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 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
Names, designations and locations
See also
Military district (Sweden)