Deputy Chief of Ordnance

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

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The Master-General of the Ordnance was chief of the Swedish Artillery. The cases he was to decide were processed in two offices: the Office of the Master-General of the Ordnance (Generalfälttygmästareämbetets expedition) and the Office of the Chief of Artillery (Chefens för artilleriet expedition). In the former office, which was headed by the Deputy Chief of Ordnance, all cases concerning materiel were processed; in the latter, which was headed by the chief of the Artillery Staff, all cases concerning artillery personnel and the scientific training of the artillery branch were processed. The Master-General of the Ordnance was also head of the Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration's Artillery Department, and all military matters of the Deputy Chief of Ordnance were presented before him in that capacity, as the head of the Military Office (Militärbyrån).[2][3] The Deputy Chief of Ordnance was also a military member of the said 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 Office 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

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Portrait  | Master-General of the Ordnance | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Monarch | Ref.

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| Hjärne, Carl GustafColonel[a]
Carl Gustaf Hjärne
(1834–1891)| 12 April 1884| 29 December 1891| 7 years, 261 days|
Army| Oscar II| [13]

| Bratt, JohnColonel[b]
John Bratt
(1838–1916)| 1892| 1894| 1–2 years|
Army| Oscar II| [14][15]

| Virgin, OttoColonel[c]
Otto Virgin
(1852–1922)| 1894| 1899| 4–5 years|
Army| Oscar II| [18][17]

| Fleming, HermanMajor
Herman Fleming
(1859–1937)| 1899| 1902| 2–3 years|
Army| Oscar II| [19]

| Wennerberg, SuneLieutenant colonel
Sune Wennerberg
(1855–1908)| 1902| 1903| 0–1 years|
Army| Oscar II| [20]

| Hedengren, DavidLieutenant colonel
David Hedengren
(1858–1946)| 1903| 1905| 1–2 years|
Army| Oscar II| [21]

| Martin, NoreColonel[d]
Nore Martin
(1859–1922)| 1905| 1915| 9–10 years|
Army| Oscar II
Gustaf V| [22]

| Osterman, OscarColonel[e]
Oscar Osterman
(1874–1956)| 1916| 1926| 9–10 years|
Army| Gustaf V| [23]

| Thorén, HjalmarLieutenant colonel[f]
Hjalmar Thorén
(1878–1941)| 1926| 1931| 4–5 years|
Army| Gustaf V| -

| Gustafsson, HalvarColonel[g]
Halvar Gustafsson
(1887–1953)| 7 July 1931| 1939| 7–8 years|
Army| Gustaf V| [24]

| Hedqvist, BirgerColonel
Birger Hedqvist
(1894–1964)| 1 October 1939| 30 March 1949| 9 years, 180 days|
Army| Gustaf V| [25]

| Nordström, AndersMajor general[h]
Anders Nordström
(1895–1966)| 1949| 1956| 6–7 years|
Army| Gustaf V
Gustaf VI Adolf| -

| Malm, EdwardMajor general
Edward Malm
(1899–1983)| 1956| 1959| 2–3 years|
Army| Gustaf VI Adolf| -

| Hård af Segerstad, FredrikSenior colonel
Fredrik Hård af Segerstad
(1903–1984)| 1959| 1964| 4–5 years|
Army| Gustaf VI Adolf| -

| Envall, ErikMajor general[i]
Erik Envall
(1912–1984)| 1964| 1968| 3–4 years|
Army| Gustaf VI Adolf| -

## See also

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* Master-General of the Ordnance

## Footnotes

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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

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### Notes

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1. ^ Gullberg 1977, p. 247
2. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "Hjärne nr 1149". www.adelsvapen.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 January 2021.
14. ^ a b Sveriges statskalender för år 1893 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: P. A. NORSTEDT & SÖNER. 1892. p. 57\. SELIBR 8261599.
15. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b H G-m 1985–1987, p. 182
23. ^ a b CHC 1992–1994, p. 409
24. ^ a b Wikland 1967–1969, p. 429
25. ^ Wikland 1969–1971, p. 497

### Print

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* CHC (1992–1994). "Osterman, släkt". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 28\. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
* Gullberg, Ingvar E. (1977). Svensk-engelsk fackordbok för näringsliv, förvaltning, undervisning och forskning [A Swedish-English dictionary of technical terms used in business, industry, administration, education and research] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Norstedt. ISBN 91-1-775052-0. SELIBR 8345587.
* H G-m (1985–1987). "Martin, släkt". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 25\. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
* Hofberg, Herman; Heurlin, Frithiof; Millqvist, Viktor; Rubenson, Olof (1906). Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon: alfabetiskt ordnade lefnadsteckningar af Sveriges namnkunniga män och kvinnor från reformationen till nuvarande tid. Senare delen L-Ö ; Samt supplement (in Swedish) (Ny uppl.grundligt genomsedd, omarbetad och till våra dagar framförd af Frithiof Heurlin ... ed.). Stockholm: Bonnier. SELIBR 81314.
* Olsson, B. F.; Rosén, John; Westrin, Theodor, eds. (1882). Nordisk familjebok: konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi innehållande upplysningar och förklaringar om märkvärdiga namn, föremål och begrepp (in Swedish). Vol. 5\. Stockholm. SELIBR 78095.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
* Westrin, Theodor, ed. (1908). Nordisk familjebok: konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi (in Swedish). Vol. 9 (Ny, rev. och rikt ill. uppl. ed.). Stockholm: Nordisk familjeboks förl. SELIBR 8072220.
* Wikland, Erik (1967–1969). "Halvar Gustafsson". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 17\. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
* Wikland, Erik (1969–1971). "K Birger Hedqvist". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 18\. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
* Östergren, Stefan; Lindblad, Carl Wilhelm; Norberg, Erik (1987). Arméförvaltningens historia. Armémusei skrifter, 0349-9898 ; 4 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Försvarets materielverk. ISBN 9138092859. SELIBR 7262602.

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