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 a ...

Per Åke Nilsson Kellin (17 September 1903 – 31 March 1973) was a

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officer. He served as

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from 1955 to 1968

Early life

Kellin was born on 17 September 1903 in Svea Life Guards Parish (''Svea Livgardes församling'') in

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, Sweden, the son of captain Nils Adolf Kellin and his wife Thyra Charlotta Hermansson. He passed ''

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'' at in Stockholm in the spring of 1922.

Career

Kellin was commissioned as an officer in 1924 with the rank of second lieutenant and was assigned to Södermanland Regiment (I 10) the same year. Kellin was promoted to lieutenant in 1928 and to captain in the

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. In 1939, Kellin participated in a course in the

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. He served as a teacher at the

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from 1940 to 1942 when he was promoted to major. During this time, Kellin was also military contributor in

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(1941–1945), ''

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'' (1941–1944) and in ''

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'' (1941–1947). Kellin served as Vice Chief of the Military Office of the Land Defence (''Lantförsvarets kommandoexpedition'') in 1944 and as Chief of the Army Section in the Military Office of the Minister of Defence from 1945 to 1947. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in the General Staff Corps in 1946 and he served in the Älvsborg Regiment (I 15) in 1947. Kellin was promoted to colonel in the General Staff Corps in 1950 and he was appointed Section Chief in the Army Staff. In 1952, Kellin was promoted to colonel in the

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and in 1952 he was appointed commanding officer of the Scanian Logistic Regiment in Hässleholm. On 1 October 1955, Kellin assumed the position of

and became a member of the Executive Committee of the Central Board of the National wedishRifle Clubs (''Skytteförbundens överstyrelse''). He was promoted to major general in 1959. He held the Chief of Home Guard position until 30 September 1968 when he retired from active service.

Personal life

Kellin married on 7 October 1930 in Frustuna, Södermanland County to Selma Birgitta (Britta) Jernbergh (born 8 August 1906 in Eskilstuna), the daughter of kronokassören JK Carl Laurentius (Lars) Jernbergh and Selma Christina Lovisa Henschen.

Dates of rank

*31 December 1924 –

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*30 December 1926 – ''

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'' *1 January 1928 –

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*1 October 1937 –

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*1 October 1942 –

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*1 October 1946 –

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*1 October 1950 –

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*1 October 1959 –

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Awards and decorations

Kellin's awards:

Swedish

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Commander 1st Class of the Order of the Sword (23 November 1956) * Order_of_the_Polar_Star_-_Ribbon_bar,_pre_1975

Knight of the Order of the Polar Star * SWE_Order_of_Vasa_-_Knight_2nd_Class_BAR

Knight of the Order of Vasa * SWE_Home_Guard_Silver_Medal_ribbon

Home Guard Silver Medal The Home Guard Silver Medal ( sv, Hemvärnets silvermedalj, HvSM) is a Swedish reward medal established in 1951 by the National Home Guard Council (''Rikshemvärnsrådet''). It is awarded for significant service contributed to the development of ...

Swedish Central Federation for Voluntary Military Training Medal of Merit in silver * Swedish Red Cross Gold Medal (''Svenska Röda Korsets Guldmedalj'') * National Federation of Swedish Women's Auxiliary Defence Services' Silver Medal (''Riksförbundet Sveriges lottakårers silvermedalj'') * National Swedish Rifle Association's silver medal (''Sveriges skytteförbunds överstyrelses silvermedalj'') * North Scanian Association for Volunteer Military Training's Silver Medal (''Norra skånska befäls(utbildnings)förbundets silvermedalj'') * Swedish Army and Air Force Reserve Officers Association's Badge of Honor (''Svenska arméns och flygvapnets reservofficersförbunds hederstecken'')

Foreign

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Commander with Star of the

Order of St. Olav The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav ( no, Den Kongelige Norske Sankt Olavs Orden; or ''Sanct Olafs Orden'', the old Norwegian name) is a Norwegian order of chivalry instituted by King Oscar I on 21 August 1847. It is named after King Olav II ...

(1 July 1968) * FIN_Order_of_the_Lion_of_Finland_3Class_BAR

Commander of the

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Officer of the

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Knight of the

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* Danish Reserve Officers Association's Badge of Honor (''Danska reservofficersförbundets hederstecken'') * Danish Home Guard Badge of Merit

Honours

*Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences (1946)

References

External links

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