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Erik Olof Rosengren (1 February 190822 February 1988) was a

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officer. He served as head of the

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from 1959 to 1961 and as head of the

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from 1961 to 1973.

Early life

Rosengren was born on 1 February 1908 in Kalmar City Parish (''Kalmar stadsförsamling''),

Kalmar Kalmar (, , ) is a city in the southeast of Sweden, situated by the Baltic Sea. It had 36,392 inhabitants in 2010 and is the seat of Kalmar Municipality. It is also the capital of Kalmar County, which comprises 12 municipalities with a total of ...

, Sweden, the son of Elander Rosengren and his wife Ruth (née Österberg). He passed ''

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'' in 1926.

Career

Rosengren was commissioned as an officer in 1929 and was assigned as a second lieutenant in Jönköping-Kalmar Regiment (I 12). He was promoted to lieutenant in 1933 and attended the

from 1935 to 1937. Rosengren was an aspirant in the

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from 1937 to 1939 and he became captain of the General Staff Corps in 1939. He served in the Army Staff from 1939 to 1942 and in the staff of the III Military District from 1942 to 1943. Rosengren served as a teacher at the Royal Swedish Army Staff College from 1943 to 1945 and he was appointed captain in the

Life Regiment Grenadiers Life Regiment Grenadiers ( sv, Livregementets grenadjärer), also I 3, was a Swedish Army infantry unit that was active in various forms 1815–2000. The unit was based in Örebro Garrison in Örebro and belonged to the King's Life and Household T ...

(I 3) in 1945. Rosengren was promoted to major in 1947 and he served in the Army Staff from 1947 to 1948 and in

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(I 1) in 1948. He then served as a teacher at the Royal Swedish Army Staff College from 1948 to 1953, and he became lieutenant colonel of the General Staff Corps in 1951 and attended the

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in 1951. He Rosengren was assigned to

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(I 18) 1953 and was promoted to colonel and appointed commander of

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(I 15) in 1956. From 1957 to 1958, Rosengren served as Chief of Staff and Deputy Commander of the

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(UNEF) in Gaza. In 1959, he was appointed head of the Royal Swedish Army Staff College. In 1961, Rosengren was appointed head of the newly created

(MHS). Rosengren was also a pioneer in arranging as good a social situation as possible for teachers and students at the MHS. Through his energetic work, the housing foundation MHS-student could be formed. Rosengren was promoted to major general in 1965 and to lieutenant general when he retired in 1973. Rosengren was also a member of the Voluntary Committee (''Frivilligkommittén''), which he became in 1951. He was chairman of the Officers' Association (''Officersföreningen'') and the delegation for military history research from 1962 to 1973. He was also a board member of the Military Literature Association (''Militärlitteraturföreningen'') from 1947 and of Hörsta förlag AB from 1958 to 1961. He was also a member of the

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, Order of Hvita Korset, Brunkeberg, FBD, and the friendship associations of I 15, I 3, I 18. He was also involved in the MHS Association (''Föreningen MHS''). Rosengren was a contributor of ''Det andra världskrigets historia'', wrote articles in the daily and trade press, and was a contributor of

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between 1943 and 1954.

Personal life

In 1940, Rosengren married Mai-Gret Legerth (born 1918), the daughter of Ragnar Jansson and Anne (née Du Rietz). They had one child: Annette (born 1946).

Death

Rosengren died on 22 February 1988 in

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, Stockholm. He was interred on 15 April 1988 at

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in Stockholm.

Dates of rank

*1929 –

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*1933 –

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*1939 –

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*1947 –

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*1951 –

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*1956 –

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*1965 –

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*1973 –

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Awards and decorations

Swedish

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Grand Cross of the

Order of the Sword The Royal Order of the Sword (officially: ''Royal Order of the Sword''; Swedish: ''Kungliga Svärdsorden'') is a Swedish order of chivalry and military decoration created by King Frederick I of Sweden on February 23, 1748, together with the Or ...

(6 June 1972) * SWE_Order_of_Vasa_-_Knight_2nd_Class_BAR

Knight of the

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* Älvsborg Association for Volunteer Military Training's gold medal (''Älvsborgs befäls(utbildnings)förbunds guldmedalj'') * Älvsborg Shooting Association's gold medal (''Älvsborgs skytteförbunds guldmedalj'') * Army Shooting Medal (''Arméns skyttemedalj'')

Foreign

Commander of the

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(1 July 1960) * UN_Medal_UNEF_ribbon_bar

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Honours

*Member of the

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 m ...

(1951) *Honorary member of the

Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences The Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences ( sv, Kungliga Örlogsmannasällskapet, KÖMS), founded in 1771 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden. The Society is an independent organization and a forum for navy and defence i ...

(1970)

Bibliography

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rosengren, Erik 1908 births 1988 deaths Swedish Army lieutenant generals People from Kalmar Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences Members of the Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences Commanders Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword Knights of the Order of Vasa Burials at Galärvarvskyrkogården