Northern Military District ( sv, Norra militärområdet, Milo N) was a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

military district Military districts (also called military regions) are formations of a state's armed forces (often of the Army) which are responsible for a certain area of territory. They are often more responsible for administrative than operational matters, and ...

, a command of the

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that had

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control over Northern Sweden, for most time of its existence corresponding to the area covered by the counties of Västernorrland,

Jämtland Jämtland (; no, Jemtland or , ; Jamtish: ''Jamtlann''; la, Iemptia) is a historical province () in the centre of Sweden in northern Europe. It borders Härjedalen and Medelpad to the south, Ångermanland to the east, Lapland to the north a ...

Västerbotten Västerbotten (), known in English as West Bothnia or Westrobothnia, is a province (''landskap'') in the north of Sweden, bordering Ångermanland, Lapland, North Bothnia, and the Gulf of Bothnia. It is known for the cheese named after the provi ...

and

Norrbotten Norrbotten (), known in English as North Bothnia, is a Swedish province (''landskap'') in northernmost Sweden. It borders south to Västerbotten, west to Swedish Lapland, and east to Finland. Administration The traditional provinces of Swede ...

. The headquarters of Milo N were located in Boden.

History

The Northern Military District (Milo N) was created in 1993 when the number of military districts of Sweden was decreased to three, and as a consequence of that, the

Upper Norrland Military District Upper Norrland Military District ( sv, Övre Norrlands militärområde, Milo ÖN), originally VI Military District ( sv, VI. militärområdet) was a Swedish military district, a command of the Swedish Armed Forces that had operational control ov ...

(Milo ÖN) was merged with the

Lower Norrland Military District Lower Norrland Military District ( sv, Nedre Norrlands militärområde, Milo NN), originally II Military District ( sv, II. militärområdet) was a Sweden, Swedish Military district (Sweden), military district, a command of the Swedish Armed Force ...

(Milo NN), except

Gävleborg County Gävleborg County ( sv, Gävleborgs län) is a county or '' län'' on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden. It borders the counties of Uppsala, Västmanland, Dalarna, Jämtland and Västernorrland. The capital is Gävle. Provinces Gävleborg Cou ...

, to create this new military district. In 2000, these last three military districts were disbanded and the command for the whole of Sweden was placed at the

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, in accordance with the Defence Act of 2000.

Heraldry and traditions

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of the Northern Military District Staff 1994–2000. It was also used by the Northern Military District Staff (MD N) 2000–2005 and the Northern Military Region (MR N) 2018–present. Blazon: "Azure, the provincial badge of

, a reindeer courant, armed gules, followed by a mullet, both argent. The shield surmounted an erect sword or."

Medals

In 2000, the ''Norra militärområdesstabens (MilostabN) minnesmedalj'' ("Northern Military District Staff (MilostabN) Commemorative Medal") in silver (MiloN SMM) of the 8th size was established. The medal is oval in shape and the

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is of white moiré with blue edges and a blue stripe on each side. File:Norra militärområdesstabens minnesmedal.svg, Medal ribbon

Commanding officers

Military commanders

*1993–1996:

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 ...

*1996–1998:

Lars G. Persson Lieutenant General Lars Göran Persson (born 13 May 1937) was a Swedish Coastal Artillery officer. Persson was Chief of the Naval Staff from 1987 to 1994 and Chief of Staff and Military Commander of the Northern Military District from 1996 to 1 ...

*1998–2000:

Mertil Melin Lieutenant General Mertil Börje Melin (born 17 July 1945) is a retired Swedish Army officer. Melin started his military career as a ranger at Norrland's Dragoons (K 4) in Umeå and after several position and courses he became Chief of Army Com ...

Chiefs of Staff

*1993–1995: Tomas Warming *1995–1996:

Folke Rehnström Lieutenant General Sven Evert Folke Rehnström (3 November 1942 – 1 September 2020) was a senior Swedish Army officer. Rehnström served as Chief of the Joint Forces Directorate from 1998 to 2002. Early life Rehnström was born on 3 November ...

History

Heraldry and traditions

Coat of arms

Medals

Commanding officers

Military commanders

Chiefs of Staff

Names, designations and locations

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