Upper Norrland Military District | |
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Övre Norrlands militärområde | |
Active | 1942–1993 |
Country | Sweden |
Allegiance | Swedish Armed Forces |
Branch | Multi (Sea, Air and Land) |
Type | Military district |
Role | Operational, territorial and tactical operations |
Garrison/HQ | Boden |
Upper Norrland Military District (Swedish: Övre Norrlands militärområde, Milo ÖN), originally VI Military District (Swedish: VI. militärområdet) was a Swedish military district, a command of the Swedish Armed Forces that had operational control over Upper Norrland, for most time of its existence corresponding to the area covered by the counties of Västerbotten and Norrbotten. The headquarters of Milo ÖN were located in Boden.
Milo ÖN 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 VI Military District (VI. militärområdet) created in 1942, but that did not have the same tasks as Milo ÖN. 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 ÖN was merged with the Lower Norrland Military District (Milo NN) to create a new military district, the Northern Military District (Milo N).
In peacetime the Upper Norrland Military District consisted of the following units, which were training recruits for wartime units:
In wartime the Upper Norrland Military District would have activated the following major land units, as well as a host of smaller units:
The coat of arms of the Upper Norrland Military District Staff 1983–1993. Blazon: "Azur, an erect sword with the district letter (ÖN - Upper Norrland) surrounded by an open chaplet of oak leaves, all or."[1]
Name | Translation | From | To | |
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VI. militärområdet | VI Military District | 1942-10-01 | – | 1966-09-30 |
Upper Norrland Military District | Övre Norrlands militärområde | 1966-10-01 | – | 1993-06-30 |
Designation | From | To | ||
VI. Milo | 1943-10-01 | – | 1966-09-30 | |
Milo ÖN | 1966-10-01 | – | 1993-06-30 | |
Location | From | To | ||
Boden Garrison | 1943-10-01 | – | 1993-06-30 |