Gotland Naval District
| Gotland Naval District | |
|---|---|
| Gotlands marindistrikt (MDG) | |
| Active | 1931–1956 |
| Country | Sweden |
| Allegiance | Swedish Armed Forces |
| Branch | Swedish Navy |
| Type | Naval District |
| Garrison/HQ | Visby |
Gotland Naval District (Swedish: Gotlands marindistrikt, MDG) was a Swedish Navy unit in the Swedish Armed Forces which existed in various forms from 1931 to 1956 when the unit was merge with the East Coast Naval District. The unit was located in Visby, Gotland.[1][2]
Commanding officers
Through the 1942 Defense Decision, the military commander of Gotland also became commander of Gotland Naval District.[3] Commanding officers of the naval district were:[4][2]
- 1933–1937 – Charles de Champs (as commanding officer of the East Coast Navy District)
- 1937–1938 – Göran Wahlström
- 1938–1942 – Erik Braunerhielm
- 1942–1948 – Samuel Åkerhielm (as commanding officer of the VII. Military Area)
References
- ↑ Birke, Sune; Braunstein, Christian (2011). Sveriges marina förband och skolor under 1900-talet. Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 13 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Statens försvarshistoriska museer. pp. 52–53. LIBRIS 12638815.
- 1 2 Olsson, Kjell. "Gotlands Marindistrik / Visbyavdelningen (Vba) 1931-1956". www.tjelvar.se (in Swedish). Gotlands försvarshistoria och Gotlands trupper. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ↑ 1960 års försvarsledningsutredning (1963). Totalförsvarets regionala ledning: utdrag ur 1960 års försvarsledningsutrednings betänkande III (PDF). Statens offentliga utredningar, 0375-250X ; 1963:65 (in Swedish). Stockholm. p. 15. LIBRIS 626374.
- ↑ Vem var det?: biografier över bortgångna svenska män och kvinnor samt kronologisk förteckning över skilda ämbetens och tjänsters innehavare [Who was it?: biographies of deceased Swedish men and women and chronological list of different office and services holders] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1944. p. 269.
External links
- Website about Gotland Naval District (Swedish)
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