Gotland Naval District

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Active 1931–1956 Allegiance Swedish Armed Forces Type Naval District		Country Sweden Branch Swedish Navy Garrison/HQ Visby

Gotland Naval District (Swedish: 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 merge with the East Coast Naval District. The unit was located in Visby, Gotland.

Commanding officers

Through the 1942 Defense Decision, the military commander of Gotland also became commander of Gotland Naval District. Commanding officers of the naval district were:

1933–1937 – Charles de Champs (as commanding officer of the East Coast Navy District)

1937–1938 – Göran Wahlström

1938–1942 – Erik Braunerhielm

1942–1948 – Samuel Åkerhielm (as commanding officer of the VII. Military Area)

References

Gotland Naval District Wikipedia

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