To | ||
| Strängnäs Garrison | 1991-07-01 | – | 2001-03-31 |
See also[]
Footnotes[]
References[]
Notes[]
- ↑ Sandberg 2007, p. 78
- ↑ Braunstein 2006, p. 17
- ↑ Braunstein 2007, p. 112
Print[]
- Braunstein, Christian (2006) (in Swedish). Heraldiska vapen inom det svenska försvaret. Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 9. Stockholm: Statens försvarshistoriska museer. ISBN 91-971584-9-6. 10099224. https://www.sfhm.se/contentassets/84a6e4f1b2ce4e2b96c4ba578a41c503/heraldiska-vapen-inom-det-svenska-forsvaret-sfhm-skrift-9.pdf.
- Braunstein, Christian (2007) (in Swedish). Utmärkelsetecken på militära uniformer. Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 12. Stockholm: Statens försvarshistoriska museer. ISBN 978-91-976220-2-8. 10423295. https://www.sfhm.se/contentassets/84a6e4f1b2ce4e2b96c4ba578a41c503/sfhm-skriftserie-utmarkelsetecken-pa-militara-uniformer-christian-braunstein-2007.pdf.
- Holmberg, Björn (1993) (in Swedish). Arméns regementen, skolor och staber: [en uppslagsbok] : en sammanställning. Arvidsjaur: Svenskt militärhistoriskt bibliotek (SMB). ISBN 91-972209-0-6. 7796532.
- Sandberg, Bo (2007) (in Swedish). Försvarets marscher och signaler förr och nu: marscher antagna av svenska militära förband, skolor och staber samt igenkännings-, tjänstgörings- och exercissignaler (New ed.). Stockholm: Militärmusiksamfundet med Svenskt marscharkiv. ISBN 978-91-631-8699-8. 10413065.
Web[]
- Kjelldorff, Lennart (2001). "Försvarets utveckling från Gustav Wasa till vår tid". Försvarets Historiska Telesamlingar. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20110722104405/http://www.fht.nu/docs/forsvaretsutveckling.pdf. Retrieved 2007-01-12.
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