Army Staff (Sweden)

Army Staff
Arméstaben
Coat of arms of the Swedish Army Staff.
Active1937–1994, 2019–present
CountrySweden
AllegianceSwedish Armed Forces
BranchSwedish Army
TypeStaff
RoleOperational, territorial and tactical operations
Garrison/HQEnköping
Commanders
Chief of StaffCol Stefan Jansson
Insignia
Insignia m/1960
Command flag m/1902

Army Staff[1] (Swedish: Arméstaben, Ast) is the staff of the Chief of the Swedish Army. It was originally established in 1937. The Army Staff's duties then included, among other things to assist the Chief of the Army with leadership of the Army's mobilization, training, tactics, organization, equipment and personnel to the extent that such activity was not directly related to operational activities, which was handled by the Defence Staff.[2] In 1994 the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters took over the Army Staff's duties. In 2019, the Army Staff was re-established, now located in Enköping Garrison.

  1. ^ Gullberg 1977, p. 42
  2. ^ "Regeringens proposition 1977/78:63 om försvarsmaktens centrala ledning m. m." [Government Bill 1977/78:63 on the Armed Forces central command etc.] (in Swedish). Riksdag. 1 December 1977. Retrieved 23 April 2016.