Central Military Region (Sweden)

The Central Military Region (Swedish: Mellersta militärregionen, MR M) is a Swedish military region within the Swedish Armed Forces. Established in 2013, the military region staff in based in Kungsängen. The military region includes Dalarna County, Gotland County, Gävleborg County, Stockholm County, Södermanland County, Uppsala County and Västmanland County.

Central Military Region
Mellersta militärregionen
Active2013–present
Country Sweden
AllegianceSwedish Armed Forces
BranchJoint
TypeMilitary region
RoleOperational, territorial and tactical activities
Part ofSwedish Armed Forces Headquarters[lower-alpha 1]
Garrison/HQKungsängen
Commanders
Current
commander		Capt (N) Magnus Lüning

History

The Central Military Region was formed on 1 January 2013 as Military Region Central, as one of four military regions in Sweden. The military region includes Dalarna County, Gotland County, Gävleborg County, Stockholm County, Södermanland County, Uppsala County and Västmanland County.[1] The region's staff is co-located with the Life Guards in Kungsängen with the task of leading surveillance and protection tasks, implementing civil-military cooperation and support to society.[1] The military region was also responsible for leading the production of the training groups and the Home Guard units in East Middle Sweden. The responsibility involves both training personnel for the Home Guard units and leading them in operations. The Central Military Region's Home Guard battalions are eleven in number. On 1 October 2018, a separate command position was appointed for Military Region Central. From 2019, the name Central Military Region was adopted. From 1 January 2020, all military regions are independent units subordinate to the Chief of Home Guard. In doing so, the regions also take over the command in peacetime from the training groups with their Home Guard battalions. Each military region has production management responsibility. This meant that five training groups were transferred to the Central Military Region. In a government's bill, however, the Swedish government emphasized that the military regional division could be adjusted, depending on the outcome of the investigation Ansvar, ledning och samordning inom civilt försvar ("Responsibility, leadership and coordination in civil defense").[1]

Units

Current units
  • Södermanlandsgruppen (SMG)
    • 45th Home Guard Battalion
  • Södertörnsgruppen (STG)
  • Livgardesgruppen (LGG)
    • 23rd Home Guard Battalion/Attundaland Battalion
    • 24th Home Guard Battalion/Stockholm Battalion
    • 25th Home Guard Battalion/Telgehus Battalion
    • 26th Home Guard Battalion/Ulvsunda Battalion
  • Upplands- och Västmanlandsgruppen (UVG)
  • Gävleborgsgruppen (GBG)
  • Dalregementsgruppen (DRG)
    • 17th Home Guard Battalion/Dalarna Battalion
  • Gotlandsgruppen (UGG)[lower-alpha 2]
    • 32nd Home Guard Battalion/Gotland Battalion

Former units
  • Forward Command Gotland (Framskjuten ledning Gotland, FLG) was formed on 1 October 2016.[2] It was part of the regional staff in the Central Military Region.[3]

Heraldry and traditions

Coat of arms

Blazon of the coat of arms of the Central Military Region: "Or, the provincial badge of Uppland, an orb azure, banded and ensigned with a cross crosslet, on a chief azur three open crowns fesswise or. The shield surmounting an erect sword or."[4]

Commanding officers

From 2013 to 2017, the military region commander was also commander of the Life Guards.[5] From 2018 to 2020, military region commander was subordinate to the Chief of Joint Operations in territorial activities as well as in operations. Furthermore, the military region commander has territorial responsibility over his own military region and leads territorial activities as well as regional intelligence and security services.[6][7] From 1 January 2020, all military region commanders are subordinate to the Chief of Home Guard.[8]

Names, designations and locations
Name Translation From To
Militärregion Mitt Military Region Central 2013-01-01 – 2018-12-31
Mellersta militärregionen Central Military Region 2019-01-01 –
Designation From To
MR M 2013-01-01 –
Location From To
Kungsängen 2013-01-01 –

See also

Footnotes
  1. In the years 2013–2019, the military region staff was subordinate to the commander of the Life Guards, and since 2020 its directly subordinate to the Chief of Home Guard.
  2. Partly subordinate to the commander of the Gotland Regiment (P 18).[1]
  3. Thomas Karlsson took office on 8 November 2017.[12] In 2020, he received an extended appointment until 31 March 2022.[13]

References
  1. Försvarets traditioner i framtiden med översiktlig historik från 1500-talet (PDF) (in Swedish). Statens försvarshistoriska museer TradN. 2020-09-07 [2015]. p. 30. ISBN 9789197859554. SELIBR 17552963.
  2. Håkansson, Hans (2016). "Eskalerande verksamhet på Gotland" (PDF). P 18-A 7-Lv 2-KA 3 kamratföreningars tidskrift (in Swedish). Visby: P18-A7-Lv2-KA3 kamratföreningar: 2. SELIBR 14706548.
  3. Ringström, Jenny (28 September 2016). "Han ska leda verksamheten på Gotland" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  4. "Nya heraldiska vapen 2018" (in Swedish). National Archives of Sweden. 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  5. Försvarets traditioner i framtiden med översiktlig historik från 1500-talet (PDF) (in Swedish). Statens försvarshistoriska museer TradN. 2018-09-27 [2015]. pp. 5, 49. ISBN 9789197859554. SELIBR 17552963. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
  6. "Försvarsmaktens interna bestämmelser med arbetsordning för Försvarsmakten" (PDF). FÖRSVARSMAKTENS INTERNA BESTÄMMELSER (FIB 2018:2) (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 20 June 2018. p. 4, 47. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  7. "Försvarsmaktens interna bestämmelser med arbetsordning för Försvarsmakten" (PDF). FÖRSVARSMAKTENS INTERNA BESTÄMMELSER (FIB 2020:5) (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 16 December 2020. p. 5, 65. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  8. Sandborg, Stefan (2019). "Ett Hemvärn i tillväxt" (PDF). Hemvärnsnytt - Tidskrift för Hemvärnets personal i Livgardesgruppen (in Swedish). Stockholm: Livgardesgruppens hemvärnsråd (4): 7. SELIBR 18367957.
  9. "Regional stab placerad i Kungsängen" (PDF). Persen - Tidning för personal vid Livgardet (in Swedish) (7): 3. October 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  10. Westerdahl, Björn (1 November 2012). "Ny organisation planerar för det värsta" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  11. "Militärregion Mitt" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  12. Gabestad, Annika (23 November 2017). "NYE CHEFEN FÖR MILITÄRREGION MITT HAR TILLTRÄTT" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  13. "PÅ NY POST" (PDF). Försvarets forum: Personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten (in Swedish). Stockholm: Försvarets forum (1): 9. 2020. SELIBR 4109339.
  14. "PÅ NY POST" (PDF). Försvarets forum: Personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten (in Swedish). Stockholm: Försvarets forum (2): 9. 2022. SELIBR 4109339.
  15. "PÅ NY POST" (PDF). Försvarets forum: Personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten (in Swedish). Stockholm: Försvarets forum (3): 9. 2023. SELIBR 4109339.

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