Ludvig Hammarskiöld

Ludvig Hammarskiöld
Ludvig Hammarskiöld
Birth name	Peder Adolf Ludvig Regnell Hammarskiöld
Born	26 June 1869; Dingtuna, Sweden
Died	4 July 1958 (aged 89); Stockholm, Sweden
Buried	Norra begravningsplatsen
Allegiance	Sweden
Service / branch	Swedish Army
Years of service	1889–1934
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	Artillery Staff; Småland Artillery Regiment; Swedish Army Artillery School; Svea Artillery Regiment; 2nd Army Division; Eastern Army Division; Commandant General of Stockholm Garrison; Master-General of the Ordnance; Inspector of the Artillery;

Lieutenant General Peder Adolf Ludvig Regnell Hammarskiöld (26 June 1869 – 4 July 1958) was a Swedish Army officer. Hammarskiöld's senior commands include commanding officer of the 2nd Army Division and the Eastern Army Division, the position of Commandant General of Stockholm Garrison, Master-General of the Ordnance and Inspector of the Artillery. As a military historian, he researched the ancient history of the Swedish artillery.

Career

Hammarskiöld was born on 26 June 1869 in Dingtuna Parish, Västmanland County, Sweden,^[1] the son of major Per Theodor Hammarskiöld and his wife Sofia Gustafva Regnell. He was grandnephew of Lorenzo Hammarsköld.^[2] He was commissioned as an officer in First Svea Artillery Regiment in 1889 with the rank of underlöjtnant. Hammarskiöld attended the Artillery and Engineering College from 1893 to 1897^[3] and served as a dispatch officer in staff of the IV Army Division in 1898. He became an artillery staff officer in 1899 and was secretary in artillery commissions from 1900 to 1902 and was promoted to captain in 1903.^[4] He participated in the work of the Boden Committee in 1905^[3] and served in the General Staff from 1908 to 1909 and became major in the army and chief of the Artillery Staff in 1909. He then served as major in Svea Artillery Regiment in 1911 and as lieutenant colonel in Boden-Karlsborg Artillery Regiment in 1913. Hammarskiöld served as chairman of the Artillery Committee from 1914 to 1915.^[4]

Hammarskiöld was promoted to colonel in 1915 and was appointed regimental commander of Småland Artillery Regiment in Jönköping.^[4] He was a member of the committee for the preparation of a stalemate (trench) warfare instruction from 1916 to 1917 and a member of the study commission to the German Army and the Eastern Front from 1916 to 1917.^[3] Hammarskiöld was commanding officer of the Swedish Army Artillery School (Artilleriskjutskolan) from 1919 to 1920 and of Svea Artillery Regiment from 1922 to 1926. Hammarskiöld was chairman of the Artillery Committee from 1922 to 1923 and a member of the Army Council (Arméfullmäktige) in 1923 and in 1925. In 1926, Hammarskiöld was promoted to major general and appointed commanding officer of the 2nd Army Division (II. arméfördelningen). Hammarskiöld was commanding officer of the Eastern Army Division (Östra arméfördelningen) and Commandant General of Stockholm Garrison from 1928 to 1929 and was then appointed Master-General of the Ordnance and Inspector of the Artillery in 1929. He was promoted to lieutenant general in 1933 and retired and transferred to the reserve in 1934.^[4]

Hammarskiöld had strong military history interests. After entering retirement he devoted himself to thorough research on the Swedish artillery in the past.^[2] He dealt with topics such as De äldre Vasakungarnas artilleri ("The Artillery of the Older Vasa Kings") (1942), Artilleriet under Gustaf II Adolfs krig ("The Artillery During Gustav II Adolf's War") (1943) and Artilleriet i slaget vid Jankow den 24 febr 1645 ("Artillery at the Battle of Jankau, 24 Feb 1645") (1945), published in Artilleri-tidskrift. In 1922 he published Studie över artilleriets samverkan med infanteriet ("Study of the Artillery's Cooperation with the Infantry").^[3]

Personal life

Hammarskiöld married on 22 July 1896 in Hedvig Eleonora Parish, Stockholm to Gerda Cecilia Neijber (6 August 1874 – 22 Nov 1965), the daughter of Magnus Julius Neijber and Augusta Henriette Moll.^[2] He was the father five children: Karin Augusta Sofia Hammarskjöld (1897–1975), a businesswoman, Per Arvid Magnus Hammarskiöld (1899–1988), an engineer, Sven Ludvig Hammarskiöld (1901–1983), a judge and businessman, Göran Hammarskjöld (1906–1969), an officer, and Lennart Hammarskiöld (1912–1974), a banker.

Hammarskiöld died on 4 July 1958 in Engelbrekt Parish, Stockholm.^[1] He was buried on 25 August 1958 in a family grave in Norra begravningsplatsen in Solna Municipality.^[5]

Dates of rank

1889 – Underlöjtnant
1895 – Lieutenant
1903 – Captain
1909 – Major
1913 – Lieutenant Colonel
1915 – Colonel
1926 – Major General
1933 – Lieutenant General

Awards and decorations

Hammarskiöld's awards:^[4]

King Gustaf V's Jubilee Commemorative Medal (1928)
Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword
First Class of the Order of the Cross of the Eagle
Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
Grand Cross of the Order of the Three Stars
Grand Cross of the Crosses of Military Merit
Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour
Knight Second Class of the Order of Saint Anna
Landstormen's Silver Medal (LandstSM)

Honours

Member of the board of Sällskapet Idun ("Idun Society")^[6]
Member of the Royal Society for Publication of Manuscripts on Scandinavian History (Kungliga Samfundet för utgivande av handskrifter rörande Skandinaviens historia) (1903)^[2]
Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences (1907)^[2]
President of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences (1935–1937)^[2]

Bibliography

Hammarskjöld, Ludvig (1944). Artilleriet under Gustaf II Adolfs krig (in Swedish). Uppsala. SELIBR 3352709.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Slaget vid Jankow 1645 - 24/2 - 1945: minnesskrift. Skrifter / Militärlitteraturföreningens förlag, 99-0578882-4 ; 192 (in Swedish). Stockholm. 1945. SELIBR 396902.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

References

^ ^a ^b Sveriges dödbok 1901-2009 [Swedish death index 1901-2009] (in Swedish) (Version 5.0 ed.). Solna: Sveriges släktforskarförbund. 2010. ISBN 9789187676598. SELIBR 11931231.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Wikland, Erik (1969–1971). "P A Ludvig R Hammarskiöld". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 18. National Archives of Sweden. p. 188. Retrieved 2020-03-26.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Bohman, Nils; Dahl, Torsten, eds. (1946). Svenska män och kvinnor: biografisk uppslagsbok. 3 G-H (in Swedish). Vol. 3. Stockholm: Bonnier. p. 293. SELIBR 53802.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Harnesk, Paul, ed. (1945). Vem är vem?. D. 1, Stockholmsdelen [Who's Who?. D. 1, Stockholm part] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Vem är vem bokförlag. p. 286. SELIBR 8198269.
^ "Hammarskiöld, Peder A.L. Regnell". www.svenskagravar.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 March 2020.
^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1945 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1945] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1945. p. 420. SELIBR 8261511.

External links

Article at Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish)

Military offices
Preceded by Axel Breitholtz	Svea Artillery Regiment 1922–1926	Succeeded by Axel Lyström
Preceded by Thorsten Rudenschöld	2nd Army Division 1926–1927	Succeeded by None
Preceded by None	Eastern Army Division 1928–1929	Succeeded by Bo Boustedt
Preceded by Karl Toll	Commandant General in Stockholm 1928–1929	Succeeded by Bo Boustedt
Preceded by Lars Sparre	Master-General of the Ordnance Inspector of the Artillery 1929–1934	Succeeded by Oscar Osterman
Professional and academic associations
Preceded by Carl Fredrik Riben	President of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences 1935–1937	Succeeded by Oscar Nygren

[Swedish_death_index_(2010)-1] Sveriges dödbok 1901-2009 [Swedish death index 1901-2009] (in Swedish) (Version 5.0 ed.). Solna: Sveriges släktforskarförbund. 2010. ISBN 9789187676598. SELIBR 11931231.

[Wikland_(1969-1971),_p._188-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Wikland, Erik (1969–1971). "P A Ludvig R Hammarskiöld". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 18. National Archives of Sweden. p. 188. Retrieved 2020-03-26.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)

[Bohman_&_Dahl_(1946),_p._293-3] Bohman, Nils; Dahl, Torsten, eds. (1946). Svenska män och kvinnor: biografisk uppslagsbok. 3 G-H (in Swedish). Vol. 3. Stockholm: Bonnier. p. 293. SELIBR 53802.

[Harnesk_(1945),_p._286-4] Harnesk, Paul, ed. (1945). Vem är vem?. D. 1, Stockholmsdelen [Who's Who?. D. 1, Stockholm part] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Vem är vem bokförlag. p. 286. SELIBR 8198269.

[5] "Hammarskiöld, Peder A.L. Regnell". www.svenskagravar.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 March 2020.

[Vem_är_det_(1945),_p._420-6] Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1945 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1945] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1945. p. 420. SELIBR 8261511.

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