• Source: Western Military District (Sweden)

Western Military District (Swedish: Västra militärområdet, Milo V), originally III Military District (Swedish: III. militärområdet) was a Swedish military district, a command of the Swedish Armed Forces that had operational control over Western Sweden, for most time of its existence corresponding to the area covered by the counties of Gothenburg and Bohus, Älvsborg, Skaraborg (all three now joined as Västra Götaland County) and Halland. The headquarters of Milo V were located in Skövde.




History


Milo V 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 III Military District (III. militärområdet) created in 1942, but that did not have the same tasks as Milo V. The military district consisted of the land covered by the above-mentioned counties. In 1993, the number of military districts of Sweden was decreased to three, and as a consequence of that, Milo V was merged into the Southern Military District (Milo S).




Units 1989


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

Western Military District (Milo V), in Skövde
Army units:
K 3 - Life Regiment Hussars, in Karlsborg
Göta Signal Battalion
Parachute Jäger Training Battalion
Swedish Army Paratroop School
Army Intelligence School
Armed Forces Survival School
P 4/Fo 35 - Skaraborg Regiment / Skaraborg Defense District, in Skövde
I 15/Fo 34 - Älvsborg Regiment / Älvsborg Defense District, in Borås
I 16/Fo 31 - Halland Regiment / Halland Defense District, in Halmstad
I 17 - Bohuslän Regiment, in Uddevalla
Lv 6 - Göta Air Defence Regiment, in Gothenburg
T 2 - Göta Logistic Regiment, in Skövde
Air Force units:
E 1 - Attack Command, in Gothenburg, also controls F 15 - Hälsinge Wing of Milo NN
F 6 - Västgöta Wing, in Karlsborg
61st Attack Squadron, with AJ 37 Viggen attack aircraft
62nd Attack Squadron, with AJ 37 Viggen attack aircraft
F 7 - Skaraborg Wing, in Lidköping
71st Attack Squadron, with AJ 37 Viggen attack aircraft
72nd Attack Squadron, with AJ 37 Viggen attack aircraft
71st Transport Squadron, with 8x C-130H Hercules and 4x Super King Air 200
F 14 - Halmstad Air Force Schools, in Halmstad
Air Force Officer College
Air Force Command and Control School
Air Force Technical School
Air Force Ground Signal Engineering School
Air Force Liaison and Staff Service School
Navy units:
MKV/Fo 32 - West Coast Naval Command / Gothenburg & Bohus Defense District, in Gothenburg
12th Helicopter Group, at Säve Airfield with CH-46B Sea Knight anti-submarine and Bell 206B utility helicopters
KA 4 - Älvsborg Coastal Artillery Regiment, in Gothenburg
Three 75mm Tornpjäs m/57 batteries on Galterö, Marstrand and Stora Kornö islands, with the latter covering the entrance to the Gullmarn Naval Base
HSwMS Kalvsund (11) minelayer
HSwMS Grundsund (15) minelayer
48th Patrol Boat Division in Gothenburg (part of 4th Surface Attack Flotilla of Milo S), with 4x Hugin-class patrol boats
HSwMS Hugin (P151)
HSwMS Munin (P152)
HSwMS Magne (P153)
HSwMS Mode (P1514
In wartime the Western Military District would have activated the following major land units, as well as a host of smaller units:

3rd Division, in Skövde
PB 9 - Skaraborg Brigade, in Skövde, a Type 63M armoured brigade based on the P 4 - Skaraborg Regiment
IB 15 - Västgöta Brigade, in Borås, a Type 66M infantry brigade based on the I 15 - Älvsborg Regiment
IB 17 - Bohus Brigade, in Uddevalla, a Type 66M infantry brigade based on the I 17 - Bohuslän Regiment
IB 45 - Älvsborg Brigade, in Borås, a Type 77 infantry brigade based on the I 15 - Älvsborg Regiment
IB 46 - Halland Brigade, in Halmstad, a Type 77 infantry brigade based on the I 16 - Halland Regiment
IB 47 - Gothenburg Brigade, in Uddevalla, a Type 77 infantry brigade based on the I 17 - Bohuslän Regiment




Heraldry and traditions






= Coat of arms

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




Commanding officers






= Military commanders

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= Deputy military commanders

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1942–1946: Helmer Bratt
1946–1950: Carl Årmann (acting)
1951–1955: Gustaf Källner
1955–1959: Carl Fredrik Lemmel
1959–1966: Carol Bennedich




= Chiefs of Staff

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1941–1943: Per Gösta Fridolf Jörlin
1943–1946: Fritz-Ivar Virgin
1946–1949: Bo Klint
1949–1951: Sven Holmberg
1951–1955: Gustav Frisén
1955–1961: Liss Johan Tage Broms
1961–1965: Sture Fornwall
1966–1968: Claës Skoglund
1968–1969: Nils Sköld
1969–1973: Bengt Liljestrand
1973–1977: Bengt Rasin
1977–1979: Robert Lugn
1979–1980: Gustaf Welin
1980–1982: Jan Enquist
1982–1984: Torsten Engberg
1984–1988: Magnus Olson
1988–1990: Nils Rosenqvist
1990–1992: Svante Kristenson
1993–1993: Vacant




Names, designations and locations






See also


Military district (Sweden)




References






= Notes

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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.




= Web

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




Further reading


Österdahl, Bertel, ed. (1993). Västra militärområdet: en regions historia ur försvarsperspektiv (in Swedish). Skövde: MB Väst. SELIBR 21431923.

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