Military Academy Karlberg

Military Academy Karlberg

Militärhögskolan Karlberg
Motto	Ihärdighet - Segervisshet[1]
Motto in English	"Persistence - Certainty of victory"
March	"Narvamarsch" (von Düben)[note 1]
Type	Military academy
Established	1792 (1792)
Officer in charge	COL Jerker Sundström
Administrative staff	120
Undergraduates	300
Location	Stockholm , Stockholm County , Sweden
Campus	Karlberg Palace
Website	www.forsvarsmakten.se/en/

Military Academy Karlberg (Swedish: Militärhögskolan Karlberg, MHS K) is a Swedish military academy, since its inauguration in 1792 in operation in the Karlberg Palace in Solna, just north of central Stockholm. It is thus the oldest military academy in the world to remain in its original location.

Swedish cadets join the academy as part of their three-year training as do officers aspiring to become navy lieutenants or army and air force captains.[3]

As of 2007, the academy employs approximately 150 people and train some 300 officers annually.[4] Notwithstanding Karlberg being a military institution, the palace and its park, classified as a historical monument of national interest, is accessible to the general public.[5]

History

Karlberg Palace

King Gustav III's ambitions to establish an academy for cadets at Ulriksdal Palace were cancelled following his death in 1792 as his wife Queen Sophia Magdalena wished to have that palace as a private residence. The Kungliga Krigsacademien ("Royal War Academy") was subsequently relocated to Karlberg Palace, the former royal summer residence, where the first generation of cadets began their education in November the same year.[4]

Shortly after the death of the king, during the regency of Gustav IV Adolf, an enlargement was found necessary to accommodate the officers and construction work on the elongated pavilions of the palace commenced the following year to be accomplished to the design of Carl Christoffer Gjörwell three years later.[4]

Until 1867 both navy and army cadets were educated at Karlberg, after which the two military educations were separated for 132 years before being unified again in 1999, since 2003 accompanied by air force officers.[3]

Heraldry and traditions

Colours, standards and guidons

As of 2012, the Military Academy Karlberg has carried a total of six colours since 1817. The first was presented by His Majesty the King in Rikssalen ("Hall of State") at Karlberg Palace on 6 March 1817. Thereafter, the king has presented colours in 1842, 1920, 1952 and at the school's 200th anniversary on 23 May 1992.[6]

The 1992 colour of the Military Academy Karlberg was presented to the former Military Academy (Krigsskolan Karlberg, KS) at Karlberg Palace in Solna by His Majesty the King Carl XVI Gustaf at the 200-years school anniversary on 23 May 1992.[7] It was drawn by Ingrid Lamby and embroidered by machine in insertion technique by the company Libraria. Blazon: "On blue cloth in the centre, an erect white rapier of Gustaf II Adolf pattern surmounted an open yellow chaplet of laurels and in the second and fourth corners the year 1792 divided with two yellow figures in each corner."[7]

On 18 November 2021, a new colour was presented to Military Academy Karlberg at Karlberg Palace in Solna by His Majesty the King Carl XVI Gustaf.[6]

Coat of arms

The coat of the arms of the Military Academy Karlberg (KS) 1977–1983, the Swedish Army Staff College (Arméns krigshögskola, AKHS) 1983–1994, the Military Academy Karlberg (KS) 1994–1999 and the Military Academy Karlberg (MHS K) from 1999. Blazon: "Azure, an erect rapier argent inside an open chaplet of laurels or. In field III and IV the year 1792 with two figures each field of the last colour".[8]

Medals

In 2003, the Militärhögskolan Karlbergs (MHS K) förtjänstmedalj ("Military Academy Karlberg (MHS K) Medal of Merit") in gold, silver and bronze (MHSKGM/SM/BM) of the 8th size was established. The medal ribbon is of blue moiré with a yellow and a red stripe on each side. A wreath of laurel in gold/silver is attached to the ribbon.[9]

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  Military Academy Karlberg Medal of Merit in silver with ribbon and miniature medal (obverse)
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  Military Academy Karlberg Medal of Merit in silver with ribbon and miniature medal (reverse)
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  Military Academy Karlberg Medal of Merit in silver
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  Ribbon bar of the Military Academy Karlberg Medal of Merit

