Military Academy Karlberg

Military Academy Karlberg (MHS K) is a Swedish military academy, since its inauguration in 1792 in operation in the Karlberg Palace in Solna, 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 navy lieutenants or army and air force captains.
As of 2007, the academy employs approximately 150 people and train some 300 officers annually. 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.
History
King Gustav III's ambitions to establish an academy for cadets at Ulriksdal Palace 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 regency of Gustav IV Adolf, an enlargement was found necessary to accommodate the officers and construction work on the elongated pavilions of the palace commenced the following year to be accomplished to the design of Carl Christoffer Gjörwell 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 Karlberg Palace 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. Blazon: "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. Blazon: "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 medal ribbon 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.
Heads
1792–1793: Governor Major general Peter Bernhard Piper
1793–1824: Governor Major general Count Nils August Cronstedt
1824–1839: Governor General Johan Lefrén
1839–1850: Governor Colonel Adolf Ammilon
1850–1861: Governor Lieutenant general 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
1969–1973: Senior colonel Gösta Gärdin
1973–1974: Major general Bengt Liljestrand
1974–1976: Senior colonel Gunnar Olov Johannes Hallström
1976–1980:Senior colonel Rolf Frykhammar
1980–1983: Lieutenant general Curt Sjöö
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
See also
Swedish Defence University
List of universities in Sweden
Footnotes
References
Notes
Print
Web
External links
Military academies
Military installations of Sweden
1792 establishments in Sweden
Military education and training in Sweden
Stockholm Garrison