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Swedish Naval Medical Officers’ Corps
The Swedish Naval Medical Officers’ Corps ( sv, Marinläkarkåren, MLK) was an administrative corps established in 1902 for military physicians in the Swedish Navy and in the Swedish Coastal Artillery. The corps was amalgamated into the Medical Corps of the Swedish Armed Forces in 1969. History The Swedish Naval Medical Officers’ Corps was organized in 1902 and included the military physicians of the Swedish Navy and the Swedish Coastal Artillery. Prior to that, the navy's physicians were subordinate to the National Swedish Board of Health. The navy has, as far as the healthcare is concerned, an identical history as the Swedish Army. As early as 1535, so-called ''bardskärer'' ("barbers") are mentioned in the navy; they were usually hired for each sea expeditions, after which they were dismissed. There was no initial healthcare at the shipyards, but the sick were usually sent to the respective home towns to be cared for there. Incidentally, these ''bardskärer'' or ''fältsk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 first named as such in 1805. The size of a corps varies greatly, but from two to five divisions and anywhere from 40,000 to 80,000 are the numbers stated by the US Department of Defense. Within military terminology a corps may be: *an military organization, operational formation, sometimes known as a field corps, which consists of two or more division (military), divisions, such as the I Corps (Grande Armée), , later known as ("First Corps") of Napoleon I's ); *an administrative corps (or Muster (military), mustering) – that is a #Administrative corps, specialized branch of a military service (such as an artillery corps, a medical corps, or a force of military police) or; *in some cases, a distinct service within a national military (such as the United States Marine Corps). These usages often ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaxholm Coastal Artillery Regiment
The Vaxholm Coastal Artillery Regiment ( sv, Vaxholms kustartilleriregemente), designation KA 1, was a Swedish Navy coastal artillery regiment of the Swedish Armed Forces which operated between 1902 and 2000. The unit was based at Rindö in the Stockholm archipelago in Uppland. History On 1 January 1902, the Swedish Coastal Artillery was established as a separate military branch in the Swedish Armed Forces, following a decision taken in May the previous year. The decision meant that Karlskrona Artillery Corps and Vaxholm Artillery Corps was disbanded and that a coastal artillery was established. The Vaxholm Artillery Corps was transferred to the coastal artillery and formed the Vaxholm Coastal Artillery Regiment (KA 1). The regiment manned the Vaxholm Fortress and Oskar-Fredriksborg Fortress as well as Fårösund's coastal position and Hörningsholm's coastal position. The regimental buildings, drawn by Erik Josephson, were completed in 1906. The barracks were completed alrea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medical Units And Formations Of Sweden
Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness. Contemporary medicine applies biomedical sciences, biomedical research, genetics, and medical technology to diagnose, treat, and prevent injury and disease, typically through pharmaceuticals or surgery, but also through therapies as diverse as psychotherapy, external splints and traction, medical devices, biologics, and ionizing radiation, amongst others. Medicine has been practiced since prehistoric times, and for most of this time it was an art (an area of skill and knowledge), frequently having connections to the religious and philosophical beliefs of local culture. For example, a medicine man would apply herbs and say prayers for healing, or an ancie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Westermark
Johan Herbert Westermark (30 August 1891 – 29 October 1981) was a Swedish physician. Westermark served as Surgeon-in-Chief of the Swedish Navy and head of the Swedish Naval Medical Officers' Corps from 1937 to 1956. He also competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics. Early life Westermark was born on 30 August 1891 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of Professor, M.D. and his wife Maggie Cnattingius. He was the brother of radiologist Nils Westermark. Career Medical career Westermark received a Licentiate of Medicine degree in Stockholm in 1918 and then worked as an assistant physician (''underläkare'') at Karlskrona Hospital in 1919, aman at the obstetrics clinic at Allmänna BB in Stockholm in 1921. Westermark then worked at the gynecological clinic from 1923 to 1924 and as a general practitioner in Stockholm in 1925. He received a Doctor of Medicine degree in 1926 and worked in Bromma from 1926 to 1930. Westermark became a naval surgeon of the 2nd class in the Swedish Naval Med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunnar Nilson
Lars ''Gunnar'' Edvard Nilson (28 September 1872 – 28 March 1951) was a Swedish physician. Westermark served as Surgeon-in-Chief of the Swedish Navy and head of the Swedish Naval Medical Officers' Corps from 1917 to 1937. Early life Nilson was born on 28 September 1872 in Uppsala, Sweden, the son of Professor Lars Fredrik Nilson and his wife Alva Forssman. He passed '' mogenhetsexamen'' in 1890. He received a Bachelor of Medical Sciences degree from Uppsala University in 1895 and he performed study trips in Belgium, England, France, the Netherlands, Germany and Austria. Nilson was a doctor exhibitioner in the Swedish Navy from 1898 to 1902 and received a Licentiate of Medicine degree at Karolinska Institute in Stockholm in 1899. Career After several medical employments, including from 1900 to 1903 at Maria Hospital in Stockholm, Nilson became naval surgeon of the 2nd class in the reserve in 1903 and served as naval surgeon of the 1st class and hospital doctor in the surgical de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Swedish Naval Materiel Administration
The Royal Swedish Naval Materiel Administration ( sv, Kungliga Marinförvaltningen, 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 Administration. History The Naval Materiel Administration was established on 1 January 1878 after the approval of the Riksdag and the royal decree, by the transformation of the Management of the Naval Affairs (''Förvaltningen av sjöärendena'') and the merger between Ministry for Naval Affairs' military and technical agencies. The Naval Materiel Administration consisted of three equal units: the Military Department, the Civil Department and the Engineering Department, each with its own chief but with common office and secretariat. The Naval Materiel Administration acted as the agency under the Ministry for Naval Affairs and was the head board for the defense fleet in military, technical and financial matters. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marinöverläkare Herbert Westermark år 1943 Fo196885
