Deputy Chief of Ordnance, Colonel Birger Hedqvist (left) together with the commander of S 1, Colonel Gottfried Hain (middle) and the Master-General of the Ordnance, Major General Halvar Gustafsson (right).

The Deputy Chief of Ordnance[1] (Swedish: Fälttygmästare) was in Sweden the head of the Swedish Army's ordnance establishments. During the 1800s and 1900s, his duties changed several times. The position was abolished in 1968.

History

The Master-General of the Ordnance was chief of the artillery. The matters, which he was to determine, were handle within two offices: the Generalfälttygmästareämbetets expedition ("Office of the Master-General of the Ordnance") and the Chefens för artilleriet expedition ("Office of the Chief of the Artillery"). In the first office, which was headed by the Deputy Chief of Ordnance, handled all matters related to materiel; in the latter, which was headed by the chief of the Artillery Staff, handled all matters related to the artillery personnel and the scientific training of the artillery branch. The Master-General of the Ordnance was also head of the Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration's Artillery Department, and thus the Deputy Chief of Ordnance reported to him about all military matters as head of the Military Bureau (Militärbyrån).[2][3] The Deputy Chief of Ordnance was also a military member of the mentioned department.[2] The Deputy Chief of Ordnance later became the head of the Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration's Artillery Department as well as the artillery factories and ordnance establishments.[4] Even later, it was the name of the artillery officer (of the rank of regimental officer), who was the head of the Military Bureau of the Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration's Artillery Department, who was responsible to provide arms and ammunition to the army.[5]

Later in the 1900s, the Deputy Chief of Ordnance served in the Royal Swedish Army Ordnance Administration and was from 1 July 1957 deputy to the vice chief and from 1 July 1963 deputy to the chief of the authority.[6][7][8][9][10][11] The Royal Swedish Army Ordnance Administration's Central Planning, Intelligence Center and Materiel Inspection were all three subordinate to the Deputy Chief of Ordnance.[12] The Deputy Chief of Ordnance position was abolished in 1968 when the Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration was disbanded.

Deputy Chiefs of Ordnance

Portrait Master-General of the OrdnanceTook officeLeft officeTime in officeDefence branchMonarchRef.
Carl Gustaf Hjärne
Hjärne, Carl GustafColonel[lower-alpha 1]
Carl Gustaf Hjärne
(1834–1891)		12 April 188429 December 18917 years, 261 days
Army		Oscar II[13]
John Bratt
Bratt, JohnColonel[lower-alpha 2]
John Bratt
(1838–1916)		189218941–2 years
Army		Oscar II[14][15]
Otto Virgin
Virgin, OttoColonel[lower-alpha 3]
Otto Virgin
(1852–1922)		189418994–5 years
Army		Oscar II[18][17]
Herman Fleming
Fleming, HermanMajor
Herman Fleming
(1859–1937)		189919022–3 years
Army		Oscar II[19]
Sune Wennerberg
Wennerberg, SuneLieutenant colonel
Sune Wennerberg
(1855–1908)		190219030–1 years
Army		Oscar II[20]
David Hedengren
Hedengren, DavidLieutenant colonel
David Hedengren
(1858–1946)		190319051–2 years
Army		Oscar II[21]
Nore Martin
Martin, NoreColonel[lower-alpha 4]
Nore Martin
(1859–1922)		190519159–10 years
Army		Oscar II
Gustaf V		[22]
Oscar Osterman
Osterman, OscarColonel[lower-alpha 5]
Oscar Osterman
(1874–1956)		191619269–10 years
Army		Gustaf V[23]
Hjalmar Thorén
Thorén, HjalmarLieutenant colonel[lower-alpha 6]
Hjalmar Thorén
(1878–1941)		192619314–5 years
Army		Gustaf V-
Halvar Gustafsson
Gustafsson, HalvarColonel[lower-alpha 7]
Halvar Gustafsson
(1887–1953)		7 July 193119397–8 years
Army		Gustaf V[24]
Birger Hedqvist
Hedqvist, BirgerColonel
Birger Hedqvist
(1894–1964)		1 October 193930 March 19499 years, 180 days
Army		Gustaf V[25]
Anders Nordström
Nordström, AndersMajor general[lower-alpha 8]
Anders Nordström
(1895–1966)		194919566–7 years
Army		Gustaf V
Gustaf VI Adolf		-
Edward Malm
Malm, EdwardMajor general
Edward Malm
(1899–1983)		195619592–3 years
Army		Gustaf VI Adolf-
Fredrik Hård af Segerstad
Hård af Segerstad, FredrikSenior colonel
Fredrik Hård af Segerstad
(1903–1984)		195919644–5 years
Army		Gustaf VI Adolf-
Erik Envall
Envall, ErikMajor general[lower-alpha 9]
Erik Envall
(1912–1984)		196419683–4 years
Army		Gustaf VI Adolf-

