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2nd Army Division
2. Arméfördelningen
Command sign of the 2nd Army Division
Active1893-1978
Country Sweden
Branch Swedish Army
SizeArmy Division
Part ofLower Norrland Military Area (1941-1978)
HeadquartersHärnösand, Ångermanland (1893-1910)
Östersund, Jämtland (1910-1978)

The 2nd Army Division (Swedish: 2. Arméfördelningen), also known as the Northern Army Division and the 6th Army Division, was a division of the Swedish army that existed from 1893 to 1978. The division headquarters where first located in Härnösand, Ångermanland and later in Östersund, Jämtland.

Name and designation

Designation Name Translation From To
6. arméfördelningen 6th Army Division 1893 1901
VI. arméfördelningen VI Army Division 1893 1901
VI.förd Norra arméfördelningen (VI) Northern Army Division 1927 1937
II.förd II. arméfördelningen II Army Division 1937 1966
2.förd 2. arméfördelningen 2nd Army Division 1966 1978

References

  • Braunstein, Christian (2003). Sveriges arméförband under 1900-talet. Stockholm: Statens Försvarshistoriska Museer. ISBN 91-971584-4-5.