Gotland Naval District Explained

Unit Name:	Gotland Naval District
Native Name:	Gotlands marindistrikt
Dates:	1931–1956
Country:	Sweden
Allegiance:	Swedish Armed Forces
Branch:	Swedish Navy
Type:	Naval district
Garrison:	Visby
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Gotland Naval District (sv|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]

Commanding officers

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)

External links

Website about Gotland Naval District

Notes and References

Book: Birke, Sune . Braunstein . Christian . Sveriges marina förband och skolor under 1900-talet . Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 13 . 2011 . Statens försvarshistoriska museer . Stockholm . sv . . 52–53.
Web site: Gotlands Marindistrik / Visbyavdelningen (Vba) 1931-1956 . Gotlands försvarshistoria och Gotlands trupper . www.tjelvar.se . Kjell . Olsson . 18 October 2016 . Swedish . 18 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180818052237/http://www.tjelvar.se/marinen/marinen.htm . dead .
Book: Totalförsvarets regionala ledning: utdrag ur 1960 års försvarsledningsutrednings betänkande III . 1960 års försvarsledningsutredning . Statens offentliga utredningar, 0375-250X ; 1963:65 . 1963 . Stockholm . sv . . 15.
Book: 1944 . 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 . Stockholm . Norstedt . Swedish . 269.
Encyclopedia: Claës O Lindsström . . . Bengt . Holtze . 1980–1981 . 23 . 607 . 3 June 2020 . Swedish.