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 amalgamated with the East Coast Naval District. The unit was located in Visby, Gotland.[1][2]
| Gotland Naval District | |
|---|---|
| Gotlands marindistrikt | |
| Active | 1931–1956 |
| Country | Sweden |
| Allegiance | Swedish Armed Forces |
| Branch | Swedish Navy |
| Type | Naval district |
| Garrison/HQ | Visby |
Commanding officers edit
Through the Defence Act of 1942, 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)
- 1 October 1936–1937: Claës Lindsström (acting)[5]
- 1937–1938: Göran Wahlström
- 1938–1942: Erik Braunerhielm
- 1942–1948: Samuel Åkerhielm (as commanding officer of the VII Military District)
References edit
- ^ 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. SELIBR 12638815.
- ^ a b Olsson, Kjell. "Gotlands Marindistrik / Visbyavdelningen (Vba) 1931-1956". www.tjelvar.se (in Swedish). Gotlands försvarshistoria och Gotlands trupper. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ 1960 års försvarsledningsutredning (1963). Totalförsvarets regionala ledning: utdrag ur 1960 års försvarsledningsutrednings betänkande III. Statens offentliga utredningar, 0375-250X ; 1963:65 (in Swedish). Stockholm. p. 15. SELIBR 626374.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ 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.
- ^ Holtze, Bengt (1980–1981). "Claës O Lindsström". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 23. National Archives of Sweden. p. 607. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
External links edit
- Website about Gotland Naval District Archived 2018-08-18 at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish)