Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Sweden)

Chief of the General Staff (Sweden)

Chief of the General Staff (Sweden)

Foremerly the head of the Swedish Army General Staff

The Chief of the General Staff (Swedish: Chefen för generalstaben, CGst, or Generalstabschef) was from 1873 to 1937 the second most senior member of the Swedish Army (after the King of Sweden) and headed the General Staff. The position was held by a senior member of the Swedish Army. In 1937, the position was abolished and the position of Chief of the Defence Staff was established.

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  1. Raab was colonel when taking office on 5 December 1873 and was promoted to major general on 14 December 1877 while still in office.[1]
  2. Rappe was major general when taking office on 30 December 1885 and was promoted to lieutenant general on 2 December 1892 and to general on 4 December 1903 while still in office.[3]
  3. Bildt was major general when taking office on 3 November 1905 and was promoted to lieutenant general on 28 October 1910 while still in office.[5]
  4. Hammarskjöld was major general when taking office on 14 June 1922 and was promoted to lieutenant general on 23 April 1926 while still in office.[6]
  5. Nygren was major general when taking office on 29 August 1933 and was promoted to lieutenant general on 1 July 1936 while still in office.[8]

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  1. [1]
    Ericson, Lars (1995–1997). "C F Hugo Raab". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 29. National Archives of Sweden. p. 591. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  2. [2]
    Nevéus, Torgny (2000–2002). "K Axel Ryding". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 31. National Archives of Sweden. p. 104. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  3. [3]
    Åselius, Gunnar (1995–1997). "Axel E Rappe". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 29. National Archives of Sweden. p. 687. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  4. [4]
    Bertil, Broomé (1977–1979). "Ernst F Lancken, von der". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 22. National Archives of Sweden. p. 224. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  5. [5]
    Boëthius, B. (1924). "Knut Gillis Bildt". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 4. National Archives of Sweden. p. 336. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  6. [6]
    Hildebrand, Bengt (1969–1971). "Carl Gustaf V Hammarskjöld". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 18. National Archives of Sweden. p. 187. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  7. [7]
    Kjellberg, H. E., ed. (1934). Svenska Dagbladets årsbok ELFTE ÅRGÅNGEN (Händelserna 1933) [Svenska Dagbladet's Yearbook ELEVENTH VOLUME (Events of 1933)] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Svenska Dagbladet. p. 40.
  8. [8]
    Cronenberg, Arvid (1990–1991). "Oscar E Nygren". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 27. National Archives of Sweden. p. 704. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
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