In Sweden, the Master-General of the Ordnance (Generalfälttygmästare) was an appointment for a member of the War College from 1675 and the head of the Artillery Office (Artillerikontoret) from 1682 to 1794 and from 1807 to 1897. The Master-General of the Ordnance was responsible for the central administration of the artillery, the procurement and care of the army's weapons and ammunition, and for the land defence' (lantförsvaret) stock supplies, the so-called Ordnance Storage (Tygförrådet). Earlier, he was called Riksfälttygsmästare. Between 1782 and 1865, the Master-General of the Ordnance was the head of the Ordnance Department of the Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration, with, among others, the Deputy Chief of Ordnance and two Tygmästare ("Master of the Ordnance") of regimental officers or captain's rank, as subordinates.[3]
The Master-General of the Ordnance was head of the artillery until 1898. That year a change was carried out through which the artillery regiments and corps were placed under the command of the commander of each army division, while the Master-General of the Ordnance retained the command over the Artillery Staff and the artillery workshops and ordnance staff. However, he still had the obligation to inspect the artillery's exercises, and his complete title was therefore the Master-General of the Ordnance and Inspector of Artillery. He also served as head of the Artillery Department of the Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration.[4] As Inspector, he was responsible for the artillery in the same way as the Inspectors of the Infantry and the Cavalry, and also commanded and supervised the Swedish Army Artillery School (Artilleriets skjutskola, ArtSS).[5]
As Master-General of the Ordnance, it was imperative for him to pay constant attention to the improvement of firearms with associated ammunition and equipment, and for that purpose at the King's request to employ or attempt to arrange for them. Furthermore, he would submit to the King for review and establishing proposals for new or changed weapon designs and more. Finally, he would oversee operations at artillery factories and ordnance establishments and oversee manufacturing of weapons, ammunition and artillery equipment for the needs of the army.[5] To his assistant, the Master-General of the Ordnance and the Inspector of Artillery in the latter capacity had at his disposal certain personnel from the Artillery Staff. This personnel, which together formed the Artillery Inspectorate (Artilleriinspektionen), was made up partly of the head of the Artillery Staff, who also served as commander of the Swedish Army Artillery School, and partly of the chief of staff of the Artillery Inspectorate, a major of the Artillery Staff, with the subordinate Equipment Department and the Inspector's Office Department. The personnel in the departments consisted of Artillery Staff officers and commissioned officers.[5]
In 1936, the Master-General of the Ordnance's role as Inspector of Artillery ceased and in 1937 he became the head of the Swedish Army Ordnance Corps.[6] In 1968 the post was eliminated.
^After Per Siöblad's death in 1754 the office was vacant. By subservient letter of 21 October 1756, it was decided that one of the lieutenant colonel in the Artillery would be given the rank of colonel and, until further notice, conduct the tasks of the Master-General of the Ordnance. The government's choice fell on Cunninghame. Cunninghame held the post from 24 January 1757 to 10 December 1758, after which he continued as deputy until his death in 1759.[7]
^Leijonhufvud was major general when taking office on 14 August 1874 and was promoted to lieutenant general on 14 January 1887.[11]
^Took office as major general on 30 October 1903 and was promoted to lieutenant general on 30 September 1910.[16]
^Took office as major general in 1919 and was promoted to lieutenant general in 1926.[19]
^Took office as major general on 1 July 1929 and was promoted to lieutenant general on 20 January 1933.[21]
^ abcBetänkande och förslag rörande den centrala försvarsförvaltningen. Statens offentliga utredningar, 0375-250X ; 1927:29 (in Swedish). Stockholm. 1927. pp. 29–30. SELIBR 1334799.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^Sveriges statskalender för året 1945 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1945. p. 342.
Granberg, Per Adolf (1807). English and Swedish pocket-dictionary, eller Engelskt och swenskt hand-lexikon, af P. A. Granberg. Stockholm, tryckt hos Carl Fredrik Marquard, 1807. På eget förlag. Stockholm. SELIBR 2417602.
