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Alf Meyerhöffer
Alf Roar Dag Meyerhöffer (16 December 1891 – 29 April 1962) was a Swedish Army officer and politician, who represented Högerpartiet in Swedish parliament Riksdag from 1932 to 1936. Meyerhöffer is mostly known for the Meyerhöffer affair which began in 1947, where the question was whether a skilled, well-qualified, Nazi-influenced officer could be promoted. In this case, there was great disagreement within both the officer corps and the government. This case also received a lot of attention in the press. In parallel with his political activities, he made a career as an officer. He was generally perceived as a rare skilled troop commander who was more interested in the pedagogical part of the profession than in the purely strategic issues. He never served as an officer in the General Staff but only as an aspirant. Meyerhöffer's political appearance constituted a burden for him in his professional career. Early life Meyerhöffer was born on 16 December 1891 in Luleå, the so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luleå
Luleå ( , , locally ; smj, Luleju; fi, Luulaja) is a city on the coast of northern Sweden, and the capital of Norrbotten County, the northernmost county in Sweden. Luleå has 48,728 inhabitants in its urban core (2018) and is the seat of Luleå Municipality (with a total population of 77,832). Luleå is Sweden's 25th largest city and Norrbotten County's largest city. Luleå has the seventh biggest harbour in Sweden for shipping goods. It has a large steel industry and is a centre for extensive research. It is also home to the Swedish Air Force Wing Norrbotten Wing (F 21) based in Luleå Airport. Luleå University of Technology is one of Sweden's three technology universities (the other two are KTH and Chalmers) and the northernmost university in Sweden. The university has approximately 15,000 students. History The town's Royal charter was granted in 1621 by King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden. The original town was situated where Gammelstad (Old Town) is situated today ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Underlöjtnant
''Underlöjtnant'' (from the German word ''Unterleutnant'') was the lowest officer rank in the Swedish Army from 1835 to 1937 instead of the previous ranks of ''fänrik'' and cornet. was reintroduced in 1914 with the same position as , from 1926 with lower position. History was introduced as a military rank in Sweden in 1835 instead of ''fänrik''. ''Fanjunkare'', who served with distinction, was often promoted after leaving active service to in the Swedish Army. With the 1914 Army Order, Naval Plan and Plan for the Fixed Coastal Defence Organization (), the rank of was reintroduced as a name for a newly commissioned officer, who completed two years of probationary service. The would have s position and salary benefits but be appointed by Warrant of Appointment. The Minister of Defence proposed (Bill 1924:20) that certain should receive a rank above the rank of - with the position of ''löjtnant''. They would be called ("second lieutenants"). would receive the rank of wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chief Of Army (Sweden)
The Chief of Army ( sv, Arméchef, AC) is the most senior appointment in the Swedish Army. The position Chief of Army was introduced in 1937 and the current form in 2014. History In 1937, the staff agency "Chief of the Army" ( sv, Chefen för armén, CA) was created to lead the army in peace time. The CA would under the King in Council exercise the highest military leadership of the Land Defense ( sv, Lantförsvaret). At his side, the CA had an Army Staff to assist the CA in his duties. Before 1937 the Chief of the General Staff was considered to be the Chief of Army, but he was not usually to the rank of chief, but formally only the king's chief of staff in his capacity as Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces. The oldest general was chairman of the special preparatory body called the Generals Commission (''Generalskommissionen''). Following a larger reorganization of the Swedish Armed Forces in 1994, the staff agency Chief of the Army ceased to exist as an independent a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norrbotten
Norrbotten (), known in English as North Bothnia, is a Swedish province (''landskap'') in northernmost Sweden. It borders south to Västerbotten, west to Swedish Lapland, and east to Finland. Administration The traditional provinces of Sweden serve no administrative or political purposes, but are historical and cultural entities. In this case, however, the county is older than the province. When the new national border to the Russian Grand Duchy of Finland formed, the province of Västerbotten split in two, and formed the municipalities of Kolari, Muonio, Pello, Tornio, and Ylitornio. However, Finnish Västerbotten is not recognized enough as its own historical province, so it's usually merged instead with Ostrobothnia, however leaving out Muonio to Laponia. The northernmost of the counties of Sweden were created in 1810 consisting of the northern parts of Lappland and Västerbotten. After that, northern Västerbotten has gradually evolved as a province of its own. Herald ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moderate Party
The Moderate Party ( sv, Moderata samlingspartiet , ; M), commonly referred to as the Moderates ( ), is a liberal-conservative political party in Sweden. The party generally supports tax cuts, the free market, civil liberties and economic liberalism. Internationally, it is a full member of the International Democrat Union and the European People's Party. The party was founded in 1904 as the General Electoral League (''Allmänna valmansförbundet'' ) by a group of conservatives in the Riksdag, the Swedish parliament. The party was later known as The Right (''Högern'' ; 1938–1952) and Right Wing Party (''Högerpartiet'' ; 1952–1969). During this time, the party was usually called the Conservative Party outside of Sweden. After holding minor posts in centre-right governments, the Moderates eventually became the leading opposition party to the Swedish Social Democratic Party and since then those two parties have dominated Swedish politics. After the 1991 Swedish general elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National League Of Sweden
