Lower Northern Army Division
Appearance
2nd Army Division | |
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2. Arméfördelningen | |
Active | 1893-1978 |
Country | Sweden |
Branch | Swedish Army |
Size | Army Division |
Part of | Lower Norrland Military Area (1941-1978) |
Headquarters | Härnösand, 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 |
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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.