Major General Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of ...

Anders Gösta Hökmark (14 June 1920 – 15 April 1993) was a Swedish Army officer. His senior commands include postings as Chief of the Army Staff and the

General Staff Corps General Staff Corps ( sv, Generalstabskåren, Gst) was an administrative corps within the Swedish Armed Forces between 1937 and 1990 and consisted of Swedish Army officers chosen for duty in the Defence Staff and Army Staff. It replaced the earli ...

(1976–1979) and military commander of

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(1979–1983).

Early life

Hökmark was born on 14 June 1920 in Malmö Karoli Parish,

Malmöhus County Malmöhus County ( sv, Malmöhus län) was a county of Sweden 1719–1996. On 1 January 1997 it was merged with Kristianstad County to form Skåne County. It had been named after Malmöhus, a castle in Malmö, which was also where the governor o ...

, the son of Anders Persson, a merchant, and his wife Clara (née Ahlgren).

Career

Hökmark was commissioned as an officer in 1942 and was assigned to South Scania Infantary Regiment (''Södra skånska infanteriregementet'', I 7) in

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with the rank of second lieutenant. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1942 and attended the Royal Swedish Army Staff College from 1949 to 1951. Hökmark was promoted to captain in 1952 and was an Aspirant in the

from 1953 to 1956 when he became a General Staff Corps officer. From 1959 to 1960, Hökmark served as a company commander in the Swedish UN battalion, part of the

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(UNEF), in Gaza. Hökmark was promoted to major in

Norrbotten Regiment The Norrbotten Regiment ( sv, Norrbottens regemente), designation I 19, is a Swedish Army arctic armoured, light infantry and commando regiment that traces its origins back to the 19th century. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited f ...

in 1961 and served as Deputy Secretary in the 1960 Defense Management Investigation (''1960 års försvarsledningsutredning'') from 1961 to 1963. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1964 and was head of the General Department (''Allmänna avdelningen'') in the Defence Staff from 1963 to 1966 and expert in the 1964 Fortification Investigation (''1964 års fortifikationsutredning'') from 1964 to 1965. Hökmark was then lieutenant colonel in the South Scanian Regiment in 1966 and was promoted to colonel in 1968 and appointed regimental commander of the South Scanian Regiment. In 1972, Hökmark was promoted to major general and appointed Chief of Staff of the

Upper Norrland Military District Upper Norrland Military District ( sv, Övre Norrlands militärområde, Milo ÖN), originally VI Military District ( sv, VI. militärområdet) was a Swedish military district, a command of the Swedish Armed Forces that had operational control ov ...

. Hökmark served as Acting Chief of the Army Staff and of the

from 1973 to 1976 and as Chief of the Army Staff and of the General Staff Corps in 1976. Hökmark's last post was as military commander of the

from 1979 to 1983.

Personal life

In 1943 he married Anne-Marie Forneborg (1919–1986), the daughter of Johan Forneborg and Manny (née Danielsson). They had three children, Gunnar Hökmark, Harald Hökmark and Kåre Hökmark.

Death

Hökmark died on 15 April 1993 in Förslöv Parish,

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. He was interred on 15 May 1993 at Förslöv Cemetery.

Dates of rank

*1942 – Second lieutenant *1944 –

Lieutenant A lieutenant ( , ; abbreviated Lt., Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a commissioned officer rank in the armed forces of many nations. The meaning of lieutenant differs in different militaries (see comparative military ranks), but it is often ...

*1952 – Captain *1961 – Major *1966 – Lieutenant colonel *1968 –

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*1972 –

Major general Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of ...

Awards and decorations

Royal Order of the Sword - Commander 1st Class BAR

Commander 1st Class 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 ...

(6 June 1974) * Royal_Order_of_the_Sword_-_Commander_BAR

Commander

(6 juni 1972) * Royal_Order_of_the_Sword_-_Knight_1st_Class_BAR

Knight 1st Class of the

(1961)

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 ...

(1974)

Bibliography

References

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