Military Academy Karlberg ( sv, Militärhögskolan Karlberg, MHS K) is a

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, since its inauguration in 1792 in operation in the

Karlberg Palace Karlberg Palace () is a palace by the Karlberg Canal in Solna Municipality in Sweden, adjacent to Stockholm's Vasastaden district. The palace, built in 1630,Solna: Huvudsta today houses the Military Academy Karlberg. In the palace park are fou ...

Solna Solna Municipality ( sv, Solna kommun or , ) is a municipality in Stockholm County in Sweden, located just north of Stockholm City Centre. Its seat is located in the town of Solna, which is a part of the Stockholm urban area. Solna is one of the ...

, just north of central Stockholm. It is thus the oldest military academy in the world to remain in its original location. Swedish cadets join the academy as part of their three-year training as do officers aspiring to become

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s or

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and

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.Military Academy Karlberg As of 2007, the academy employs approximately 150 people and train some 300 officers annually.Historiesajten Notwithstanding Karlberg being a military institution, the palace and its park, classified as a historical monument of national interest, is accessible to the general public.Fortifikationsverket

History

King

Gustav III Gustav III (29 March 1792), also called ''Gustavus III'', was King of Sweden from 1771 until his assassination in 1792. He was the eldest son of Adolf Frederick of Sweden and Queen Louisa Ulrika of Prussia. Gustav was a vocal opponent of what ...

's ambitions to establish an academy for cadets at

Ulriksdal Palace Ulriksdal Palace ( sv, Ulriksdals slott) is a royal palace situated on the banks of the Edsviken in the Royal National City Park in Solna Municipality, 6 km north of Stockholm. It was originally called ''Jakobsdal'' for its owner Jacob De ...

were cancelled following his death in 1792 as his wife Queen Sophia Magdalena wished to have that palace as a private residence. The ''Kungliga Krigsacademien'' ("Royal War Academy") was subsequently relocated to Karlberg Palace, the former royal summer residence, where the first generation of cadets began their education in November the same year. Shortly after the death of the king, during the

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Gustav IV Adolf Gustav IV Adolf or Gustav IV Adolph (1 November 1778 – 7 February 1837) was King of Sweden from 1792 until he was deposed in a coup in 1809. He was also the last Swedish monarch to be the ruler of Finland. The occupation of Finland in 1808–09 ...

, an enlargement was found necessary to accommodate the officers and construction work on the elongated

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of the palace commenced the following year to be accomplished to the design of

Carl Christoffer Gjörwell Carl Christoffer Gjörwell (the younger; 19 January 1766 – 14 November 1837) was a Swedish architect. He was a city architect in Stockholm, Sweden, between 1804 and 1837. Biography Gjörwell was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He was the son o ...

three years later. Until 1867 both navy and army cadets were educated at Karlberg, after which the two military educations were separated for 132 years before being unified again in 1999, since 2003 accompanied by air force officers.

Heraldry and traditions

Colours, standards and guidons

As of 2012, the Military Academy Karlberg has carried a total of six colours since 1817. The first was presented by His Majesty the King in ''Rikssalen'' ("Hall of State") at

on 6 March 1817. Thereafter, the king has presented colours in 1842, 1920, 1952 and at the school's 200th anniversary on 23 May 1992. The 1992 colour of the Military Academy Karlberg was presented to the former Military Academy (''Krigsskolan Karlberg'', KS) at Karlberg Palace in Solna by His Majesty the King Carl XVI Gustaf at the 200-years school anniversary on 23 May 1992. It was drawn by Ingrid Lamby and embroidered by machine in insertion technique by the company Libraria.

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: "On blue cloth in the centre, an erect white rapier of Gustaf II Adolf pattern surmounted an open yellow chaplet of laurels and in the second and fourth corners the year 1792 divided with two yellow figures in each corner." On 18 November 2021, a new colour was presented to Military Academy Karlberg at Karlberg Palace in Solna by His Majesty the King Carl XVI Gustaf.

Coat of arms

The coat of the arms of the Military Academy Karlberg (KS) 1977–1983, the Swedish Army Staff College (''Arméns krigshögskola'', AKHS) 1983–1994, the Military Academy Karlberg (KS) 1994–1999 and the Military Academy Karlberg (MHS K) from 1999.

: "Azure, an erect rapier argent inside an open chaplet of laurels or. In field III and IV the year 1792 with two figures each field of the last colour".

