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Gustaf Adolf Westring and Bengt Nordenskiöld in 1939

Royal Swedish Air Force Staff College ( sv, Flygkrigshögskolan, FKHS) was established in 1939 and located in

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. It was under the command of the Chief of the

Swedish Air Force The Swedish Air Force ( sv, Svenska flygvapnet or just ) is the air force branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. History The Swedish Air Force was created on 1 July, 1926 when the aircraft units of the Army and Navy were merged. Because of the es ...

. From the start, one-year higher courses in staff service or technical staff service were given and as well from 1942 a six month long general course. The latter course was mandatory for all officers in the air force (except for commissary staff) and the higher courses gave theoretical eligibility for higher positions. The ''Flygkrigshögskolan'' should not be confused with the ''Flygvapnets krigshögskola'' (F 20), from 1982 the name of the ''Flygkadettskolan'' at the Swedish Air Force Flying School (F 5) which was established in 1942, which in 1944 moved to

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, and later became the '' Flygvapnets Uppsalaskolor'' (F 20). The Royal Swedish Air Force Staff College was discontinued in 1961 and the Royal Swedish Armed Forces Staff College was formed by merging war colleges of the different military branches, namely the

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(established 1878), the

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(established 1898) and the Royal Swedish Air Force Staff College (established 1939).

Commanders

Commanders of FKHS: *1939–1941:

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*1941–1942: John Stenbeck *1942–1944: Nils Lindquist *1944–1945: Karl Silfverberg *1945–1947:

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*1947–1949:

Björn Bjuggren Lieutenant General Björn Gustaf Eriksson Bjuggren, “Bjuggas”, (29 January 1904 – 4 April 1968) was a Swedish Air Force officer and aviator. Bjuggren senior commands include wing commander of the Jämtland Wing, head of the Royal Swedish ...

*1949–1957: Björn Lindskog *1957–1961:

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