The Defence District Commander[a] (Swedish: Försvarsområdesbefälhavare, Fobef) within the Swedish Armed Forces was a senior commanding officer who led forces in a geographical/military territorial district, or within a specific area of responsibility.
In Sweden, the Defence District Commander was a military authority in the Total Defence (Totalförsvaret) at a lower regional level, as well as the position of head of this authority.
[4] Through the so-called OLLI reform (OLLI-reformen) that was carried out within the Swedish Armed Forces from 1973 to 1975, the military districts came to be amalgamated with a regiment, which came to be called Defence District Regiment (Försvarsområdesregemente).
The amalgamation meant that the regimental commander, then acting as the Defence District Commander, was able to coordinate the mobilization of brigades and military district units.
[3][5][6] As the Swedish Armed Forces became a unified government agency on 1 July 1994, the Defence District Commander ceased to be its own authority, but remained as a position with the same function.