The Surgeon-in-Chief of the Swedish Navy ( sv, marinöverläkaren, MÖL) was from 1902 to 1969 the senior-most officer and head of the Swedish Naval Medical Officers' Corps, responsible for naval surgeons and the overall medical care in the Swedish Navy and the Swedish Coastal Artillery. The Surgeon-in-Chief was posted to the Naval Staff and reported to the Chief of the Navy. History The post of Surgeon-in-Chief of the Swedish Navy was created in connection with the Swedish Naval Medical Officers' Corps' receiving its organization established by a decision of the Riksdag of 1902. The number of staff positions in the corps was then determined to be 39 with the following distribution in ranks, namely 2 first naval surgeons, 7 naval surgeons of the 1st class, 20 naval surgeons of 2nd class, 10 naval surgeons fellows. A first naval surgeon would, on appointment, handle the position as Surgeon-in-Chief and head of the corps. First naval surgeons and naval surgeons of the 1st class ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Army Veterinary Corps
The Swedish Army Veterinary Corps ( sv, Fältveterinärkåren) was an administrative corps for veterinarians of the Swedish Army from 1887 to 1969. Its task was, in peace as well as in war, to provide army units etcetera with especially trained staff for veterinary positions in the army. History 1887–1925 The Swedish Army Veterinary Corps was established in 1887 and constituted all veterinarians of the Swedish Army, previously summarized under the common name of the ''Veterinärstaten''. The corps was under the command of the ''Överfältläkaren'' ("Surgeon-General") and consisted of a field veterinarian (with the rank of major), 14 regimental veterinarians (with the rank of the captain), 26 battalion veterinarians (with the rank of lieutenant) and 8 veterinarian scholarship recipients (with the rank of ''underlöjtnant'' after the officers). The corps had their own military reserve. Positions in the corps were applied to at the National Swedish Medical Services Board (''Sjukvå ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology ( ) is a surgical subspecialty within medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders. An ophthalmologist is a physician who undergoes subspecialty training in medical and surgical eye care. Following a medical degree, a doctor specialising in ophthalmology must pursue additional postgraduate residency training specific to that field. This may include a one-year integrated internship that involves more general medical training in other fields such as internal medicine or general surgery. Following residency, additional specialty training (or fellowship) may be sought in a particular aspect of eye pathology. Ophthalmologists prescribe medications to treat eye diseases, implement laser therapy, and perform surgery when needed. Ophthalmologists provide both primary and specialty eye care - medical and surgical. Most ophthalmologists participate in academic research on eye diseases at some point in their training and many include research as part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karlskrona Coastal Artillery Regiment
The Karlskrona Coastal Artillery Regiment ( sv, Karlskrona kustartilleriregemente), designation KA 2, was a Swedish Navy coastal artillery regiment of the Swedish Armed Forces which operated between 1902 and 2000. The unit was based in Karlskrona. Locations Vallgatan (1902–1943) When KA 2 was raised on 1 January 1902, the regiment took over the area on Vallgatan, which since 1895 has been used by Karlskrona Artillery Corps. The Artillery Corps was raised in 1893 and from the beginning had its main location at Kungsholmen with units located at Oscarsvärn and at Västra Hästholmen. The units, which had to man the fortifications before the artillery corps, had from the beginning been on Kungsholmen and Drottningskär. Västra Hästholmen and Oscarsvärn became permanent places around 1870 at the same time as Drottningskär was de-manned. In 1895, the barracks at Vallgatan were completed (Northern Barracks) and shortly thereafter the so-called ''Underofficershuset'' with housin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conscription In Sweden
Sweden has had mandatory military service ( sv, värnplikt) for men since 1901, replacing the previous allotment system that had been in use since the 17th century, although peacetime conscription was deactivated between 2010 and 2017. When peacetime conscription was mothballed in 2010, the law on conscription was simultaneously made gender-neutral. In 2017, the Swedish government decided to reactivate military conscription, referencing increased threats to national security. Beginning in 2018, over 4,000 women and men were called up for service. The conscripts were chosen from a pool of approximately 13,000 young people born in 1999 to serve for 12 months. The Swedish Armed Forces reportedly planned to call 4,000 recruits annually for basic military training in 2018 and 2019. As the relevant age cohort was about 100,000, this meant that roughly 4% were to be enlisted. During the height of the Cold War, about 85% of Swedish men were. In early 2019, after fines had been receive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaxholm Fortress
Vaxholm Fortress ( sv, Vaxholms fästning) is a historic fortification on the island of Vaxholmen in the Stockholm archipelago just east of the Swedish town of Vaxholm. The fortress is accessed by the Kastellet ferry, an electrically powered cable ferry across the channel from Vaxholm town. In 1970, it was used as a movie location for the pirate stronghold in '' Pippi in the South Seas''. A scenic view of the castle may be seen from the car ferry which plies the short distance between Vaxholm and the island Rindö. History The fortress was originally constructed by Gustav Vasa in 1548 to defend Stockholm against shipborne attacks from the east. This wooden blockhouse was replaced by a stone tower during Johan III's reign. Most of the current structure dates from 1833–1863. Its design was inspired by the ideas on fortifications propounded by the French engineers Marc René Montalbert and Lazare Carnot. Russian prisoners-of-war were used in part to build the fortress. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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