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Bert Stenfeldt
Major General Bert Göran Stenfeldt (born 12 August 1933) was a Swedish Air Force officer. Stenfeldt served as Chief of the Air Staff from 1987 to 1990 and as the commander of the First Air Group from 1990 to 1994. Early life Lönnbom was born on 12 August 1933 in Saint Paul Parish (''Sankt Pauli församling'') in Malmö, Malmöhus County, Sweden, the son of Harald Persson and his wife Agnes (née Stenfeldt). Career Stenfeldt became a sergeant pilot in 1951 and was commissioned as an officer in the Swedish Air Force in 1958 with the rank of second lieutenant, stationed in Blekinge Wing. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1960 and from 1960 to 1966, Stenfeldt was posted at Skaraborg Wing. He attended the General Course at the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College in 1963, was promoted to captain in 1966 and attended the Staff Course at the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College from 1966 to 1968. Stenfeldt served in the staff of the First Air Group from 1968 to 1970 and in 1971 he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malmö
Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal population of 350,647 in 2021. The Malmö Metropolitan Region is home to over 700,000 people, and the Øresund Region, which includes Malmö and Copenhagen, is home to 4 million people. Malmö was one of the earliest and most industrialised towns in Scandinavia, but it struggled to adapt to post-industrialism. Since the 2000 completion of the Öresund Bridge, Malmö has undergone a major transformation, producing new architectural developments, supporting new biotech and IT companies, and attracting students through Malmö University and other higher education facilities. Over time, Malmö's demographics have changed and by the turn of the 2020s almost half the municipal population had a foreign background. The city contains many histori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Södertörn Wing
Södertörn Wing ( sv, Södertörns flygflottilj), also F 18 Tullinge, or simply F 18, is a former Swedish Air Force wing with the main base located in Tullinge just south-west of the capital Stockholm on the east coast. Heraldry and traditions Coat of arms Blazon: "Per bend sinister or and gules a griffon segreant sable, armed azure, in both foreclutches an orb or". Colours, standards and guidons The colour of the wing is preserved at the Swedish Army Museum. Blazon: "On blue cloth in the centre the badge of the Air Force; a winged two-bladed propeller under a royal crown proper. In the first corner a griffon segreant armed, holding an orb, all or". Commanding officers The commanding officer was referred to as "wing commander" and had the rank of colonel. *1946–1949: Björn Lindskog *1949–1963: Erik Raab *1963–1966: Dick Stenberg *1966–1974: Sven Alm Names, designations and locations See also * Swedish Air Force * List of military aircraft of Sweden This is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernt Östh
Generalmajor (Sweden), Major General Bernt Nils Sune Östh (born 20 December 1936) was a Swedish Air Force officer. Östh served as Chief of the Air Staff (Sweden), Chief of the Air Staff from 1990 to 1994 and as chief of the Joint Staff (''Gemensamma staben'') at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters from 1994 to 1997. Early life Östh was born on 20 December 1936 in Värnamo Parish, Jönköping County, Sweden, the son of Martin Östh and his wife Astrid (née Willstrand). He passed ''studentexamen'' in 1956. Career Östh was commissioned as an officer in the Swedish Air Force in 1959 with the rank of ''Fänrik''. He served as a combat control officer at Norrbotten Wing (F 21) from 1959 to 1964 and was promoted to lieutenant in 1961, and served in the Air Staff (Sweden), Air Staff from 1964 to 1965. Östh attended the ''Stridsledningslinjen'' ("Combat Control Program") at the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College from 1966 to 1968 and was promoted to captain in 1967. He was then po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengt Lönnbom
Major General Bengt Arne Vilhelm Lönnbom (born 22 July 1933) was a Swedish Air Force officer. Lönnbom served as Chief of the Air Staff from 1984 to 1987 and as military commander of the Lower Norrland Military District from 1987 to 1993. Early life Lönnbom was born on 22 July 1933 in Lund's City Parish (''Lunds stadsförsamling'') in Malmöhus County, Sweden. Career Military career Lönnbom graduated from the Swedish Air Force Flying School in 1956 and was commissioned as an officer the same year at Scania Wing with the rank of second Lieutenant, where he served from 1956 to 1967, including as division commander. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1958 and to captain in 1964. Lönnbom served as head of office in the Department of Studies in the Defence Staff from 1967 to 1968 and he was promoted to major in 1969. He then served in the Planning Department in the Air Staff from 1971 to 1972 and was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1972. Lönnbom served in the Planning and Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars-Bertil Persson
Major General Lars-Bertil Persson (born 19 November 1934) is a retired Swedish Air Force officer. He served as wing commander of the Norrbotten Wing (F 21), as Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff, and as Director General of the National Aeronautical Research Institute. Early life Persson was born on 19 November 1934 in Lund City Parish, Malmöhus County, Sweden, the son of Ernfrid Persson and his wife Lilly (née Fransson). Career Persson was commissioned as an officer in the Swedish Air Force in 1956 and attended the Empire Test Pilots' School in England in 1959. He then served as a test pilot at the Swedish Center for Experimental Research (''Försökscentralen'', FC) at Malmen Airbase in Malmslätt from 1960 to 1968 and as a staff officer in the Defence Staff from 1968 to 1972. Persson was head of the Planning Department in the Defence Staff from 1973 to 1977 when he was promoted to colonel and appointed section chief in the Defence Staff. In 1980, Persson was promoted to senio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Swedish Academy Of War Sciences
The Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences ( sv, Kungliga Krigsvetenskapsakademien) is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden and was founded on 12 November 1796 by Gustaf Wilhelm af Tibell. The academy is an independent organization and a forum for military (army and air force) and defense studies as well as national security issues. Membership is limited to 160 chairs under the age of 62. Presidents *1799–1800: Per Ulrik Lilliehorn *????–????: ? *1805–1806: Salomon von Rajalin *1815–????: Anders Fredrik Skjöldebrand *????–????: ? *1904–1906: Richard Berg *????–????: ? *????–????: Gustaf Uggla *????–????: Herman Wrangel *1922–1923: Hugo Jungstedt *????–????: Gustaf Dyrssen *1927–1929: Henning von Krusenstierna *1929–1931: Bror Munck *1931–1933: Carl Gustaf Hammarskjöld *1933–1935: Carl Fredrik Riben *1935–1937: Ludvig Hammarskiöld *1937–1939: Oscar Nygren *1939–1941: Otto Lybeck *1941–1943: Lennart Lilliehöök *1943–1945: Erik Testrup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Air Force Volunteers Association Medal Of Merit
The Swedish Air Force Volunteers Association Medal of Merit ( sv, Flygvapenföreningarnas riksförbunds förtjänstmedalj or ''Flygvapenfrivilligas förtjänstmedalj'') is a Swedish reward medal established in 1962 by the Swedish Air Force Volunteers Association. The medal is awarded for exceptionally meritorious work within the association's area of activity. History By unanimous decision of the Swedish Association of Voluntary Observers (''Sveriges luftbevakningsförbund'', SLBF) last general meeting on 25 November 1962 and the Swedish Air Force Volunteers Association (FVRF) first regular meeting on the same day it has been determined that the Swedish Association of Voluntary Observers Medal of Merit (''Sveriges Luftbevakningsförbunds förtjänstmedalj'', SvLbevM), which was established on 6 May 1956, in the future and after some re-embossing, would also be the Swedish Air Force Volunteers Association Merit Medal (''Flygvapenföreningarnas riksförbunds förtjänstmedalj'', FV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Air Force Volunteers Association Medal Of Merit Ribbon
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Överste Av 1
Colonel (Col) ( sv, Överste, Öv) is the most senior field grade military officer rank in the Swedish Army and the Swedish Air Force, immediately above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general. It is equivalent to the naval rank of captain in the Swedish Navy. History ''Överste'' ("Colonel") is the name for the highest regimental officer rank. The name, sometimes in the connection with ''häröverste'' ("army colonel") and also ''generalöverste'' ("colonel general"), is as old as a standing army, that is, from the end of the Middle Ages. During the 16th and 17th centuries, a famous soldier was commissioned to recruit a regiment and was then appointed colonel at the head of it. The regiment was thus the colonel's belonging; he appointed, among other things, its officers. To the extent that the recruitment was immediately taken over by the state, the colonels began to be appointed by the king as well as the other officers. Even today, the colone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Överste
Colonel (Col) ( sv, Överste, Öv) is the most senior field grade military officer rank in the Swedish Army and the Swedish Air Force, immediately above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general. It is equivalent to the naval rank of captain in the Swedish Navy. History ''Överste'' ("Colonel") is the name for the highest regimental officer rank. The name, sometimes in the connection with ''häröverste'' ("army colonel") and also ''generalöverste'' ("colonel general"), is as old as a standing army, that is, from the end of the Middle Ages. During the 16th and 17th centuries, a famous soldier was commissioned to recruit a regiment and was then appointed colonel at the head of it. The regiment was thus the colonel's belonging; he appointed, among other things, its officers. To the extent that the recruitment was immediately taken over by the state, the colonels began to be appointed by the king as well as the other officers. Even today, the colone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Överstelöjtnant
Lieutenant colonel (LtCol) ( sv, Överstelöjtnant, Övlt) is a field grade officer rank in the Swedish Armed Forces, just above the rank of major and just below the rank of colonel. It is equivalent to the naval rank of commander in the Swedish Navy. History Lieutenant colonel denotes the closest below the colonel's regimental officer rank. The term is almost as old as colonel and initially referred to his closest aides. Nowadays, the lieutenant colonel in a regiment in most armies has become the colonel's closest assistant. In Sweden, in peacetime he is sometimes battalion commander; in war as well as during major troop exercises he often commands regiments. Lieutenant colonels serves as commanding officer of a battalion or second-in-command of a brigade. As staff officers, lieutenant colonels serves as section heads, heads of function or qualified staff officer. Lieutenant colonels belong to skill levels C (Advanced) or D (Expert). Rank insignia Collar patches File:OF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Major (Sweden)
Major (Maj) ( sv, Major, Mj) is a field grade military officer rank in the Swedish Armed Forces, above the rank of captain and below the rank of lieutenant colonel. It is equivalent to the naval rank of lieutenant commander in the Swedish Navy. History The rank of major was introduced in the middle of the 16th century in the Spanish and German armies, and its holders were assigned to the regimental commander. After the introduction of the battalion division, the major was eventually given command of a battalion in all armies, as was the lieutenant colonel. After the division of the regiment was established in Sweden in 1634, each regiment with regimental officers had a colonel (regimental commander), a lieutenant colonel and a major, of whom the latter often commanded the colonel's battalion. Like the 2nd major added in 1757 and the 3rd major added later in several regiments, the major had company commanders position until the 1833 pay regulation. All the regimental officers, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
