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 ...
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