Major General Sven Gösta Möller (15 June 1887 – 23 September 1983) was a senior officer in the

Swedish Coastal Artillery The Swedish Coastal Artillery () 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. Kustartilleriet, abbr ...

and a track and field athlete who competed in the

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Early life

Möller was born on 15 June 1887 in

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, Sweden, the son of Carl Möller, a banker, and his wife Inga Bengtsson. In 1912 he was eliminated in the first round of the 200 metres competition as well as of the 400 metres event.

Career

Möller was commissioned as an officer in 1910 and was assigned as an ''underlöjtnant'' in the

, where he was promoted to lieutenant in 1915. He served in the from 1917 to 1918. Möller attended the Royal Swedish Naval Staff College from 1917 to 1918, 1920 to 1921, and 1924 to 1926. He served in the Naval Staff from 1921 to 1922 and was a cadet officer in the Royal Swedish Naval Academy from 1921 to 1923. Möller served as an adjutant to the Chief of the Swedish Coastal Artillery from 1923 to 1931, was promoted to captain in 1923, and served as a teacher at the Royal Swedish Naval Academy and the Royal Swedish Naval Staff College from 1924 to 1931. Möller passed the general course and the staff course at the Royal Swedish Naval Staff College and conducted military studies abroad in 1930. He was promoted to major in 1935 and served as chief of staff in the

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from 1935 to 1936. Möller then served in the staff of the Chief of the Swedish Coastal Artillery from 1937 to 1938 and as commander of the Gotland Coastal Artillery Defence with Gotland Coastal Artillery Corps from 1938 to 1941. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1939 and to colonel in 1940. Möller served as commander of the

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from 1941 to 1943, as commander of the as well as commander of Karlskrona Defence District from 1943 to 1947 when he retired and was appointed major general in the reserve.

Personal life

In 1919, Möller married Marit Hall (1897–1952), the daughter of banker August Hall and Gunhild Fältström. They had two children: Gunnar (born 1921) and Dagmar (born 1926).

Dates of rank

*1910 – ''

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 19 ...

'' *1915 –

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*1923 –

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*1935 –

Major Major most commonly refers to: * Major (rank), a military rank * Academic major, an academic discipline to which an undergraduate student formally commits * People named Major, including given names, surnames, nicknames * Major and minor in musi ...

*1939 – Lieutenant colonel *1940 –

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*1947 – Major general

Awards and decorations

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Commander 1st Class of the

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(15 November 1946) * Royal_Order_of_the_Sword_-_Commander_BAR

Commander of the

(15 November 1943) * Order of the Vasa - Ribbon bar

Knight of the

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(1933) *

DNK Kong Christian den Tiendes frihedsmedaille ribbon bar

King Christian X's Liberty Medal

Honours

*Member of the Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences (1939) *Honorary member of the Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences (1947)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moller, Gosta 1887 births 1983 deaths Swedish Coastal Artillery major generals Swedish male sprinters Olympic athletes for Sweden Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics People from Karlskrona Sportspeople from Blekinge County Members of the Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences Commanders First Class of the Order of the Sword Knights of the Order of Vasa