Lagerström, Sten, ed. (1968). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1969 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1969] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. SELIBR 3681519.
Westrin, Theodor, ed. (1908). Nordisk familjebok: konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi (in Swedish) (Ny, rev. och rikt ill. ed.). Stockholm: Nordisk familjeboks förl. SELIBR 8072220.
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Master General of the Ordnance 1 Swedish Generalfalttygmastare Gftm was in Sweden a chief officer of the War College from 1682 to 1865 then until 1968 in the Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration 2 Contents 1 History 2 Masters General of the Ordnance 3 See also 4 Footnotes 5 References 5 1 Notes 5 2 PrintHistory EditIn Sweden the Master General of the Ordnance Generalfalttygmastare was an appointment for a member of the War College from 1675 and the head of the Artillery Office Artillerikontoret from 1682 to 1794 and from 1807 to 1897 The Master General of the Ordnance was responsible for the central administration of the artillery the procurement and care of the army s weapons and ammunition and for the land defence lantforsvaret stock supplies the so called Ordnance Storage Tygforradet Earlier he was called Riksfalttygsmastare Between 1782 and 1865 the Master General of the Ordnance was the head of the Ordnance Department of the Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration with among others the Deputy Chief of Ordnance and two Tygmastare Master of the Ordnance of regimental officers or captain s rank as subordinates 3 The Master General of the Ordnance was head of the artillery until 1898 That year a change was carried out through which the artillery regiments and corps were placed under the command of the commander of each army division while the Master General of the Ordnance retained the command over the Artillery Staff and the artillery workshops and ordnance staff However he still had the obligation to inspect the artillery s exercises and his complete title was therefore the Master General of the Ordnance and Inspector of Artillery He also served as head of the Artillery Department of the Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration 4 As Inspector he was responsible for the artillery in the same way as the Inspectors of the Infantry and the Cavalry and also commanded and supervised the Swedish Army Artillery School Artilleriets skjutskola ArtSS 5 As Master General of the Ordnance it was imperative for him to pay constant attention to the improvement of firearms with associated ammunition and equipment and for that purpose at the King s request to employ or attempt to arrange for them Furthermore he would submit to the King for review and establishing proposals for new or changed weapon designs and more Finally he would oversee operations at artillery factories and ordnance establishments and oversee manufacturing of weapons ammunition and artillery equipment for the needs of the army 5 To his assistant the Master General of the Ordnance and the Inspector of Artillery in the latter capacity had at his disposal certain personnel from the Artillery Staff This personnel which together formed the Artillery Inspectorate Artilleriinspektionen was made up partly of the head of the Artillery Staff who also served as commander of the Swedish Army Artillery School and partly of the chief of staff of the Artillery Inspectorate a