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.
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.
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.
| Portrait | Master-General of the Ordnance | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Monarch | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonel [a] Carl Gustaf Hjärne (1834–1891) | 12 April 1884 | 29 December 1891 | 7 years, 261 days |  Army | Oscar II | [13] | |
| Colonel [b] John Bratt (1838–1916) | 1892 | 1894 | 1–2 years | Army | Oscar II | [14] [15] | |
| Colonel [c] Otto Virgin (1852–1922) | 1894 | 1899 | 4–5 years | Army | Oscar II | [18] [17] | |
| Major Herman Fleming (1859–1937) | 1899 | 1902 | 2–3 years | Army | Oscar II | [19] | |
| Lieutenant colonel Sune Wennerberg (1855–1908) | 1902 | 1903 | 0–1 years | Army | Oscar II | [20] | |
| Lieutenant colonel David Hedengren (1858–1946) | 1903 | 1905 | 1–2 years | Army | Oscar II | [21] | |
| Colonel [d] Nore Martin (1859–1922) | 1905 | 1915 | 9–10 years | Army | Oscar II Gustaf V | [22] | |
| Colonel [e] Oscar Osterman (1874–1956) | 1916 | 1926 | 9–10 years | Army | Gustaf V | [23] | |
| Lieutenant colonel [f] Hjalmar Thorén (1878–1941) | 1926 | 1931 | 4–5 years | Army | Gustaf V | - | |
| Colonel [g] Halvar Gustafsson (1887–1953) | 7 July 1931 | 1939 | 7–8 years | Army | Gustaf V | [24] | |
| Colonel Birger Hedqvist (1894–1964) | 1 October 1939 | 30 March 1949 | 9 years, 180 days | Army | Gustaf V | [25] | |
| Major general [h] Anders Nordström (1895–1966) | 1949 | 1956 | 6–7 years | Army | Gustaf V Gustaf VI Adolf | - | |
| Major general Edward Malm (1899–1983) | 1956 | 1959 | 2–3 years | Army | Gustaf VI Adolf | - | |
| Senior colonel Fredrik Hård af Segerstad (1903–1984) | 1959 | 1964 | 4–5 years | Army | Gustaf VI Adolf | - | |
| Major general [i] Erik Envall (1912–1984) | 1964 | 1968 | 3–4 years | Army | Gustaf VI Adolf | - |
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