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Sven Philip Salander (5 July 1894 – 31 March 1965) was a senior

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officer. He served as Commanding General of the Commanding General, V Military District from 1947 to 1959.

Early life

Salander was born on 5 July 1894 in

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, Sweden, the son of captain Nils Salander and his wife Elsa Hilda Sofia Söderhielm. Salander passed ''

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'' in Stockholm in 1911.

Career

Salander was commissioned as an officer in 1913 and received the rank of ''underlöjtnant'' and was assigned to

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the same year. He attended the Artillery and Engineering College from 1915 to 1918 and the

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from 1919 to 1920. Salander served in the

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from 1923 to 1930, was promoted to major in 1934 and then served as head of department in the Artillery Staff from 1934 to 1937. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel and served as chief of staff in the Artillery Inspectorate (''Artilleriinspektionen'') in 1937. In 1940, Salander was promoted to colonel and was appointed commander of

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in Boden. Two years later, he was appointed Inspector of the Artillery. Salander was promoted to major general in 1945 and served ad Acting Commanding General, V Military District based in

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between 1945 and 1947 and then as Commanding General of the same military district from 1947 and 1959 when he retired and was promoted to lieutenant general on the retired list. Salander undertook military study trips to

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in 1941 and

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in 1945 and has collaborated with articles in ''Artilleri-Tidskrift'' and the daily press, etc.

Personal life

In 1926, Salander married Karin Stjerndahl (born 1905), the daughter of district police superintendent (''landsfiskal'') Oscar Stjerndahl and Emma Person. They had two sons, Nils (born 1927) and Leif (born 1930), and two daughters, Ann-Marie (born 1932) and Agneta (1936–2007). He was the grandfather of the children's writer and illustrator Pernilla Stalfelt.

Death

Salander died on 31 July 1965 in Tjörnarp Parish,

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. He was interred on 18 September 1965 at

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Dates of rank

*1913 – ''

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'' *1917 –

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*19?? –

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*1934 –

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*1937 –

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*1940 –

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*1945 –

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*1959 –

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Awards and decorations

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Commander Grand Cross of the

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Royal_Order_of_the_Sword_-_Commander_BAR

Commander of the

(before 1945) * SWE_Order_of_Vasa_-_Knight_2nd_Class_BAR

Knight of

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(before 1945)

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 ...

(1936)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Salander, Sven 1894 births 1965 deaths Swedish Army lieutenant generals Military personnel from Stockholm Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences Burials at Norra begravningsplatsen