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Lower Norrland Military District (Swedish: Nedre Norrlands militärområde, Milo NN), originally II Military District (Swedish: II. militärområdet) was a Swedish military district, a command of the Swedish Armed Forces that had operational control over Lower Norrland, for most time of its existence corresponding to the area covered by the counties of Västernorrland, Jämtland and the northern part of Gävleborg. The headquarters of Milo NN were located in Östersund.




History


Milo NN 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 II Military District (II. militärområdet) created in 1942, but that did not have the same tasks as Milo NN. The military district consisted of the land covered by the above-mentioned counties, and from 1982, also the southern part of Gävleborg County. In 1993, the number of military districts of Sweden was decreased to three, and as a consequence of that, Milo NN was merged with the Upper Norrland Military District (Milo ÖN) to create a new military district, the Northern Military District (Milo N).




Units 1989


In peacetime the Lower Norrland Military District consisted of the following units, which were training recruits for wartime units:

Lower Norrland Military District (Milo NN), in Östersund
Army units:
I 5/Fo 22 - Jämtland Ranger Regiment / Jämtland Defense District, in Östersund
I 14/Fo 21 - Hälsinge Regiment / Gävleborg Defense District, in Gävle
I 21/Fo 23 - Västernorrland Regiment / Västernorrland Defense District, in Sollefteå
A 4 - Norrland Artillery Regiment, in Östersund
T 3 - Norrland Logistic Regiment, in Sollefteå
Air Force units:
F 4/Se NN - Jämtland Wing / Air Defense Sector Lower Norrland, in Östersund
41st Fighter Squadron, with JA 37 Viggen fighter aircraft
42nd Fighter Squadron, with JA 37 Viggen fighter aircraft
F 15 - Hälsinge Wing, in Söderhamn under operational command of E 1 - 1st Attack Group of Milo V
151st Attack Squadron, with AJ 37 Viggen attack aircraft
152nd Attack Squadron, with AJ 37 Viggen attack aircraft and SK 37 two-seat trainer aircraft
Navy units:
MKN - Norrland Coast Naval Command, in Härnösand
KA 5 - Härnösand Coastal Artillery Regiment, in Härnösand
Fortress Battalion Hemsön covering the Hemsön Naval Base near Härnösand, with three twin 152mm m/51 coastal artillery guns, and two 75mm Tornpjäs m/57 batteries on Hemsön and Härnön islands
Fortress Battalion Holmsund covering Umeå, with one 120mm Tornautomatpjäs m/70 battery on Holmögadd and one 75mm Tornpjäs m/57 battery on Bredskär
Fortress Battalion Gävle, with a battery of four 152mm m/98 turreted cannons and two batteries of three 75mm m/05-10 coastal canons each
Fortress Battalion Sundsvall, with a battery of three 152mm m/98 turreted cannons, two batteries of three 75mm m/05-10 coastal canons each, and one 75mm Tornpjäs m/57 battery in Nyhamn
Fortress Battalion Luleå, with a battery of three 152mm m/98 turreted cannons and a battery of three of 57mm m/89 rapid fire guns
HSwMS Alnösund (14) minelayer
In wartime the Lower Norrland Military District would have activated the following major land units, as well as a host of smaller units:

12th Division, in Östersund
IB 14 - Gästrikeleden Brigade, in Gävle, a Type 77 infantry brigade based on the I 14 - Hälsingland Regiment
IB 21 - Ådal Brigade, in Sollefteå, a Type 66M infantry brigade based on the I 21 - Västernorrland Regiment
NB 35 - Field Jäger Brigade, in Östersund, a Type 85 Norrland Brigade (optimized for arctic/winter warfare) based on the I 5 - Jämtland Ranger Regiment
IB 44 - Hälsinge Brigade, in Gävle, a Type 66M infantry brigade based on the I 14 - Hälsingland Regiment
NB 51 - Ångermanland Brigade, in Sollefteå, a Type 85 Norrland Brigade based on the I 21 - Västernorrland Regiment




Heraldry and traditions






= Coat of arms

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The coat of arms of the Lower Norrland Military District Staff 1983–1993. Blazon: "Azur, an erect sword with the area letter (NN - Lower Norrland) surrounded by an open chaplet of oak leaves, all or."




Commanding officers






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= Chiefs of staff

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Names, designations and locations






See also


Military district (Sweden)




Footnotes






References






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= Print

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Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1993). Sveriges statskalender 1993 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. ISBN 9138128098. SELIBR 3682772.
Braunstein, Christian (2006). Heraldiska vapen inom det svenska försvaret [Heraldry of the Swedish Armed Forces] (PDF). Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 9 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Statens försvarshistoriska museer. ISBN 91-971584-9-6. SELIBR 10099224.
Holmberg, Björn (1993). Arméns regementen, skolor och staber: [en uppslagsbok] : en sammanställning (in Swedish). Arvidsjaur: Svenskt militärhistoriskt bibliotek (SMB). ISBN 91-972209-0-6. SELIBR 7796532.
Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1992). Sveriges statskalender 1992 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. ISBN 913812694X. SELIBR 3682771.




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Kjelldorff, Lennart (2001). "Försvarets utveckling från Gustav Wasa till vår tid" (PDF). Försvarets Historiska Telesamlingar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2007-01-12.




Further reading


Westerberg, Lennart (1993). Militär ledning i nedre Norrland: minnesskrift med anledning av Milo NN upphörande 1993 (in Swedish). Östersund: Nedre Norrlands militärområde. SELIBR 1698050.

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• Hälsinge Regiment
• Northern Military District (MD N)