2nd Army Division (Sweden)

2nd Army Division
2. Arméfördelningen
Coat of arms of the 2nd Army Division
Active	1893-1978, 1994-1997
Country	Sweden
Branch	Sweden Army
Size	Army Division
Part of	Lower Norrland Military Area (1941-1978) Northern Military Area (1994-1997)
Headquarters	Härnösand, Ångermanland (1893-1910) Östersund, Jämtland (1910-1978, 1994-1997)

The 2nd Army Division (Swedish language: 2. Arméfördelningen ), also known as the Northern Army Division and Lower Northern Army Division, was a division of the Swedish army that existed in two periods, from 1893 to 1978 and from 1994 to 1997. The division headquarters where first located in Härnösand, Ångermanland and later in Östersund, Jämtland.

Name and designation

Designation	Name	Translation	From	To
	6. arméfördelningen	6th Army Division	1893	1927
IV.förd	Norra arméfördelningen	(IV) Northern Army Division	1927	1937
II.förd	II. arméfördelningen	II Army Division	1937	1966
2.förd	2. arméfördelningen	2nd Army Division	1966	1978
2.förd	Nedre norra arméfördelningen	Lower Northern Army Division	1994	1997

References

• Braunstein, Christian (2003). Sveriges arméförband under 1900-talet. Stockholm: Statens Försvarshistoriska Museer. ISBN 91-971584-4-5.