Chief of the Naval Staff (Sweden)
Appearance
Chief of the Naval Staff | |
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Chefen för marinstaben | |
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Ministry of Defence | |
Type | Chief of the Naval Staff |
Status | Abolished |
Abbreviation | CMS |
Reports to | Chief of the Navy |
Seat | Birger Jarlsgatan 7, Stockholm (1907–1942) Banérgatan 62-64, Stockholm (1942–1981) Lidingövägen 24, Stockholm (1981–1994) |
Term length | At Her Majesty's pleasure |
Formation | 1907 |
First holder | Rear Admiral Theodor Sandström |
Final holder | Major General Lars G. Persson |
Abolished | 1994 |
Unofficial names | Marinstabschef |
Deputy | Vice Chief of the Naval Staff |
The Chief of the Naval Staff[1] (Swedish: Chefen för marinstaben, CMS, or Marinstabschef) was from 1907 to 1994 the second most senior member of the Swedish Navy (after the Chief of the Navy) and headed the Naval Staff. The position was held by a senior member of Swedish Navy.
Chiefs of the Naval Staff
No. | Portrait | Chief of the Naval Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Prime Minister | Ref. |
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1 | Theodor Sandström (1852–1911) | Rear Admiral1907 | 1911 | 3–4 years | ![]() Navy | Arvid Lindman | - | |
2 | Sten Ankarcrona (1861–1936) | Captain17 February 1911 | 30 September 1913[a] | 2 years, 225 days | ![]() Navy | Karl Staaff | [2] | |
3 | Ludvig Sidner (1851–1917) | Vice Admiral1 October 1913[b] | 27 June 1916 | 2 years, 270 days | ![]() Navy | Karl Staaff Hjalmar Hammarskjöld | [3] | |
4 | Henning von Krusenstierna (1862–1933) | Rear Admiral27 June 1916 | 23 March 1927 | 10 years, 269 days | ![]() Navy | Hjalmar Hammarskjöld Carl Swartz Nils Edén Hjalmar Branting Gerhard Louis De Geer | [4] | |
5 | Otto Lybeck (1871–1947) | Rear Admiral1 April 1927 | 1936 | 8–9 years | ![]() Navy | Carl Gustaf Ekman Arvid Lindman Felix Hamrin Per Albin Hansson Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp | [5] | |
6 | Claës Lindsström (1876–1964) | Rear Admiral1936 | 1936 | 0 years | ![]() Navy | Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp Per Albin Hansson | - | |
7 | Charles de Champs (1873–1959) | Rear Admiral1936 | 1937 | 0–1 years | ![]() Navy | Per Albin Hansson | - | |
8 | [c] Gösta Ehrensvärd (1885–1973) | Captain1937 | 1939 | 1–2 years | ![]() Navy | Per Albin Hansson | [6] | |
9 | Yngve Ekstrand (1888–1951) | Captain1939 | 1942 | 2–3 years | ![]() Navy | Per Albin Hansson | - | |
10 | [d] Helge Strömbäck (1889–1960) | Captain1 April 1942 | 1945 | 2–3 years | ![]() Navy | Per Albin Hansson | [7] | |
11 | Erik Anderberg (1892–1990) | Rear Admiral1945 | 1950 | 4–5 years | ![]() Navy | Per Albin Hansson, Tage Erlander | - | |
12 | Ragnar Wetterblad (1894–1988) | Captain1950 | 1953 | 2–3 years | ![]() Navy | Tage Erlander | - | |
13 | [e] Bertil Berthelsson (1902–1977) | Captain1953 | 1957 | 3–4 years | ![]() Navy | Tage Erlander | [8] | |
14 | Einar Blidberg (1906–1993) | Rear Admiral1957 | 1961 | 3–4 years | ![]() Navy | Tage Erlander | - | |
- | Åke Lindemalm (1910–2004) Acting | Rear Admiral1960 | 1961 | 0–1 years | ![]() Navy | Tage Erlander | - | |
- | Oscar Krokstedt (1908–1985) Acting | Rear Admiral1961 | 1961 | 0 years | ![]() Navy | Tage Erlander | - | |
15 | Oscar Krokstedt (1908–1985) | Rear Admiral1962 | 1964 | 1–2 years | ![]() Navy | Tage Erlander | - | |
16 | Henrik Lange (1908–2000) | Major General1964 | 1968 | 3–4 years | ![]() Navy (Coastal Artillery) | Tage Erlander | - | |
17 | Bo Westin (1913–2009) | Major General1968 | 1970 | 1–2 years | ![]() Navy (Coastal Artillery) | Tage Erlander Olof Palme | - | |
18 | Gunnar Eklund (1920–2010) | Major General1970 | 1972 | 1–2 years | ![]() Navy (Coastal Artillery) | Olof Palme | - | |
19 | Bo Varenius (1918–1996) | Major General1972 | 1984 | 11–12 years | ![]() Navy (Coastal Artillery) | Olof Palme Thorbjörn Fälldin Ola Ullsten | - | |
20 | Torsten Engberg (1934–2018) | Major General1984 | 1987 | 2–3 years | ![]() Navy (Coastal Artillery) | Olof Palme Ingvar Carlsson | - | |
21 | Lars G. Persson (born 1937) | Major General1987 | 1994 | 6–7 years | ![]() Navy (Coastal Artillery) | Ingvar Carlsson Carl Bildt | - |
Vice Chiefs of the Naval Staff
No. | Portrait | Vice/Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff | Title | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Prime Minister | Ref. |
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1 | [f] Ragnar Smith (1892–1975) | Lieutenant ColonelVice Chief (Souschef) | 1941 | 1945 | 3–4 years | ![]() Navy (Coastal Artillery) | Per Albin Hansson | [9] | |
2 | Waldemar Wesström (1894–1987) | ColonelVice Chief (Souschef) | 1945 | 1954 | 8–9 years | ![]() Navy (Coastal Artillery) | Per Albin Hansson Tage Erlander | [10] |
Footnotes
References
- ^ Gullberg 1977, p. 134
- ^ a b Lybeck 1920, p. 12
- ^ a b Nevéus 2003–2006, p. 126
- ^ Wikland 1975–1977, p. 634
- ^ Åberg 1982–1984, p. 424
- ^ a b Harnesk 1948, p. 241
- ^ a b Gäfvert 2013–2019, p. 20
- ^ a b Davidsson 1968, p. 518
- ^ a b Andersson 2003–2006, p. 571
- ^ Harnesk 1962, p. 1375
- Andersson, Mattias (2003–2006). "Smith, släkt". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 32. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
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- Gullberg, Ingvar E. (1977). Svensk-engelsk fackordbok för näringsliv, förvaltning, undervisning och forskning [A Swedish-English dictionary of technical terms used in business, industry, administration, education and research] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Norstedt. ISBN 91-1-775052-0. SELIBR 8345587.
- Gäfvert, Björn (2013–2019). "Helge Hj I Strömbäck". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 34. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
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- Lybeck, Otto (1920). "Sten J T C Ankarcrona". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 2. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- Nevéus, Torgny (2003–2006). "J W Ludvig Sidner". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 32. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- Wikland, Erik (1975–1977). "Henning V M Krusenstierna, von". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 21. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- Åberg, Alf (1982–1984). "Otto E Lybeck". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 24. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 27 May 2020.