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41-717: The Ordnance Department of the Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration (KAFT) was reformed on 1 July 1954, into an independent authority under the name of Armétygförvaltningen ("Army Ordnance Administration"). At the same time, the Commissariat Department of the Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration had been reformed into the Royal Swedish Army Supply Administration , which meant that

82-493: A civilian bureau as well as a technical audit office. In 1940 a seventh bureau was added, the industrial agency and in 1942 an eighth, the motor fuel bureau. As early as 1 January 1944, the next major change occurred in the Army Materiel Administration, when the fortification board and the medical board became independent government agencies (as Fortification Administration ( Arméns fortifikationsförvaltning ) and

123-543: A maintenance bureau. A medical bureau was added in 1893 with the transfer of the medical field office. In 1907 this became independent on the same level as the other departments. When the Army Materiel Administration in 1937 underwent a major reorganization, the Ministry changed its name from Intendentsdepartementet to Intendenturdepartementet , which came to consist of six bureaus: central bureau, maintenance bureau, barracks investigation bureau, equine and veterinary bureau and

164-507: A timely and usable condition [in 1964 changed to as well as”] and, as far as the office of authority concerns, monitor that the army's storages are complete and in good condition; to , in respect of the office of the Royal Swedish Army Ordnance Administration [in 1964 changed to "Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration ( Arméförvaltningen )”], exercise control over the management of the administrative affairs of

205-654: Is some debate between the different services. Some feel that some kind of rotational system would be appropriate. In actuality, most Chiefs of Defence have come from the Army , and only one, Håkan Syrén , from the Navy . Because he is a general of the Amphibious Corps , there has to this day not been a single admiral to hold the office. Until 30 June 1994, the Chief of the Defence Staff

246-712: The Administration Board of the Swedish Armed Forces . The authority initially consisted of five departments: Vapenavdelningen ("Weapons Department"), Fordonsavdelningen ("Vehicle Department"), Elektroavdelningen ("Electrical Department"), Verkstadsavdelningen ("Workshop Department") and Inköpsavdelningen ("Purchasing Department"). In addition, there were four independent bureaus: Tygförrådsbyrån ("Ordnance Storage Bureau"), Ammunitionsförrådsbyrån ("Ammunition Storage Bureau"), Normaliebyrån and Administrativa byrån ("Administrative Bureau"). Other units were

287-737: The Centralplaneringen ("Central Planning"), the Materielinspektionen ("Materiel Inspection"), Provskjutningscentralen ("Test Firing Center") and Personalkårexpeditionen ("Administrative Corps' Office"). The Test Firing Center was amalgamated into a unit of the Weapons Department on 1 July 1957. The Central Planning and the Materiel Inspection were subordinated to the Deputy Chief of Ordnance from 1 July 1962. On 1 July 1964,

328-815: The Defence Materiel Administration . The Royal Swedish Army Ordnance Administration's personnel in 1954 amounted to approximately 1,350 people. Of these, about 360 served in the Weapons Department, about 210 in the Vehicle Department, about 210 in the Electrical Department, about 130 in the Workshop Department and about 80 in the Purchasing Department. A total of about 330 people served in the Ordnance Storage Bureau,

369-520: The Defence Staff , the other central administrative authorities of the Swedish defense, as well as the Administration Board of the Swedish Armed Forces , the information which they deem necessary with regard to the tasks at hand and which affect the field of the Royal Swedish Army Ordnance Administration. The authority's 1959 instruction stated: ”the Royal Swedish Army Ordnance Administration exercises under

410-696: The Inköpsavdelningen ("Purchasing Department") Heads of the Tygförrådsbyrån ("Ordnance Storage Bureau") Heads of the Ammunitionsförrådsbyrån ("Ammunition Storage Bureau") Head of the Normaliebyrån Krigsråd (military councillor) and head of Administrativa byrån ("Administrative Bureau") Heads of the Centralplaneringen ("Central Planning") Heads of the Materielinspektionen ("Materiel Inspection") Heads of

