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Casten Abraham ''Carl'' Warberg (2 December 1845 – 16 October 1910) was a

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officer. His senior commands include commanding officer of the 4th and 6th Army Divisions. Warberg also served as Acting Chief of the General Staff and as

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. He was also the chief of

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Early life

Warberg was born on 2 December 1845 in

Värmdö Municipality Värmdö Municipality (''Värmdö kommun'') is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is in the town of Gustavsberg, with a population of 9,682 (2005), on the main island at an elevation of . The municipality is na ...

, Sweden. Warberg was commissioned as an officer in 1864 in 2nd Life Guards (''Andra livgardet'') 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 ...

''.

Career

Warberg attended the

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in 1867 and was promoted to lieutenant the year after. In 1871 he was appointed general staff officer and was in 1874 appointed staff adjutant and lieutenant in the

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as well as to captain there in 1875. In 1877 he served a military attaché for six months in the Russian Army of the

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during the

Russo-Turkish War The Russo-Turkish wars (or Ottoman–Russian wars) were a series of twelve wars fought between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire between the 16th and 20th centuries. It was one of the longest series of military conflicts in European histor ...

. Warberg was then stationed partly at the headquarters and partly in the 9th Army Corps. He attended the shelling and the battle of Nikopol fortress and the fortress's surrender in July. Furthermore, he was an attentive witness to the various afflictions at Plevna, Sgalevica and Pelisat as well as to the

Siege of Plevna The siege of Pleven, was a major battle of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878, fought by the joint army of Russia and Romania against the Ottoman Empire. After the Russian army crossed the Danube at Svishtov, it began advancing towards t ...

. Back in Sweden, Warberg served as chief of staff of the Life Guards Brigade (''Livgardesbrigaden'') from 1878 to 1881 and at the 4th Military District (''4:e militärdistriktet'') from 1881 to 1885. Warberg exerted an extensive teacher and military literary activity. He was thus 1873–1877 teacher in the art of war at the

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and also taught for some time regulations and the

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. In 1875, according to his assignment, he revised the ''Stridslära för arméns underbefälsskolor'' ("Combat Teaching for the Army's Non-Commissioned Officers' Schools") and in 1875–1877 left an account of the historical development of the

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. In 1878–1884 he taught art of war and war history at the Artillery and Engineering College. After having become captain in the 2nd Life Guards in 1879, Warberg advanced in 1884 to chief adjutant and major in the General Staff. He then served as vice chief in the Military Office of the Ministry of Land Defence from 1886 to 1888 when he was promoted to lieutenant colonel in the General Staff. Warberg was head of the Military Office from 1888 to 1891. He was promoted to colonel in 1891 and was appointed regimental commander of the

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. He was Acting Chief of the General Staff from 1895 to 1899, and in 1897, he was promoted to major general in the army. In 1899, Warberg was appointed commanding officer of the 6th Army Division (''6. arméfördelningen''). Six years later, in 1905, Warberg was appointed commanding officer of the 4th Army Division (''4. arméfördelningen'') and was promoted to lieutenant general in the army. The same year, he was appointed

. From 1909 until his death a year later, he served as First Aide-de-Camp and Chief of the King's Staff. Warberg had also participated in the work of various committees. He was the secretary of the Swedish-Norwegian Committee for indication of proposals in the security service from 1879 to 1881, and after 1900–1901 having been heavily involved in the work for a new army order, Warberg was in 1903 the chairman of the committee for reviewing and reworking proposals for organizing the ''Landstorm''.

Personal life

In 1874 he married Sophie Lagercrantz (1851–1934), the daughter of minister Gustaf Lagercrantz.

Death

Warberg died on 16 October 1910 in Stockholm. He and his wife are buried at Solna Cemetery.

Dates of rank

*1864 – ''

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 ...

'' *1868 –

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*1875 –

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*1884 –

Major Major (commandant in certain jurisdictions) is a military rank of commissioned officer status, with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces throughout the world. When used unhyphenated and in conjunction with no other indicators ...

*1888 –

Lieutenant colonel Lieutenant colonel ( , ) is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel. Several police forces in the United States use the rank of lieutenant colone ...

*1891 –

Colonel Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge of ...

*1897 –

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*1905 –

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Awards and decorations

Swedish

Royal_Order_of_the_Sword_-_Commander_Grand_Cross_BAR

Commander Grand Cross of the

Order of the Sword The Royal Order of the Sword (officially: ''Royal Order of the Sword''; Swedish: ''Kungliga Svärdsorden'') is a Swedish order of chivalry and military decoration created by King Frederick I of Sweden on February 23, 1748, together with the Or ...

(1 December 1904)

Foreign

Knight 1st Class of the

Order of the Red Eagle The Order of the Red Eagle (german: Roter Adlerorden) was an order of chivalry of the Kingdom of Prussia. It was awarded to both military personnel and civilians, to recognize valor in combat, excellence in military leadership, long and faithful se ...

(1908) *

Knight of the Order of the White Eagle (1908) * Ord

Knight 1st Class of the

Order of the Iron Crown The Order of the Iron Crown ( it, link=no, Ordine della Corona Ferrea) was an order of merit that was established on 5 June 1805 in the Kingdom of Italy by Napoleon Bonaparte under his title of Napoleon I, King of Italy. The order took its name ...

(1908) *

Legion_of_Honour_-_Grand_Officer_(France)

Grand Officer of the

Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon, ...

(1908) *

Commander 1st Class of the

Order of the Dannebrog The Order of the Dannebrog ( da, Dannebrogordenen) is a Danish order of chivalry instituted in 1671 by Christian V. Until 1808, membership in the order was limited to fifty members of noble or royal rank, who formed a single class known a ...

(between 1894 and 1897) * St_Olavs_Orden_kommandør_med_stjerne_stripe

Commander 1st Class of the Order of St. Olav (between 1901 and 1905) * D-SxWe-Order_White_Falcon_BAR

Commander 1st Class of the

Order of the White Falcon Order of the White Falcon (german: Hausorden vom Weißen Falken) is a grand-ducal order of Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, founded by Duke Ernest Augustus on 2 August 1732, and renewed in 1815 by Charles Augustus. Description In the early 2 ...

(between 1890 and 1894) * Order_of_Saint_Anna_ribbon_bar

Knight 3rd Class of the

Order of Saint Anna The Imperial Order of Saint Anna (russian: Орден Святой Анны; also "Order of Saint Anne" or "Order of Saint Ann") was a Holstein ducal and then Russian imperial order of chivalry. It was established by Karl Friedrich, Duke of Hol ...

(before 1890) * Order_of_Saint_Vladimir,_ribbon_bar

Knight 4th Class of the

Order of Saint Vladimir The Imperial Order of Saint Prince Vladimir (russian: орден Святого Владимира) was an Imperial Russian order established on by Empress Catherine II in memory of the deeds of Saint Vladimir, the Grand Prince and the Baptize ...

(before 1890)

Honours

*Member Second Class 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 ...

(1884) *Member First Class of the

(1897)

References

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