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Stig Oscarsson Lindström (9 September 1904 – 15 December 1975) was a

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officer and fencer.

Early life

Lindström was born on 9 September 1904 in

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, Sweden, the son of Lieutenant Colonel Oscar Lindström and his wife Enny Markstedt.

Career

Military career

Lindström was commissioned as an officer in 1924 and was assigned as a second lieutenant to

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. He attended the Higher Course of the

Artillery and Engineering College Artillery and Engineering College ( sv, Artilleri- och ingenjörhögskolan, AIHS) was a Swedish Army training establishment active between 1878 and 1992, providing courses for artillery officers. It was located within the Stockholm Garrison in Sto ...

from 1928 to 1930 and became Captain of the

Artillery Staff Artillery Staff ( sv, Artilleristaben) in the Swedish Army consisted of commanding officers from the artillery units and had the task of assisting the Master-General of the Ordnance (Sweden), Master-General of the Ordnance and the Inspector of Ar ...

in 1936. Lindström was appointed Major in

Boden Artillery Regiment Boden Artillery Regiment ( sv, Bodens artilleriregemente, A 8) is an artillery unit within the Swedish Army that operated in various forms from 1919 to 2004 and again from 2022. It is based in Boden Garrison in Boden. History The unit was raised ...

in 1942 and in the

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in 1944. He then served as chief of staff in the Artillery Inspectorate (''Artilleriinspektionen'') from 1944 to 1946 when he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. Lindström served as teacher at the Swedish Army Artillery School (''Artilleriskjutskolan'', ArtSS) from 1946 to 1949 and was then promoted to Colonel in 1950 and was commander of the Swedish Army Artillery School from 1950 to 1952. He served as regimental commander of

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from 1952 to 1959 and of Svea Artillery Regiment from 1959 to 1961. He then served as Inspector of the Artillery from 1961 to 1964 when he retired.

Sports career

He competed in the individual

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event at the

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Personal life

In 1937, he married Fanny Norström (born 1914), the daughter of Major Torsten Norström and Anna Lagergren.

Dates of rank

*1924 –

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*1928 –

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*1936 –

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*1942 –

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*1946 –

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*1950 –

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)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lindstrom, Stig 1904 births 1975 deaths Swedish Army colonels Swedish male épée fencers Olympic fencers of Sweden Fencers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Military personnel from Stockholm Sportspeople from Stockholm Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences 20th-century Swedish people