The Royal Swedish Army Staff College ( sv, Kungliga Krigshögskolan, KHS) was a

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training establishment between 1866 and 1961, providing courses for army officers. It was the home of the Swedish Army's

staff college Staff colleges (also command and staff colleges and War colleges) train military officers in the administrative, military staff and policy aspects of their profession. It is usual for such training to occur at several levels in a career. For ex ...

, which provided advanced training for officers. It was located within the Stockholm Garrison in

Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

, Sweden.

History

1866–1951

The Royal Swedish Army Staff College was the name which that the former Higher Artillery School (''Högre artilleriläroverket'') in Marieberg adopted in November 1866. The

then received for the first time a training course for staff officers. The initiator of the 1870s reform of the higher officer training was the Chief of the

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Hugo Raab. By promoting an officer training in accordance with academic principles he laid the foundation for today's officer training on a scientific basis. In 1878 the name was passed over to the new educational institution in

, which would become the academy of military sciences in Sweden. Its purpose was to teach officers increased insights into subjects of war sciences. Thorough education was communicated in military sciences, such as mathematics, mechanics, physics, chemistry, descriptive geometry, geodesy and architecture. There was a general and a higher course in the majority of the subjects. The teaching time was calculated so that in 5 years, two courses could be completed. One had to pass the course for promotion to lieutenant in the Artillery and the Fortification (''Fortifikationen''), as well as for entry into the General Staff. The course was two years long. During its first years, it began on 1 August each year with an even order number, and received after entry examination 20-40 officers. Eventually the start of the course was moved to the beginning of October and the end of the school year to July. From 1905, a new course with 25 students started every year, so that two courses could run at the same time. When the college was established, so was a joint board consisting of one Inspector for the Military Schools (''Inspektör för Militärläroverken'') and a Military Education Commission (''Krigsundervisningskommission''). The Inspector for the Military Schools handled all points of order, and the economic objectives and the Military Education Commission handled all issues relating to education. The inspector was officio the chairman of the Commission, whose members were the heads of the General Staff, the Artillery and the Fortification, or those that the

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upon their proposals, in their place, appoints, which are the heads of the Royal Swedish Army Staff College and the Royal Military Academy.

1951–1961

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In 1951, the higher courses of the Artillery and Engineering College were incorporated into the Royal Swedish Army Staff College. The school then included a staff programme, a weapon technical programme, an engineer programme and a fortification programme (with students from the

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and

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). The Royal Swedish Army 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 Royal Swedish Army Staff College (established in 1878), the

Royal Swedish Naval Staff College The Royal Swedish Naval Staff College ( sv, Kungliga Sjökrigshögskolan, KSHS) was a Swedish Navy training establishment between 1898 and 1961, providing courses for naval officers. It was the home of the Swedish Navy's staff college, which prov ...

(established in 1898) and the

Royal Swedish Air Force Staff College __NOTOC__ Royal Swedish Air Force Staff College ( sv, Flygkrigshögskolan, FKHS) was established in 1939 and located in Stockholm. It was under the command of the Chief of the Swedish Air Force. From the start, one-year higher courses in staff ser ...

(established in 1939).

Location

From 1878 the Royal Swedish Army Staff College was located in the building which had been prepare through alterations and extensions of the east wing of the General Staff House (''Generalstabens hus'') at Schering Rosenhane's Palace at

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10 in Stockholm.

Heads

*1866–1870: Claës Gustaf Breitholtz *1870–1878: Knut Henrik Posse *1878–1883: Johan Olof Billdau Stecksén *1883–1886:

Hemming Gadd General Hemming Gadd (6 November 1837 – 14 January 1915) was a Swedish Army officer. His senior commands included regimental commander of the 2nd Life Grenadier Regiment and Svea Life Guards, as well as commander of the 4th Army Division. Gadd ...

*1886–1889: Adolf Malmborg *1889–1891: Carl Axel Nordenskjöld *1892–1900: Carl Otto Nordensvan *1900–1902: ? *1902–1904:

Lars Tingsten General Lars Herman Tingsten (13 July 1857 – 10 September 1937) was a Swedish Army officer. He was Minister for War from 1905 to 1907 and Chief of the General Staff from 1919 to 1922. Early life Tingsten was born on 13 July 1857 in Ingatorp, ...

*1904–1906: Carl Johan Birger Sergel *1906–1911: Thorsten Rudenschöld *1912–1915: Carl A:son Sjögreen *1915–1918: Gösta Lilliehöök *1918–1919:

Oscar Nygren General Oscar Eugéne Nygren (26 September 1872 – 12 January 1960) was a Swedish Army officer. He was Chief of the General Staff from 1933 to 1937 and acting Chief of the Army from 1936 to 1937. Although retired from active service in 1937, he ...

*1919–1922: Hugo Wikner *1922–1926:

Erik Testrup Lieutenant General Erik Mathias Hjalmar Gustafsson Testrup (14 September 1878 – 18 December 1972) was a Swedish Army officer. His senior commands include commanding officer of the Eastern Army Division of the IV Army Division, Commandant Gener ...

*1926–1930: Harald Malmberg *1928–1929: Martin Hanngren (acting) *1930–1932: Sture Gadd (acting 1929) *1932–1935: Folke Högberg *1935–1937: Einar Björk *1937–1940:

Samuel Åkerhielm Lieutenant General ''Friherre'' Samuel Lars Åkerhielm af Blombacka (23 October 1887 – 15 January 1976) was a Swedish Army officer. His senior commands include commander of the Norrbotten Artillery Corps from 1931 to 1937, the Royal Swedish Arm ...

*1939–1939: Magnus Dyrssen (acting) *1940–1942:

Carl August Ehrensvärd Count Carl August Ehrensvärd (5 May 1745 – 21 May 1800) was a Swedish naval officer, painter, author, and neo-classical architect. Ehrensvärd was born in Stockholm, and died in Örebro. Though active as a naval officer during his entire l ...

*1941–1942:

Viking Tamm Lieutenant General Viking Sebastian Henricsson Tamm (21July 1896 – 25November 1975) was a Swedish Army officer. In addition to the years he served in the Swedish Army, Tamm led a group of Swedish officers who developed the Ethiopian ...

(acting 1941) *1942–1946:

Richard Åkerman Lieutenant General Richard "Riri" Oscar Roger Åkerman (6July 1898 – 23June 1981) was a Swedish Army officer. He was Chief of the Defence Staff from 1951 to 1957 and military commander of the III Military District from 1957 to 1963, ...

*1946–1949:

Hilding Kring Lieutenant General Knut Georg Hilding Kring (24 April 1899 – 22 September 1971) was a Swedish Army officer. His senior commands include Commandant in Boden Fortress, Inspector of the Army Signal Troops, military commander of the VII Military ...

*1949–1952: Carl Fredrik Lemmel *1952–1955: Hadar Cars *1955–1959:

Gunnar af Klintberg Major General Carl ''Gunnar'' Ferdinand af Klintberg (4December 1902 – 9October 1983) was a Swedish Army officer. His senior commands include commanding officer of Svea Artillery Regiment, the Royal Swedish Army Staff College as well Deput ...

*1959–1961:

Erik Rosengren Lieutenant General Erik Olof Rosengren (1 February 190822 February 1988) was a Swedish Army officer. He served as head of the Royal Swedish Army Staff College from 1959 to 1961 and as head of the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College from 1961 to 19 ...

History

1866–1951

1951–1961

Location

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See also

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