Heads

• 1792–1793: Governor Major general Peter Bernhard Piper
• 1793–1824: Governor Major general Count Nils August Cronstedt
• 1824–1839: Governor General Johan Lefrén
• 1839–1850: Governor Colonel Adolf Ammilon
• 1850–1861: Governor Lieutenant general Magnus Thulstrup
• 1861–1865: Governor Colonel Carl Gustaf Lagercrantz
• 1865–1875: Governor Colonel Lars Johan Malcolm Reenstierna
• 1875–1882: Colonel Count Gustaf Snoilsky
• 1882–1890: Colonel Henning Thulstrup
• 1890–1897: Lieutenant colonel Gustaf Uggla
• 1897–1901: Colonel Hans Alexander Gustaf Altvater Pantzerhielm
• 1901–1906: Lieutenant colonel Baron Adolf Fredrik Constantin Fock
• 1906–1912: Lieutenant general Baron Vilhelm Rappe
• 1912–1916: Colonel Gustaf Bouveng
• 1916–1921: Colonel Erik Nordenskjöld
• 1921–1926: Lieutenant colonel Tage af Klercker
• 1926–1930: Colonel Carl Uggla
• 1930–1933: Colonel Ernst af Klercker
• 1933–1937: Colonel Karl Gustaf Emanuel Brandel
• 1937–1940: Major general Gustaf Petri
• 1940–1944: Colonel Bertil Uggla
• 1944–1947: Colonel Gilbert Nordqvist
• 1947–1949: Major general Carl Fredrik Reinhold Lemmel
• 1949–1953: Colonel Malcolm Murray
• 1953–1958: Major general Bengt Carl Olof Hjelm
• 1958–1964: Colonel Anders Grafström
• 1964–1969: Colonel Nils-Ivar Carlborg
• 1969–1973: Senior colonel Gösta Gärdin
• 1973–1974: Major general Bengt Liljestrand
• 1974–1976: Senior colonel Gunnar Olov Johannes Hallström
• 1976–1980:Senior colonel Rolf Frykhammar
• 1980–1983: Lieutenant general Curt Sjöö
• 1983–1988: Senior colonel Matts Uno Liljegren
• 1988–1992: Colonel Knut Anders Gustaf Anerud
• 1992–1997: Colonel Lars Björkman
• 1997–1998: Colonel Urban Staaff
• 1999–2001: Colonel Jan-Axel Thomelius
• 2002–2004: Colonel Bengt Nylander
• 2005–2008: Colonel Urban Molin
• 2008–2009: Lieutenant colonel mst Mats Alnevik
• 2009–2013: Colonel Mats Danielsson
• 2013–2014: Lieutenant colonel mst Mats Alnevik
• 2014–2016: Colonel Rikard Askstedt
• 2016–2019: Captain (N) Anna-Karin Broth
• 2019–2021: Captain (N) Bo Berg
• 2021–2024: Colonel Roger Nilsson
• 2024–present: Colonel Jerker Sundström

Names, designations and locations

Name	Translation	From		To
Kungliga Krigsakademien	Royal War Academy	1792-??-??	–	1863-??-??
Kungliga Krigsskolan[10]	Royal Military Academy[10]	1863-??-??	–	1974-12-31
Krigsskolan	Military Academy Karlberg	1975-01-01	–	1998-12-31
Militärhögskolan Karlberg	Military Academy Karlberg[11]	1999-01-01	–
Designation		From		To
KS		1863-??-??	–	1998-12-31
MHS K		1999-01-01	–
Location		From		To
Karlberg Palace		1792-??-??	–

See also

• Swedish Defence University
• List of universities in Sweden

Footnotes

1. The march was established on 17 March 1999.[2]

References

Notes

1. Handbok: parad 6: traditionsvård 2017, p. 60
2. Sandberg 2007, p. 26
3. Military Academy Karlberg
4. Historiesajten
5. Fortifikationsverket
6. Englund, Niklas (18 November 2021). "Kungen lämnade över ny fana till Militärhögskolan Karlberg" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
7. Braunstein 2004, p. 96
8. Braunstein 2006, pp. 41, 69
9. Braunstein 2007, p. 119
10. Gullberg 1977, p. 1443
11. Grafisk profil 2013, p. 64

Print

• Braunstein, Christian (2004). Svenska försvarsmaktens fälttecken efter millennieskiftet [The flags and standards of the Swedish armed forces after the turn of the millennium] (PDF). Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 7 [dvs 8] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Statens försvarshistoriska museer. ISBN 91-971584-7-X. SELIBR 9815350. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-05-22. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
• Braunstein, Christian (2006). Heraldiska vapen inom det svenska försvaret [Heraldry of the Swedish Armed Forces] (PDF). Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 9 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Statens försvarshistoriska museer. ISBN 91-971584-9-6. SELIBR 10099224.
• Braunstein, Christian (2007). Utmärkelsetecken på militära uniformer [Decorations on Swedish military uniforms] (PDF). Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 12 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Statens försvarshistoriska museer. ISBN 978-91-976220-2-8. SELIBR 10423295.
• 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.
• Sandberg, Bo (2007). Försvarets marscher och signaler förr och nu: marscher antagna av svenska militära förband, skolor och staber samt igenkännings-, tjänstgörings- och exercissignaler (in Swedish) (New ed.). Stockholm: Militärmusiksamfundet med Svenskt marscharkiv. ISBN 978-91-631-8699-8. SELIBR 10413065.
• Handbok: parad 6: traditionsvård : H PARAD 6 2016 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Försvarsmakten. 2017. SELIBR 22459606.

Web

• "Försvarsmaktens gemensamma identitet – direktiv för användandet av Försvarsmaktens namn, profil och bild" (PDF). 1.3 (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 2013-09-16. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
• "About Swedish armed Forces, Military Academy Karlberg". Swedish Armed Forces Staff College. Archived from the original on 2007-12-13. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
• "Karlberg" (in Swedish). Historiesajten. 2007-09-09. Archived from the original on 2013-01-13. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
• "Karlbergs slott" [Karlberg Palace] (in Swedish). Swedish Fortifications Agency. Archived from the original on 2008-04-22. Retrieved 2008-01-05.

External links

• Official website (in Swedish)

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