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Hjärne was major when taking office on 12 April 1884 and was promoted to lieutenant colonel on 2 May 1884 and to colonel on 1 November 1889. He died while still in office on 29 December 1891.[13]
  2. ↑ Bratt was lieutenant colonel when taking office in 1892 and was promoted to colonel in 1893 while still in office.[14][15]
  3. ↑ Virgin was major when taking office in 1894 and was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1897 and to colonel in 1898 while still in office.[16][17]
  4. ↑ Martin was major when taking office in 1905 and was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1908 and to colonel in 1913 while still in office.[22]
  5. ↑ Osterman was major when taking office in 1916 and was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1918 and to colonel in 1922 while still in office.[23]
  6. ↑ Thorén was major when taking office in 1926 and was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1928 while still in office.
  7. ↑ Gustafsson was major when taking office on 7 July 1931 and was promoted to lieutenant colonel on 8 December 1933 and to colonel on 7 October 1936 while still in office.[24]
  8. ↑ Nordström was colonel when taking office in 1949 and was promoted to major general in 1953 while still in office.
  9. ↑ Envall was senior colonel when taking office in 1964 and was promoted to major general in 1966 while still in office.

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Gullberg 1977, p. 247
  2. 1 2 Olsson, Rosén & Westrin 1882, p. 1014
  3. ↑ Betänkande och förslag rörande den centrala försvarsförvaltningen (PDF). Statens offentliga utredningar, 0375-250X ; 1927:29 (in Swedish). Stockholm. 1927. p. 24. SELIBR 13537882.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ↑ "Fälttygmästare". Svenska Akademiens ordbok (in Swedish). Swedish Academy. 1926. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  5. ↑ Westrin 1908, p. 244
  6. ↑ Kungl. Maj:ts provisoriska instruktion för armétygförvaltningen, Tjänstemeddelanden rörande lantförsvaret, serie A (TLA), 1954:43, p. 149.
  7. ↑ Kungl. Maj:ts instruktion för armétygförvaltningen, SFS 1959:8, p. 56.
  8. ↑ Kungl. Maj:ts instruktion för armétygförvaltningen, SFS 1963:287, p. 619.
  9. ↑ Kungl. Maj:ts instruktion för arméförvaltningen, SFS 1964:371, p. 823.
  10. ↑ Kungl. Maj:ts instruktion för arméförvaltningen, SFS 1965:829, p. 1978.
  11. ↑ Ändring i den provisoriska instruktionen för armétygförvaltningen, Tjänstemeddelanden rörande lantförsvaret, serie A (TLA), 1957:53, p. 215.
  12. ↑ Östergren, Lindblad & Norberg 1987, p. 512
  13. 1 2 "Hjärne nr 1149". www.adelsvapen.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  14. 1 2 Sveriges statskalender för år 1893 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: P. A. NORSTEDT & SÖNER. 1892. p. 57. SELIBR 8261599.
  15. 1 2 Sveriges statskalender för år 1894 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: P. A. NORSTEDT & SÖNER. 1893. p. 57. SELIBR 8261599.
  16. ↑ Hofberg et al. 1906, p. 739
  17. 1 2 Sveriges statskalender för år 1899 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: P. A. NORSTEDT & SÖNER. 1898. p. 58. SELIBR 8261599.
  18. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för år 1895 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: P. A. NORSTEDT & SÖNER. 1894. p. 57. SELIBR 8261599.
  19. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för år 1902 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: P. A. NORSTEDT & SÖNER. 1901. p. 57. SELIBR 8261599.
  20. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för år 1903 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: P. A. NORSTEDT & SÖNER. 1902. p. 57. SELIBR 8261599.
  21. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för år 1905 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: P. A. NORSTEDT & SÖNER. 1904. p. 57. SELIBR 8261599.
  22. 1 2 H G-m 1985–1987, p. 182
  23. 1 2 CHC 1992–1994, p. 409
  24. 1 2 Wikland 1967–1969, p. 429
  25. ↑ Wikland 1969–1971, p. 497

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