451-537: The King in Council . Apart from a single Minister for Defence created in 1919 by merging the position of ministers of the land forces and naval forces, no joint command structure existed. In 1936, a Supreme Commander was intended to be appointed in war-time-only, and on 1 December 1939, during World War II , the first Supreme Commander, General Olof Thörnell , was appointed. In 1942 it was decided to keep this office even after

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492-520: The Medical Services Administration of the Swedish Armed Forces ). After this the Army Materiel Administration consisted of an ordnance department, a civilian bureau and supply department; the latter consisting of central, industrial (suspended in 1945), maintenance, motor fuel, barracks investigation (suspended in 1952) and the equine and veterinary stock bureaus-- as well as the inventory control office. The Army Materiel Administration

533-642: The Provskjutningscentralen ("Test Firing Center") Heads of the Personalkårexpeditionen ("Administrative Corps' Office") Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration The Royal Swedish Army Material Administration ( Swedish : Kungliga Arméförvaltningen , KAF) was a Swedish central government agency that replaced the War College in 1865. It was active between the years 1866 and 1954. The Ministry ( Intendentsdepartementet )

574-737: The Swedish Armed Forces , and is by NATO terminology the Swedish chief of defence equivalent . The Chief of Defence is the agency head of the Swedish Armed Forces and formally reports to the Government of Sweden , though normally through the Minister for Defence . The primary responsibilities and duties of the Chief of Defence (and the charter for the Armed Forces) are prescribed in an ordinance issued by

615-570: The Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters reorganization in 1998, a special position was created as Deputy Chief of Defence to relieve the Chief of Defence. The Deputy Chief of Defence led the Headquarters work through coordination of the operations. He also exercised employer responsibility for the staff in the Headquarters. In order to coordinate the operations he had a Coordination Department. The Deputy Chief of Defence also acted as

656-628: The Underrättelsecentralen ("Intelligence Center") was added and on 1 January 1966 the Datacentralen was added ("Data Center"), which also were subordinate to the Deputy Chief of Ordnance. The heads of the Workshop Department and the Purchasing Department were referred to as the Chief of the Swedish Army Electrical and Mechanical Engineers' Corps ( Arméöverdirektör ) and Purchasing Director ( Inköpsdirektör ) respectively. The head of

697-652: The materiel that the authority procured are: Stridsvagn 81 , Pansarbandvagn 301 , Pansarvärnspjäs 1110 , Ksp 58 machine gun , Infanterikanonvagn 103 , Lastterrängbil 912 , artillery tractor (Volvo T32 with Haubits m/40 ), Stridsvagn 74 , Lastterrängbil 957 , Bandkanon 1 , Haubits 4140, piercing projectiles, high-explosive anti-tank warheads, Stridsvagn 103 , Pansarbandvagn 302 , Bandvagn 202 , 40 mm lvakan m/48 , Spaningsradar PS-04/R, Centralinstrumentering 760, Luftvärnsrobot 67, FIM-43 Redeye ( Luftvärnsrobot 69 ), Bantam ( Pansarvärnsrobotsystem 53 ), Automatkarbin 4 and Radiolänkstation 320. Master-General of

738-639: The Administrative Office was referred to as Krigsråd (military councillor). The authority's board consisted of the Deputy Chief of Ordnance, the heads of departments and the head of the Administrative Bureau. On 1 July 1968, the Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration's hierarchical organization (except the Administrative Bureau) was transferred largely unchanged to the Army Materiel Administration ( Armématerielförvaltningen , FMV-A) in

779-676: The Ammunition Storage Bureau, the Normaliebyrån , the Test Firing Center and the Administrative Bureau. In addition, a total of about 25 people were included in the Central Planning and the Materiel Inspection. In 1964, the authority's personnel amounted to approximately 1,375 people. Of these, about 340 served in the Weapons Department, about 220 in the Vehicle Department, about 215 in the Electrical Department, about 125 in

