Bergslagen Military District ( sv, Bergslagens militärområde, Milo B), originally V Military District ( sv, V. militärområdet) was a

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military district, a command of the Swedish Armed Forces that had operational control over the informal Bergslagen region, for most time of its existence corresponding to the area covered by the counties of Värmland, Örebro and Kopparberg (now Dalarna County). The headquarters of Milo B were located in

Karlstad Karlstad (, ) is the 20th-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Karlstad Municipality, the capital of Värmland County, and the largest city in the province Värmland in Sweden. The city proper had 65,856 inhabitants in 2020 with 95,167 inhabitants ...

History

Milo B was created in 1966 along with five other military districts as part of a reorganisation of the administrative divisions of the Swedish Armed Forces. It can be seen as the successor of V Military District (''V. militärområdet'') created in 1942, but that did not have the same tasks as Milo B. The military district consisted of the land covered by the above-mentioned counties. In 1991, the number of military districts of Sweden was decreased to five, and as a consequence of that, Milo B was merged with

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(Milo Ö) to create a new military district,

Middle Military Area Middle Military District ( sv, Mellersta militärområdet, Milo M) was a Swedish military district, a command of the Swedish Armed Forces that had operational control over Middle Sweden, for most time of its existence corresponding to the area cov ...

(Milo M).

Units 1989

In peacetime the Bergslagen Military District consisted of the following units, which were training recruits for wartime units: * Bergslagen Military District (Milo B), in

** I 2/Fo 52 –

Värmland Regiment The Värmland Regiment ( sv, Värmlands regemente), designations I 22, I 2 and I 2/Fo 52, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traces its origins back to the 16th century. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from the province o ...

/ Värmland Defense District, in Karlstad ** I 3/Fo 51 –

Life Regiment Grenadiers Life Regiment Grenadiers ( sv, Livregementets grenadjärer), also I 3, was a Swedish Army infantry unit that was active in various forms 1815–2000. The unit was based in Örebro Garrison in Örebro and belonged to the King's Life and Household T ...

/ Örebro Defense District, in Örebro ** I 13/Fo 53 – Dalarna Regiment / Kopparberg Defense District, in Falun ** A 9 –

Bergslagen Artillery Regiment The Bergslagen Artillery Regiment ( sv, Bergslagens artilleriregemente), designation A 9, is a Swedish Army artillery unit which has operated in various forms from 1943 to 2000 and again from 4 December 2022 after the Swedish government decided ...

, in Kristinehamn ** ArtSS - Artillery School Training Center, in Älvdalen In wartime the Bergslagen Military District would have activated the following major land units, as well as a host of smaller units: * IB 2 -

Värmland Brigade Värmland Brigade (IB 2) ( sv, Värmlandsbrigaden) was a Swedish Army infantry brigade. Most of the brigade's soldiers were trained at the Värmland Regiment in Karlstad. The unit was disbanded as a result of the disarmament policies set forward i ...

, in Karlstad, a Type 77 infantry brigade based on the I 2 - Värmland Regiment * IB 3 -

Life Brigade Life is a quality that distinguishes matter that has biological processes, such as signaling and self-sustaining processes, from that which does not, and is defined by the capacity for growth, reaction to stimuli, metabolism, energy transf ...

, in Örebro, a Type 66M infantry brigade based on the I 3 - Life Regiment Grenadiers * NB 13 - Dalarna Brigade, in Falun, a Type 85 Norrland Brigade (optimized for arctic/winter warfare) based on the I 13 - Dalarna Regiment * IB 33 -

Närke Brigade Närke () is a Swedish traditional province, or ''landskap'', situated in Svealand in south central Sweden. It is bordered by Västmanland to the north, Södermanland to the east, Östergötland to the southeast, Västergötland to the southw ...