major of the Artillery Staff with the subordinate Equipment Department and the Inspector s Office Department The personnel in the departments consisted of Artillery Staff officers and commissioned officers 5 In 1936 the Master General of the Ordnance s role as Inspector of Artillery ceased and in 1937 he became the head of the Swedish Army Ordnance Corps 6 In 1968 the post was eliminated Masters General of the Ordnance Edit1682 1692 Per Larsson Sparre 1692 1693 Erik Dahlbergh 1693 1710 Johan Sioblad 1710 1712 Vacant 1712 1715 Reinhold Johan von Fersen 1715 1719 Henning Rudolf Horn af Rantzien 1719 1724 Hugo Hamilton Hamilton af Hageby 1724 1728 Vacant 1728 1740 Fredrik Magnus Cronberg 1741 1754 Per Sioblad 1754 1757 Vacant 7 1757 1759 Thomas Cunninghame a 1759 1761 Carl Ehrensvard acting 8 1761 1765 Carl Funck acting 1766 1772 Anders Reinhold Wrangel 1772 1781 Reinhold Anrep 1781 1784 Gabriel von Spangen acting 1784 1791 Carl Gideon Sinclair 1791 1800 Carl Ulrik Silfverschiold 1800 1803 Nils Fredrik Ehrenstrom 1803 1807 Vacant 1807 1815 Carl von Helvig 1816 1821 Carl von Cardell 1821 1844 Crown Prince Oscar 1828 1834 Claes Josef Breitholtz 1844 1849 Axel Gustaf von Arbin 1849 1857 Crown Prince Charles 1857 1867 Fabian Wrede af ElimaPortrait Master General of the Ordnance Took office Left office Time in office Defence branch Monarch Ref nbsp Hagerflycht Carl Henrik Major generalCarl Henrik Hagerflycht 1817 1881 Acting1867 nbsp ArmyCharles XV 9 nbsp Hagerflycht Carl Henrik Major generalCarl Henrik Hagerflycht 1817 1881 187214 August 18741 2 years nbsp ArmyOscar II 9 10 nbsp Leijonhufvud Carl ColonelCarl Leijonhufvud 1822 1900 Acting18 February 1873July 18740 1 years nbsp ArmyOscar II 11 12 nbsp Carlsohn Frans Reinhold ColonelFrans Reinhold Carlsohn 1821 1899 ActingJuly 1874August 18740 years nbsp ArmyOscar II 12 nbsp Leijonhufvud Carl Lieutenant general b Carl Leijonhufvud 1822 1900 14 August 187412 September 189016 years 29 days nbsp ArmyOscar II 11 nbsp Breitholtz Edvard Julius Major generalEdvard Julius Breitholtz 1830 1912 12 September 189031 December 18977 years 110 days nbsp ArmyOscar II 13 14 nbsp Hamilton John Major generalJohn Hamilton 1834 1904 189819023 4 years nbsp ArmyOscar II nbsp Geijer Gottschalk Major generalGottschalk Geijer 1850 1924 12 August 190230 October 19031 year 79 days nbsp ArmyOscar II 15 nbsp Leth Fredrik Lieutenant general c Fredrik Leth 1850 1919 30 October 190310 April 191511 years 162 days nbsp ArmyOscar IIGustaf V 17 nbsp Hedengren David Major generalDavid Hedengren 1858 1946 191519193 4 years nbsp ArmyGustaf V 18 nbsp Sparre Lars Lieutenant general d Lars Sparre 1864 1947 191919299 10 years nbsp ArmyGustaf V 20 19 nbsp Hammarskiold Ludvig Lieutenant general e Ludvig Hammarskiold 1869 1958 1 July 192919344 5 years nbsp ArmyGustaf V 21 nbsp Osterman Oscar Major generalOscar Osterman 1874 1956 193419394 5 years nbsp ArmyGustaf V 22 nbsp Gustafsson Halvar Major generalHalvar Gustafsson 1887 1953 1 October 193919499 10 years nbsp ArmyGustaf V 23 nbsp Hedqvist Birger Major generalBirger Hedqvist 1894 1964 1 April 194919599 10 years nbsp ArmyGustaf VGustaf VI Adolf 24 nbsp Malm Edward Major generalEdward Malm 1899 1983 195919644 5 years nbsp ArmyGustaf VI Adolf 25 nbsp Wahlin Sten Major generalSten Wahlin 1914 1981 196419661 2 years nbsp ArmyGustaf VI Adolf 26 nbsp Ljung Ove Major generalOve Ljung 1918 1997 196619681 2 years nbsp ArmyGustaf VI Adolf 27 See also EditDeputy Chief of OrdnanceFootnotes Edit After Per