820-650: The Government. The Chief of Defence is, apart from the honorary ranks held by the King of Sweden and in the past other members of the Swedish royal family , by unwritten convention normally the only professional military officer on active duty to hold the highest rank (a four-star General or Admiral ). An exception was made 2009-2014 when Håkan Syrén was chairman of the European Union Military Committee . The present Chief of Defence, General Michael Claesson , took office on 1 October 2024. Before

861-502: The King in Council in technical and economic terms, the management and oversight of the ordnance administration in the Swedish Army.” This was changed in the 1963 instruction to: ”the Royal Swedish Army Ordnance Administration exercises under the King in Council in technical and economic terms, the management and oversight of the administration of the army of ordnance and ammunition.” The wording

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902-471: The King in Council or head of state department, to the authority; to assist the Supreme Commander in drafting the proposals that affect the authority's field of work and which the Supreme Commander may find necessary to convey to the King in Council; to submit to the Supreme Commander the opinions and inquiries which he may request and the authority may submit; and to communicate to the Chief of

943-744: The Ordnance and the vice chiefs of the authority Master-General of the Ordnance and heads of the authority Deputy Chief of Ordnance Heads of the Vapenavdelningen ("Weapons Department") Heads of the Fordonsavdelningen ("Vehicle Department") Head of the Elektroavdelningen ("Electric Department") Arméöverdirektörer and heads of the Verkstadsavdelningen ("Workshop Department") Purchasing Directors and heads of

984-583: The Ordnance . From 1 July 1963, the head of the authority (still under the title of Master-General of the Ordnance) was no longer subordinate to the Chief of the Army. At the authority, there was also the Deputy Chief of Ordnance , who, from 1 July 1957, was deputy to the vice chief and from 1 July 1963, deputy to the head of the authority. The vice chief (1954–1963) and the chief (1963–1968) were from 1954 to 1968 members of

1025-571: The Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration ceased. After the Royal Swedish Army Supply Administration on 1 July 1963 was amalgamated into the Quartermaster Administration of the Swedish Armed Forces , the Royal Swedish Army Ordnance Administration changed name on 1 July 1964 to the Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration ( Arméförvaltningen ). The Quartermaster Administration of the Swedish Armed Forces and

1066-528: The Workshop Department and about 65 in the Purchasing Department. The Ordnance Storage Bureau, the Ammunition Storage Bureau, the Normaliebyrån and the Administrative Bureau consisted of a total of approximately 370 people. In addition, a total of about 40 people served in the Central Planning, the Intelligence Center and the Materiel Inspection, all three of whom were subordinate to the Deputy Chief of Ordnance. The authority's activities were regulated by

1107-507: The army to be equipped with appropriate and complete ordnance and ammunition; to ensure that the army's ordnance and ammunition are kept in a timely and usable condition as well as monitoring that the army belonging to and other subordinate supplies of the Royal Swedish Army Ordnance Administration are in complete and good condition; to take steps, in accordance with the instructions of the Supreme Commander , to follow in their field

1148-445: The army with ordnance and ammunition, to ensure that the army's ordnance and ammunition are appropriate and usable and are appropriately stored, to monitor technical progress and to process the collected material and to provide information in this regard, to establish drawings, models and designations of the army's ordnance and ammunition, insofar as such is not the responsibility of the King in Council or any other authority. Among

1189-419: The army's ordnance and ammunition, insofar as such is not the responsibility of the King in Council or any other authority. The authority's 1965 instruction stated: ”The Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration ( Arméförvaltningen ) is the central administrative authority for the administration of the army ordnance and ammunition.” In addition, the authority was specifically obliged: to take measures to supply

1230-548: The end of the war. The Supreme Commander would in wartime formally report to the King in Council until the enactment of the new Instrument of Government in 1974, and after 1 January 1975 to the Government . The coat of arms of the Chief of Defence was used from 1991 to 1993. It has since 1993 been used by the Swedish Armed Forces and was used from 1994 to 2001 by the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters . Blazon : "Azure, lesser coat of arms of Sweden , three open crowns or placed two and one. The shield surmounting an erect sword of