Medals

In 2003, the ''Militärhögskolan Karlbergs (MHS K) förtjänstmedalj'' ("Military Academy Karlberg (MHS K) Medal of Merit") in gold, silver and bronze (MHSKGM/SM/BM) of the 8th size was established. The

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is of blue moiré with a yellow and a red stripe on each side. A wreath of laurel in gold/silver is attached to the ribbon. File:AM.088331 01.jpg, Military Academy Karlberg Medal of Merit in silver with ribbon and miniature medal (

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) File:AM.088331 01.jpg, Military Academy Karlberg Medal of Merit in silver with ribbon and miniature medal (

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) File:AM.088331 03.jpg, Military Academy Karlberg Medal of Merit in silver File:Militärhögskolan Karlbergs förtjänstmedalj.svg, Ribbon bar of the Military Academy Karlberg Medal of Merit

Heads

* 1792–1793: Governor

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Peter Bernhard Piper * 1793–1824: Governor Major general Count Nils August Cronstedt * 1824–1839: Governor

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Johan Lefrén * 1839–1850: Governor

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Adolf Ammilon * 1850–1861: Governor

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Magnus Thulstrup * 1861–1865: Governor Colonel Carl Gustaf Lagercrantz * 1865–1875: Governor Colonel Lars Johan Malcolm Reenstierna * 1875–1882: Colonel Count Gustaf Snoilsky * 1882–1890: Colonel Henning Thulstrup * 1890–1897: Lieutenant colonel Gustaf Uggla * 1897–1901: Colonel Hans Alexander Gustaf Altvater Pantzerhielm * 1901–1906: Lieutenant colonel Baron Adolf Fredrik Constantin Fock * 1906–1912: Lieutenant general Baron Vilhelm Rappe * 1912–1916: Colonel Gustaf Bouveng * 1916–1921: Colonel Erik Nordenskjöld * 1921–1926: Lieutenant colonel Tage af Klercker * 1926–1930: Colonel Carl Uggla * 1930–1933: Colonel Ernst af Klercker * 1933–1937: Colonel Karl Gustaf Emanuel Brandel * 1937–1940: Major general Gustaf Petri * 1940–1944: Colonel Bertil Uggla * 1944–1947: Colonel Gilbert Nordqvist * 1947–1949: Major general Carl Fredrik Reinhold Lemmel * 1949–1953: Colonel Malcolm Murray * 1953–1958: Major general Bengt Carl Olof Hjelm * 1958–1964: Colonel Anders Grafström * 1964–1969: Colonel

Nils-Ivar Carlborg Nils Ivar (''Nils-Ivar'') Carlborg (29 March 1913 – 21 September 2005) was a Swedish Army officer. He started the paratrooper training in Sweden and founded the Swedish Army Paratroop School of which he was its first commander (1952–1953). H ...

* 1969–1973: Senior colonel

Gösta Gärdin Gösta Gärdin (28 May 1923 – 12 December 2015) was a Swedish Army officer and modern pentathlete who won a bronze medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Career Gärdin was born on 28 May 1923 in Linköping, Sweden, the son of colonel Georg ...

* 1973–1974: Major general

Bengt Liljestrand Major General Bengt (T:son) Trygvesson Liljestrand (26 February 1919 – 2 January 2000) was a Swedish Army officer. He served as Chief of Staff of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) from 1974 to 1975 and Force Commander of ...

* 1974–1976: Senior colonel Gunnar Olov Johannes Hallström * 1976–1980:Senior colonel Rolf Frykhammar * 1980–1983: Lieutenant general

Curt Sjöö Lieutenant General Curt Ove Leonard Sjöö (born 16 March 1937) is a retired Swedish Army officer. Sjöö's senior commands include Chief of the Army Staff (1988–1990) and military commander of the Upper Norrland Military District (1990–1992 ...

* 1983–1988: Senior colonel Matts Uno Liljegren * 1988–1992: Colonel Knut Anders Gustaf Anerud * 1992–1997: Colonel Lars Björkman * 1997–1998: Colonel Urban Staaff * 1999–2001: Colonel Jan-Axel Thomelius * 2002–2004: Colonel Bengt Nylander * 2005–2008: Colonel Urban Molin * 2008–2009: Lieutenant colonel mst Mats Alnevik * 2009–2013: Colonel Mats Danielsson * 2013–2014: Lieutenant colonel mst Mats Alnevik * 2014–2016: Colonel Rikard Askstedt * 2016–2019: Captain (N) Anna-Karin Broth * 2019–2021: Captain (N) Bo Berg * 2021–present: Colonel Roger Nilsson

Names, designations and locations

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