The National Youth League of Sweden ( sv, Sveriges nationella ungdomsförbund ; SNU) was the first youth organisation of the General Electoral Union of Sweden. It was dislodged from its mother party in 1934 due to its pro-Nazi stance. It was then reconstructed as a separate political party, the National League of Sweden. After the Second World War, the political fortunes of the group dwindled. As the right-wing youth league SNU was founded on October 16, 1915, at Hotell Kronprinsen in Stockholm. The organisation, though never formally recognized, became the youth referent of the General Electoral Union. During the late 1920s SNU became politically radicalized. The radicalization was accentuated by the election of Elmo Lindholm as the SNU chairman. In 1931 the organization had 35,460 members, and was steadily growing. Eventually SNU organised a militant ''kamporganisation'' (struggle organisation, modelled after the German SA) which were supposed to combat political enemies i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helge Jung
General (Sweden), 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 (Sweden), Chief of the Army Staff and the General Staff Corps, commander of the 2nd Army Division (Sweden), 2nd Army Division, military commander of the Lower Norrland Military District, II Military District and the Eastern Military District (Sweden), IV Military District. He served as the 2nd Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces, Supreme Commander from 1944 to 1951. Early life Jung was born on 23 March 1886 in Malmö, Sweden, the son of the headmaster Victor Jung and his wife Maria (née Levan). Jung passed ''Studentexamen, mogenhetsexamen'' in Malmö in 1903 and then studied history at Lund University for a couple of semesters 1903–1904. Career Early military career He was accepted as a volunteer at the South Scanian Infantry Regiment (I 7) in 1904 and graduated from the Military Academy Karlberg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defence Act Of 1925 (Sweden)
The Defence Act of 1925 was a defence act passed by the Swedish Riksdag on 26 May 1925 and came into force on 1 January 1928. The Act specified how the Swedish Armed Forces would operate during the coming years. The Act resulted in a policy of disarmament. The Act would remain effective until the Defence Act of 1936. The new order of battle meant that the number of Army Divisions was decreased to 4. 17 military units were disbanded and conscription time was lowered to 140 days for most conscripts. Many conscripts were transferred to the Army Reserve. The Army and Naval air powers were combined into the Swedish Air Force. Background The Edén Cabinet had in 1919 started an investigation into the Swedish Armed Forces in order to lower the high defence expenditure the Defence Act of 1914 had resulted in. The investigation concluded in 1923 and the right-wing majority had decided on an expenditure cap of 120 million Swedish crowns per year, 62 million less than the Defence Act of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nils Rosenblad
Major General Gustaf Nils Oscar Rosenblad (1 August 1888 – 14 July 1981) was a senior Swedish Army officer. He served as commander of Västerbotten Regiment (1937–1941), commander of the 9th Army Division (1941), deputy commander of the 3rd Army Division (1941–1942) and then as commanding general of the VI Military District (1942–1946). His career was cut short in 1946 due to the Rosenblad affair. He was transferred to the reserve in 1953 and remained there until 1958. Early life Rosenblad was born on 1 August 1888 in , Stockholm, Sweden, the son of Major General and Senior Chamberlain (''överkammarherren'') and Mistress of the State (''statsfru'') Agnes Charlotta (Lotten) Henrietta Weidenhielm. He passed '' studentexamen'' on 18 May 1906 at Högre allmänna läroverket för gossar å Norrmalm in Stockholm. Career Military career Rosenblad was commissioned as an officer in 1908 and was assigned as a ''underlöjtnant'' to the Svea Life Guards in Stockholm the same ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jämtland Ranger Regiment
Jämtland (; no, Jemtland or , ; Jamtlandic, Jamtish: ''Jamtlann''; la, Iemptia) is a historical provinces of Sweden, province () in the centre of Sweden in northern Europe. It borders Härjedalen and Medelpad to the south, Ångermanland to the east, Lapland, Sweden, Lapland to the north and Trøndelag and Norway to the west. Jämtland covers an area of 34,009 square kilometres, 8.3% of Sweden's total area and is the second largest province in Sweden. It has a population of 115,331, the majority of whom live in , the area surrounding lake Storsjön. Östersund is Jämtland's only city and is the List of cities in Sweden by population, 24th most populous city in Sweden. The historical province is one of the least densely populated. Jämtland was originally an autonomous republic,Ekerwald, Carl-Göran (2004). ''Jämtarnas historia'' (in Swedish), 124. "Svaret är att Jämtland före 1178 var ett självständigt bondesamfund, "dei vart verande ein nasjon för seg sjöl", för att ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andra Kammaren
The Andra kammaren (lit. Second Chamber) was the lower house of the bicameral Riksdag of Sweden between 1866 and 1970 that replaced the Riksdag of the Estates. The upper house was the Första kammaren. At the time of its abolition the chamber had 233 members, who were elected for four-year terms of office by men and women over the age of twenty. Volume 24, Dan Golenpaul, McGraw-Hill, 1970, page 358 Both chambers had the same powers. At the last general election in 1968, the |
Norrbotten County
Norrbotten County ( sv, Norrbottens län; se, Norrbottena leatna, fi, Norrbottenin lääni) is the northernmost county or '' län'' of Sweden. It is also the largest county by land area, almost a quarter of Sweden's total area. It shares borders with Västerbotten County to the southwest, the Gulf of Bothnia to the southeast, the counties of Nordland and Troms og Finnmark in Norway to the northwest, and Lapland Province in Finland to the northeast. The name "Norrbotten" is also used for a province of the same name. Norrbotten province covers only the eastern part of Norrbotten County – the inland mostly belongs to the Swedish Lapland province (''Lappland''). The capital of Norrbotten is Luleå, whereas other significant towns include Boden, Kiruna and Piteå. The majority of the population lives in the namesake province, whereas the Lapland part of the county is sparsely populated. The northern part of Norrbotten lies within the Arctic Circle. Provinces Norrbo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