Sioblad s death in 1754 the office was vacant By subservient letter of 21 October 1756 it was decided that one of the lieutenant colonel in the Artillery would be given the rank of colonel and until further notice conduct the tasks of the Master General of the Ordnance The government s choice fell on Cunninghame Cunninghame held the post from 24 January 1757 to 10 December 1758 after which he continued as deputy until his death in 1759 7 Leijonhufvud was major general when taking office on 14 August 1874 and was promoted to lieutenant general on 14 January 1887 11 Took office as major general on 30 October 1903 and was promoted to lieutenant general on 30 September 1910 16 Took office as major general in 1919 and was promoted to lieutenant general in 1926 19 Took office as major general on 1 July 1929 and was promoted to lieutenant general on 20 January 1933 21 References EditNotes Edit Granberg 1807 p 289 Generalfalttygmastare Nationalencyklopedin in Swedish Retrieved 12 March 2018 Generalfalttygmastare Forvaltningshistorisk ordbok in Swedish Svenska litteratursallskapet i Finland 2016 Retrieved 12 March 2018 Westrin 1908 p 905 a b c Betankande och forslag rorande den centrala forsvarsforvaltningen Statens offentliga utredningar 0375 250X 1927 29 in Swedish Stockholm 1927 pp 29 30 SELIBR 1334799 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link Sveriges statskalender for aret 1945 in Swedish Uppsala Fritzes offentliga publikationer 1945 p 342 a b Boyothius 1931 p 449 Hammarskiold 1949 p 438 a b a 1971 1973 p 605 Telegram till Kalmar Kalmar in Swedish No 96 1874 08 15 p 1 Retrieved 22 October 2021 a b c Broome 1977 1979 p 491 a b T f generalfalttygmastaren Dagens Nyheter in Swedish No 2904 1874 07 14 p 1 Retrieved 22 October 2021 Drakenberg 1926 p 168 DEN 2 JAN Afsked Svenska Dagbladet in Swedish No 1 A 2 January 1898 p 1 Retrieved 22 October 2021 Hedberg 1967 1969 p 26 Wikland 1977 1979 p 584 Wikland 1977 1979 p 584 b 1969 1971 p 427 a b Gillingstam 2003 2006 p 697 Vem ar det 1942 p 763 a b Wikland 1969 1971b p 188 CHC 1992 1994 p 409 Wikland 1967 1969 p 429 Wikland 1969 1971a p 497 Lagerstrom 1968 p 641 Lagerstrom 1968 p 1052 Lagerstrom 1968 p 598 599 Print Edit CHC 1992 1994 Osterman slakt Svenskt biografiskt lexikon in Swedish Vol 28 National Archives of Sweden Retrieved 24 August 2021 Broome Bertil 1977 1979 Carl V G Leijonhufvud Svenskt biografiskt lexikon in Swedish Vol 22 National Archives of Sweden Retrieved 22 October 2021 Boyothius B 1931 Thomas Cunninghame Svenskt biografiskt lexikon in Swedish Vol 9 National Archives of Sweden Retrieved 2018 03 12 Drakenberg Sten 1926 Edvard Julius Breitholtz Svenskt biografiskt lexikon in Swedish Vol 6 National Archives of Sweden Retrieved 22 October 2021 Gillingstam Hans 2003 2006 Sparre slakt Svenskt biografiskt lexikon in Swedish Vol 32 National Archives of Sweden Retrieved 24 November 2020 Granberg Per Adolf 1807 English and Swedish pocket dictionary eller Engelskt och swenskt hand lexikon af P A Granberg Stockholm tryckt hos Carl Fredrik Marquard 1807 Pa eget forlag Stockholm SELIBR 2417602 Hammarskiold Ludvig 1949 Carl Ehrensvard Svenskt biografiskt lexikon in Swedish Vol 12 National Archives of Sweden Retrieved 2018 03 12 Hedberg Jonas 1967 1969 S Gottschalk A Geijer Svenskt biografiskt lexikon in Swedish Vol 17 National Archives of Sweden Retrieved 24 August 2021 Lagerstrom Sten ed 1968 Vem ar det svensk biografisk handbok 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