Lieutenant General Tor Carl Nicolaus Wahlman (10 August 1878 – 7 August 1954) was a senior officer in the

Swedish Coastal Artillery The Swedish Coastal Artillery ( sv, Kustartilleriet, KA) has its origin in the Archipelago Artillery that was raised in 1866. The Coastal Artillery was formed from the Archipelago Artillery, the Marine Regiment and parts of the Artillery in 1902 ...

. He served as commanding officer of the

from 1929 to 1941.

Early life

Wahlman was born on 10 August 1878 in

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, Sweden, the son of Anders Wahlman, a wholesaler, and his wife Louise Klöfverskjöld.

Career

Wahlman was commissioned as an officer in 1899 and was assigned to

Vaxholm Artillery Corps Vaxholm Artillery Corps ( sv, Vaxholms artillerikår) was an artillery unit of the Swedish Army which operated between 1889 and 1901. The unit was based in Vaxholm in Uppland. History Vaxholm Artillery Corps, the first fortress artillery corps i ...

with the rank of ''

underlöjtnant ''Underlöjtnant'' (from the German word ''Unterleutnant'') was the lowest officer rank in the Swedish Army from 1835 to 1937 instead of the previous ranks of ''fänrik'' and cornet. was reintroduced in 1914 with the same position as , from 1926 ...

''. he was promoted to lieutenant in newly created

in 1901. As a lieutenant, he served as a regimental adjutant in

Vaxholm Coastal Artillery Regiment The Vaxholm Coastal Artillery Regiment ( sv, Vaxholms kustartilleriregemente), designation KA 1, was a Swedish Navy coastal artillery regiment of the Swedish Armed Forces which operated between 1902 and 2000. The unit was based at Rindö in the ...

. He was promoted to captain in 1907 and as captain, he served, among other things, in the Royal Swedish Naval Materiel Administration. Wahlman was a teacher at various times at the

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between 1908 and 1927 (including weapons science in the coastal artillery program) and at the Royal Swedish Naval Academy between 1908 and 1925. Wahlman served as expert in the commission concerning the organization of the army and navy air force from 1918 to 1922. Wahlman was promoted to major in 1920 and served as an assistant in the Artillery Department at the Royal Swedish Naval Materiel Administration. He was then posted as chief of staff of the staff of the commander of the Swedish Coastal Artillery from 1921. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1924 and to colonel in 1925. Wahlman then served as regimental commander of the Vaxholm Coastal Artillery Regiment and commandant of

Vaxholm Fortress Vaxholm Fortress ( sv, Vaxholms fästning) is a historic fortification on the island of Vaxholmen in the Stockholm archipelago just east of the Swedish town of Vaxholm. The fortress is accessed by the Kastellet ferry, an electrically powered cab ...

in 1926. In 1929, he was promoted to major general and appointed commander of the Swedish Coastal Artillery. He was promoted to lieutenant general in 1936. In 1941, Wahlman retired from active service and was transferred to the reserve.

Personal life

In December 1901, Wahlman got engage to Märta Nordlöf (1882–1935), the daughter of Karl Nordlöf and Olivia Forssberg. They married in 1905. They had one daughter: Märta (born 1908). After the death of his wife Märta, Wahlman married to Edith Johnson (born 1906) in 1939, the daughter of August Johnson and Alma Bäck.

Death

Wahlman died on 7 August 1954 and was buried at Norra begravningsplatsen in Stockholm.

Dates of rank

Army

*1899 – ''

Underlöjtnant ''Underlöjtnant'' (from the German word ''Unterleutnant'') was the lowest officer rank in the Swedish Army from 1835 to 1937 instead of the previous ranks of ''fänrik'' and cornet. was reintroduced in 1914 with the same position as , from 1926 ...

Coastal Artillery

*1901 – Lieutenant *1907 –

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*1920 –

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*1924 –

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*1925 – Colonel *1929 – Major general *1936 – Lieutenant general

Awards and decorations

Royal_Order_of_the_Sword_-_Commander_Grand_Cross_BAR

Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword (14 November 1936) * Order_of_the_Polar_Star_-_Ribbon_bar,_pre_1975

Knight of the Order of the Polar Star (1926) * SWE_Order_of_Vasa_-_Knight_2nd_Class_BAR

Knight of the Order of Vasa (1919) * ESP_Cruz_Merito_Naval_(Distintivo_Blanco)_pasador

3rd Class of the

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, White Decoration (22 August 1929)

Honours

*Member of the

Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences The Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences ( sv, Kungliga Örlogsmannasällskapet, KÖMS), founded in 1771 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden. The Society is an independent organization and a forum for navy and defence i ...

(1920) *Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences (2nd Class: 1923, 1st Class: 1929) *Honorary member of the Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences (1929)

Bibliography

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References

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