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Stig Löfgren
Lieutenant General Stig Albert Lorentz Löfgren (7 January 191228 April 1998) was a Swedish Army officer. He served as Deputy Commanding General of the I Military District (1963–1966) and as Commanding General of Bergslagen Military District (1967–1973). Early life Löfgren was born on 7 January 1912 in Ljusnarsberg, Örebro County, Sweden, the son of Alf Löfgren and his wife Asta (née Källgren). Career Löfgren was commissioned as an officer in 1933 with the rank of second lieutenant. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1933 and to captain in 1941. Löfgren attended the Royal Swedish Army Staff College in 1942 and served in the Defence Staff in 1944. In the Army Department, he then came to work close to the Chief of the Defence Staff, major general Carl August Ehrensvärd. During this time Löfgren also served as an expert in the 1945 Defence Committee, where he made an effort which made Ehrensvärd in his memoirs to call Löfgren as one of the "best of the young Gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ljusnarsberg Municipality
Ljusnarsberg Municipality () is a municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Örebro County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Kopparberg. In 1908 Kopparberg was detached from the rural municipality Ljusnarsberg to form a market town (''köping''). In 1962 they were reunited. It was the birthplace of Hjalmar Andersson, A cross country runner Geography Kopparberg is located by the outlet of the Arboga River, about 80 km north of Örebro. The municipality borders the Provinces of Sweden, province or ''landskap'' Dalarna to the north. One of the highest points is the mountain Gillersklack which is a popular winter resort with both downhill and cross country skiing. Ljusnarsberg lies in a mountainous mid-lower-central district of Sweden named Bergslagen (Berg = mountain, lag = law). While Swedish municipalities typically are named after their seat, Ljusnarsberg got a different name due to Dalarna County to its north being known as Kopparberg County after a Fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