1271-413: The following instructions: The authority's 1954 instruction stated: ”the Royal Swedish Army Ordnance Administration exercises under the King in Council in technical and economic terms, the top management and oversight of the ordnance administration in the Swedish Army." In addition, the authority was obliged: to , as far as the authority concerns, make arrangements for the measures that are necessary for

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1312-448: The last colour". The command flag of the Chief of Defence is drawn by Brita Grep and embroidered by hand by the Kedja studio, Heraldica. Blazon : "Fessed in blue and yellow; on blue three open yellow crowns placed two and one, on yellow two blue batons of command with sets of open yellow crowns placed two and one in saltire." Every time a new Chief of Defence is to be appointed, there

1353-401: The modern era, the King was expected to command the forces himself; not seldom on location during war campaigns as shown by Gustavus Adolphus , Charles X , Charles XI , Charles XII and Gustav III . This remained the case formally until the 20th century. From the late 19th century onwards, there were no service chiefs of the Army or Navy ; all senior service commanders reported directly to

1394-399: The new Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration was amalgamated into the Defence Materiel Administration on 1 July 1968. The Chief of the Army was also chief of the Royal Swedish Army Ordnance Administration from its formation until 30 June 1963. During this period, the closest command over the authority was exercised by a vice chief ( souschef ), who had the title of Master-General of

1435-440: The other funds, which are subject to the authority's supervision and management; to , in respect of the office of the Royal Swedish Army Ordnance Administration, exercise control over the management of the administrative affairs of the subordinate authorities, as well as ensure that an efficient management of funds and equipment and more takes place; to conduct investigations and submit statements in cases, which are remitted by

1476-492: The subordinate authorities, also by ensuring, among other things, stock control, that an efficient management of funds and equipment takes place; to follow the technical development in the Royal Swedish Army Ordnance Administration's [in 1964 changed to "Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration ( Arméförvaltningen )”] field of work, process the collected material and provide it with the necessary information in this regard; and to establish drawings, models and designations of

1517-406: The technical developments abroad as well as to process the collected material and to provide it with the necessary information in this regard; to establish drawings and designations for the army's ordnance and ammunition, insofar as such is not the responsibility of the King in Council or any other authority; to manage the funds made available by the King in Council to the authority, as well as

1558-466: Was constituted along with the Artillery Department, Fortification Department, Civil Department, as the Army Materiel Administration, on 1 January 1866. The Ministry consisted of military offices, the chamber office, and secretariat. After 1881 it consisted of a military bureau and a civilian bureau. The military bureau was divided in 1907 into an equipment bureau (in 1911 with a technical audit) and

1599-570: Was disbanded on 1 July 1954. Its duties were taken over by the Royal Swedish Army Supply Administration and the Royal Swedish Army Ordnance Administration . Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces The Chief of Defence , formerly the Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces ( Swedish : överbefälhavaren ; acronym : ÖB ) is the highest ranked professional military officer in

1640-508: Was repeated in the 1964 instruction, except that the name of the authority was changed to the Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration ( Arméförvaltningen ). In addition, the authority was specifically obliged: to make arrangements for the army to be equipped with, for its combat readiness , appropriate and complete ordnance and ammunition; to ensure that the army's ordnance and ammunition [in 1963 changed to "army vehicles, equipment, armament and other ordnance and ammunition”] are kept in

1681-471: Was the second most senior member of the Swedish Armed Forces . When the Swedish Armed Forces was reorganized on 1 July 1994, the Chief of the Defence Staff position was abolished. Lieutenant General Percurt Green became the first Deputy Chief of Defence who took office on 1 July 1994. He also held the post of head of the Joint Operations Command ( Operationsledningen , OpL). In conjunction with

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