, in Örebro, a Type 77 infantry brigade based on the I 3 - Life Regiment Grenadiers * IB 43 -

Kopparberg Brigade Kopparberg is a locality and the seat of Ljusnarsberg Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden, with 4,200 inhabitants in 2015. It is famous for one of the most valuable postage stamps in the world, the Treskilling Yellow from 13 July 1857, Kopparb ...

, in Falun, a Type 66M infantry brigade based on the I 13 - Dalarna Regiment

Heraldry and traditions

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of the Bergslagen Military District Staff 1983–1991. Blazon: "Azur, an erect sword with the area letter (B - Bergslagen) surrounded by an open chaplet of oak leaves, all or."

Commanding officers

Military commanders

*1942–1944:

Axel Rappe ''Friherre'' General Axel Emil Rappe (2October 1838 – 18December 1918) was a Swedish Army officer and Minister of War from 1892 and 1899. Early life Rappe was born on 2 October 1838 in Christinelund manor in Arby, Kalmar County, the s ...

*1945–1947:

Axel Bredberg Lieutenant General Axel Bredberg (24 February 1884 – 5 February 1960) was a Swedish Army officer. His senior commands include Inspector of the Swedish Army Service Troops from 1933 to 1942, Chief of the Defence Staff from 1942 to 1944 and mili ...

*1944–1945:

Bertil Uggla Bertil Gustafsson Uggla (19 August 1890 – 29 September 1945) was a Swedish officer, track and field athlete, modern pentathlete, and fencer. Early life Uggla was born on 19 August 1890 at Karlberg Palace, Stockholm, Sweden, the son of General ...

(acting) *1945–1947: Sven Salander (acting) *1947–1959: Sven Salander *1959–1966:

Regner Leuhusen Lieutenant General ''Friherre'' Regner Niels Carlsson Leuhusen (22 December 190010 March 1994) was a Swedish Army officer. Leuhusen served as commander of Värmland Regiment (1951–1953), and as Commanding General of the VII Military District ( ...

*1966–1967:

Stig Synnergren General Stig Gustaf Eugén Synnergren (25 February 1915 – 29 April 2004) was a Swedish Army officer who was the Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces from 1970 to 1978. Synnergren was a strong advocate for the conscription system and dur ...

*1967–1973: Stig Löfgren *1973–1979: Sigmund Ahnfelt *1979–1983:

Gösta Hökmark Major General Anders Gösta Hökmark (14 June 1920 – 15 April 1993) was a Swedish Army officer. His senior commands include postings as Chief of the Army Staff and the General Staff Corps (1976–1979) and military commander of Bergslagen Mili ...

*1983–1991: Bengt Tamfeldt

Deputy military commanders

*1942–1944: Anders Bergquist *1945–1951:

Harald Hægermark Lieutenant General Harald Oskar Hægermark (13 November 1894 – 20 March 1965) was a senior Swedish Army officer. He served as Commanding General of the II Military District from 1951 to 1960. Early life Hægermark was born on 13 November 1894 ...

Chiefs of Staff

*1942–1944: Gustav Åkerman *1944–1949: Börje Furtenbach *1949–1954: Sten Langéen *1954–1960: Allan Månsson *1960–1963: Bo Sandmark *1963–1966: Åke Lundberg *1966–1968: Karl Eric Holm *1966–1968: Gunnar Nordlöf (acting) *1968–1972: Gunnar Nordlöf *1972–1974: Karl-Gösta Lundmark *1974–1984: Sven Werner *1984–1986: Percurt Green *1986–1987: Bertel Österdahl *1987–1989: Lars-Olof Strandberg *1989–1990:

Bernt Östh Generalmajor (Sweden), Major General Bernt Nils Sune Östh (born 20 December 1936) was a Swedish Air Force officer. Östh served as Chief of the Air Staff (Sweden), Chief of the Air Staff from 1990 to 1994 and as chief of the Joint Staff (''Gemen ...

History

Units 1989

Heraldry and traditions

Coat of arms

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Military commanders

Deputy military commanders

Chiefs of Staff

Names, designations and locations

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