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Naval Base (Sweden)
The Naval Base ( sv, Marinbasen, MarinB) is a naval unit within the Swedish Navy that has operated in various forms since 1928. The unit is mainly based within Karlskrona naval base in Karlskrona and but operations are also conducted at Berga Naval Base and Muskö naval base outside Stockholm and in Gothenburg. Heraldry and traditions Colour The colour was presented to the former Karlskrona Coastal Artillery Regiment (KA 2) at Stockholm Palace by His Majesty the King Gustaf V on 1 June 1945. It was used as regimental colour by KA 2 until 1 July 2001. KA 2 was disbanded in 2000, and during a disbandment ceremony on 31 October 2000, the colour was handed over to the South Coast Naval Base, which was the unit that will carry forward the traditions of the Karlskrona Coastal Artillery Regiment. The colour is drawn by Brita Grep and embroidered by hand in insertion technique by the company Libraria. Blazon: "On red cloth in the centre the badge of the former Coastal Artillery; two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustaf V
Gustaf V (Oscar Gustaf Adolf; 16 June 1858 – 29 October 1950) was King of Sweden from 8 December 1907 until his death in 1950. He was the eldest son of King Oscar II of Sweden and Sophia of Nassau, a half-sister of Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg. Reigning from the death of his father Oscar II in 1907 to his own death nearly 43 years later, he holds the record of being the oldest monarch of Sweden and the third-longest rule, after Magnus IV (1319–1364) and Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–present). He was also the last Swedish monarch to exercise his royal prerogatives, which largely died with him, although they were formally abolished only with the remaking of the Swedish constitution in 1974. He was the first Swedish king since the High Middle Ages not to have a coronation and so never wore the king's crown, a practice that has continued ever since. Gustaf's early reign saw the rise of parliamentary rule in Sweden although the leadup to World War I induced his dismissal of Lib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles De Champs
Vice Admiral Charles Léon de Champs (10 October 1873 – 17 February 1959) was a Swedish Navy officer who was the Chief of the Naval Staff from 1936 to 1937 and the Chief of the Navy from 1936 to 1939. Early life de Champs was born on 10 October 1873 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of navy commander Charles Eugène de Champs and his wife Eva (née Skytte af Sätra). He was brother of army officer Henri de Champs. His father immigrated from the Netherlands and came from a noble family. de Champs was a student at ''Praktiska arbetsskolan för barn och ungdom'' (later Palmgrenska samskolan) from 1880 to 1886 and was an extra cadet on the corvette in 1886. Career Military career He conducted preparatory education at the Royal Swedish Naval Academy from 1886 and 1887 and was then a sea cadet at the Royal Swedish Naval Academy from 1887 to 1893, becoming a second lieutenant in the Swedish Fleet in 1893. de Champs was promoted to sub-lieutenant in 1896 and attended the Royal Institu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rear Admiral (Sweden)
Rear admiral (RAdm) ( sv, Konteramiral, Kam) is a two-star commissioned naval officer rank in the Swedish Navy. Rear admiral ranks above rear admiral (lower half) and below vice admiral. Rear admiral is equivalent to the rank of major general. History In Sweden, the admiral's rank first appeared during the reign of Gustav I, who in 1522 gave it to Erik Fleming, a Council of the Realm. During Gustav's reign as king and throughout the latter part of the 16th century, the highest command of a fleet was led by a ''översteamiral'' ("colonel admiral"), to whose assistant a ''underamiral'' was appointed. It was not until 1569 that a permanent ''översteamiral'' was appointed; In 1602 the title was exchanged for ''riksamiral'' (" Admiral of the Realm"). The first permanent ''underamiral'' was appointed in 1575; his office ceased in 1619. Vice admiral is first mentioned in 1577. The admirals of the Swedish Navy have, incidentally, been as follows: ''generalamiral'' (" general admira ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gotland Naval District
Gotland Naval District ( sv, Gotlands marindistrikt, MDG) was a Swedish Navy unit in the Swedish Armed Forces which existed in various forms from 1931 to 1956 when the unit was amalgamated with the East Coast Naval District. The unit was located in Visby, Gotland. Commanding officers Through the Defence Act of 1942, the military commander of Gotland also became commander of Gotland Naval District. Commanding officers of the naval district were: *1933–1937: Charles de Champs (as commanding officer of the East Coast Navy District) *1 October 1936–1937: Claës Lindsström (acting) *1937–1938: Göran Wahlström *1938–1942: Erik Braunerhielm *1942–1948: Samuel Åkerhielm Lieutenant General ''Friherre'' Samuel Lars Åkerhielm af Blombacka (23 October 1887 – 15 January 1976) was a Swedish Army officer. His senior commands include commander of the Norrbotten Artillery Corps from 1931 to 1937, the Royal Swedish Arm ... (as commanding officer of the VII Military District) R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Subdivisions Of Sweden
The military subdivisions of Sweden refers to the division of Sweden's territory with regard to the command possibilities, mainly in war. The subdivisions are different depending on Sweden's military doctrine. The subdivision can apply to both land and sea territory. On 1 January 2013, the Swedish Armed Forces re-established regional staffs, dividing the country into four military regions. A fifth military region was formed in 2019. Air Force Air defence district (1942–1957) Air defence district ( sv, Flygbasområde, Flybo) was introduced in 1943 when five air defence districts were given responsibility for war-time air bases and storehouses and from 1948 also for air surveillance. The air defence districts were disbanded in 1957 and the tasks were taken over by the air group staffs (''eskaderstaberna''), whose tasks were in turn taken over by the air defence sectors (''luftförsvarssektorerna''). The air defence districts consisted of the Upper Norrland Air Defence District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Coast Naval Command
The West Coast Naval Command ( sv, Västkustens marinkommando, MKV/Fo 32) was a Military subdivisions of Sweden#Naval command (1957–1966, 1986–2000), naval command within the Swedish Navy that operated in various forms in from 1928 to 2000. The unit was based in Gothenburg. History The West Coast Naval Command was formed as a war unit on 1 January 1928, with the name West Coast Naval District. The background was the lack of clear command conditions and a unified staff for the Swedish coastal areas in war or in danger of war. Through the Defence Act of 1925 (Sweden), Defence Act of 1925, the territorial waters along the Swedish coast were divided into Military subdivisions of Sweden#Naval district (1928–1957, 1993–2000), naval districts, where the West Coast Naval District constituted one of six naval districts. The naval district included the territorial waters, the naval defence district and the part that constituted land territory. By the Defence Act of 1936 (Sweden), Def ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
