Linköping Garrison
Where was the headquarter of Middle Army Division located in Aug 1994?
Middle Army Division The Middle Army Division ( , 14 . förd ) , was a division of the Swedish Army which operated in various forms from 1941 to 1997 . Its staff was located in Linköping Garrison in Linköping . History . The Middle Army Division was raised on 1 August 1941 as the XIV Division ( XIV . fördelningen ) , a doubling division of the IV Division . The army division was directly subordinate to the military commander of the IV Military Area , while the Svea Life Guards was responsible for raising and mobilization of the army division staff . In 1966 , the mobilization responsibility for the army division was transferred to the Life Grenadier Regiment in Linköping . On 1 October 1966 , the designation was changed from being given in Roman numerals to Arabic numerals , that is , the division was termed the 14th Division ( 14 . fördelningen ) . On 1 July 1984 , the mobilization responsibility for the army division was transferred to Södermanland Regiment ( P 10/Fo 43 ) in Strängnäs . On 1 July 1991 , the Bergslagen Military Area and the Eastern Military Area merged and formed the Middle Military Area . The army division , together with the Eastern Army Division , thus came to be subordinate to the military commander of the Middle Military Area . Through the Defence Act of 1992 , the Riksdag decided that the Swedish Armed Forces war organization should reflect the peace organization . As of 1 July 1994 , the army division staff , together with the Eastern Army Division , came to be organized as cadre-organized units within the Middle Military Area . With this reorganization , the division was relocated to Linköping Garrison . Prior to the Defence Act of 1996 , the Swedish government proposed to the Riksdag that the war organization to be reduced . Where , among other things , the three military areas would be covered by each division staff . Of the six division staffs , three with division units and 13 army brigades would be maintained . Within the Middle Military Area , the government proposed that the Middle Army Division should be disbanded . On 13 December 1996 , the Riksdag adopted the governments bill , which meant that the Middle Army Division was disbanded on 31 December 1997 . Barracks and training areas . Although the division was mobilized by other units , it was in peace time grouped together with the military area staff . When the division staff was raised , it came to be co-located with the Eastern Military Area Staff at Stureplan in Stockholm . In 1949 , the two staffs were moved to the barracks of the Life Regiment of Horse ( K 1 ) at Lidingövägen 28 in Stockholm . On 14 June 1963 , both staff were transferred to a new property complex in Strängnäs Garrison . When the staff became independent on 1 July 1994 , the staff was placed to the barracks area in Linköping Garrison . Heraldry and traditions . Coat of arms . The coat of arms of the Middle Army Division used from 1994 to 1997 . Blazon : Azure , the provincial badge of Östergötland , a griffin with dragon wing and tail or , armed and langued gules . The shield surmounted two batons , charged with open crowns azure in saltire or . Medals . In 1995 , the Mellersta arméfördelningens förtjänstmedalj ( Middle Army Division Medal of Merit ) in silver ( MellfördSM ) of the 8th size was established . In 1997 , this medal was renamed Mellersta fördelningens ( 14.förd ) minnesmedalj ( Middle Division ( 14.förd ) Commemorative Medal ) in silver ( MellfördSMM ) . The medal ribbon is blue with red edges followed by a yellow stripe . Commanding officers . - 1941–1994 : ? - 1994–1996 : Senior Colonel Hans Berndtson - 1996–1997 : Lieutenant Colonel Anders Ihrén ( acting )