Sven Colliander
Who was the commander of Upper Norrland Military District from 1946 to 1951?
Upper Norrland Military District Upper Norrland Military District ( , Milo ÖN ) , originally VI Military District ( ) 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 . History . 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 ) . Units 1989 . In peacetime the Upper Norrland Military District consisted of the following units , which were training recruits for wartime units : - Upper Norrland Military District ( Milo ÖN ) , in Boden - Army units : - K 4 - Norrland Dragoon Regiment , in Arvidsjaur , training Norrlandsjägare ( Norrland Rangers ) - I 19/P 5 - Norrbotten Regiment with Norrbotten Armoured Battalion , in Boden - I 20/Fo 61 - Västerbotten Regiment / Västerbotten Defense District in Umeå - I 22/Fo 66 - Lapland Ranger Regiment / Kiruna Defense District , in Kiruna - A 8/Fo 63 - Boden Artillery Regiment / Boden Defense District , in Boden - Ing 3 - Boden Engineer Regiment , in Boden - S 3 - Norrland Signal Regiment , in Boden - Lv 7 - Luleå Air Defence Regiment , in Luleå - AF 1 - Norrbotten Army Aviation Battalion , at Boden Helicopter Airfield , with Bell 204C and Bell 206A utility helicopters , and one squadron of 10x Bo 105CB3 anti-tank helicopters - Fo 67 - Kalix Defense District , in Kalix - Boden Fortress - Air Force units : - F 21/Se ÖN - Norrbotten Air Force Wing / Air Defense Sector Upper Norrland , in Luleå - 211th Recce Squadron , with SF 37 Viggen photo reconnaissance aircraft and SH 37 Viggen maritime reconnaissance/strike aircraft - 212th Fighter Squadron , with JA 37 Viggen fighter aircraft - 213th Fighter Squadron , with JA 37 Viggen fighter aircraft In wartime the Upper Norrland Military District would have activated the following major land units , as well as a host of smaller units : - 15th Division , in Boden - NB 19 - Norrbotten Brigade , a Type 85 Norrland Brigade ( optimized for arctic/winter warfare ) based on the I 19/P 5 - Norrbotten Regiment - NB 50 - Lapland Brigade , a Type 85 Norrland Brigade based on the I 20 - Västerbotten Regiment - 8x Norrland Jäger battalions - 3x Self-propelled Artillery Battalions , with 8x Bandkanon 1 each Heraldry and traditions . Coat of arms . 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 . Commanding officers . Military commanders . - 1942–1946 : Nils Rosenblad - 1946–1951 : Sven Colliander - 1951–1963 : Nils Björk - 1963–1963 : Karl Gustaf Brandberg ( acting ) - 1963–1972 : Arne Mohlin - 1972–1976 : Nils Personne - 1976–1980 : Karl-Gösta Lundmark - 1980–1984 : Erik G . Bengtsson - 1984–1986 : Bengt Gustafsson - 1986–1988 : Lars-Erik Englund - 1988–1990 : Åke Sagrén - 1990–1992 : Curt Sjöö - 1992–1993 : Carl-Ivar Pesula Chiefs of Staff . - 1942–1944 : Holger Stenholm - 1944–1948 : Arne Hallström - 1948–1949 : Sten Langéen - 1949–1954 : Carl Gustaf Dahlberg - 1954–1958 : Bror von Vegesack - 1958–1963 : Gunnar Henricson - 1963–1966 : Bele Jansson - 1966–1972 : Nils Personne - 1972–1974 : Gösta Hökmark - 1974–1976 : Karl-Gösta Lundmark - 1976–1977 : Bengt Schuback - 1977–1978 : Erik Nygren - 1978–1980 : Evert Båge - 1980–1983 : Bertil Nordström - 1983–1986 : Lars-Erik Englund - 1986–1988 : Åke Sagrén - 1988–1992 : Carl-Johan Rundberg - 1992–1993 : Tomas Warming