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This is a list of lieutenant generals in the Swedish Army since 1900. The grade of lieutenant general (or three-star general[a]) is ordinarily the second-highest in the peacetime Army, ranking above major general and below general. The lieutenant general was originally the general's deputy (locum tenens) or closest man. The lieutenant general was usually the commander of a division.[1]

Historically, during the 20th century, some major generals were promoted to lieutenant general, and some lieutenants general were promoted to full general in connection with their retirement and thus never served in their new rank.

List of lieutenant generals

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Entries are indexed by the numerical order in which each officer was appointed to that rank while on active duty, or by an asterisk (*) if the officer did not serve in that rank while on active duty. Each entry lists the officer's name, date of rank, date the officer vacated the active-duty rank, number of years on active duty as lieutenant general (Yrs),[b] positions held as lieutenant general, and other biographical notes.[c]

The list is sortable by active-duty appointment order, last name, date of rank, date vacated, and number of years on active duty as lieutenant general.

Name Photo Date of rank Date vacated Yrs[b] Position Notes[c] Ref
1 Hampus Elliot 21 Jan 1901   1903   3  
  • Commander, Royal Engineers (Fortifikationen), 1891–1903.
 (1835–1905) [2]
2 Gustaf Anton Bråkenhielm 7 Jun 1901   1 Jul 1904   3  
  • Commander, 1st Army Division, 1896–1904.
 (1837–1922) [3]
3 Jesper Crusebjörn 7 Jun 1901   27 Jul 1903   2   (1843–1904) [4]
4 Hemming Gadd 12 Aug 1902   8 Nov 1905   3   (1837–1915) Promoted to general, 1905 [5][6][7]
5 Carl Munck 12 Aug 1902   7 Nov 1902   0  
  • Commander, 2nd Army Division, 1893–1902.
 (1836–1905) [8][9][10]
6 Carl Wilhelm Ericson 23 Aug 1902   23 Feb 1906   4   (1840–1928) [11]
8 Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland 30 Sep 1904   1908   4  
  • Inspector of the Swedish Cavalry, 1898–1912.
 (1861–1951) Promoted to general, 1908 [12]
8 Carl Warberg 1905   1910   5   (1845–1910) Died in office. [13][14]
9 Wilhelm Stjernstedt 1905   1907   2  
  • Commander, 5th Army Division, 1899–1907.
 (1841–1919) [15]
10 Carl Axel Nordenskjöld 1908   1911   3  
  • Commander, 3rd Army Division, 1902–1911.
 (1846–1924) [16]
11 Gustaf Uggla 1908   1913   5  
  • Commander, 2nd Army Division, 1902–1913.
 (1846–1924) Promoted to general, 1913 [17]
* Gustaf Björlin 11 Dec 1908   11 Dec 1908   0  
  • –.
 (1845–1922) [18]
12 Knut Gillis Bildt 28 Oct 1910   14 Jul 1919   9   (1854–1927) Promoted to general, 14 Jul 1919 [19]
13 Fredrik Leth 30 Sep 1910   1915   5   (1850–1919) [20]
14 Axel von Matern 27 Oct 1911   2 Jul 1915   4  
  • Commander, 1st Army Division, 1904–1915.
 (1848–1920) [21]
15 Lars Tingsten 1913   1922   9  
  • Commander, 2nd Army Division, 1913–1914.
  • Inspector of the Infantry, 1914–1919.
  • Chief of the General Staff, 1919–1922.
 (1857–1937) Promoted to general, 1922. [22]
16 Olof Malm 20 May 1914   30 Mar 1917   3  
  • Commander, 5th Army Division, 1911–1917.
 (1851–1939) [23]
17 Edvard Brändström 20 May 1914   1920   6  
  • Envoy extraordinaire and minister plénipotentiaire at the Russian Imperial Court, 1906–1920.
 (1850–1921) [24]
* Fredrik Holmquist 10 Apr 1915   10 Apr 1915   0  
  • –.
 (1847–1927) [25]
* Ludvig Munthe 10 Apr 1915   10 Apr 1915   0  
  • –.
 (1849–1937) [26]
18 Christofer von Platen 1915   1915   0  
  • Commander, 3rd Army Division, 1911–1917.
 (1852–1924) [27]
19 Hugo Jungstedt 9 Mar 1917   28 Mar 1919   2  
  • Inspector of the Militärläroverken, 1917–1919.
 (1854–1936) [28]
20 Gustaf Wrangel 5 Jun 1917   12 Sep 1919   2   (1858–1923)
21 Erik Bergström 14 Jul 1919   4 Apr 1922   3  
  • Inspector of the Infantry, 1919–1922.
 (1857–1937) [29]
22 Pehr Hasselrot 1921   1926   5  
  • Inspector of the Infantry, 1922–1926.
 (1861–1937) [30]
23 David Hedengren 1922   1923   1  
  • Inspector of the Militärläroverken, 1919–1923.
 (1858–1946) [31]
24 Constantin Fallenius 1922   1927   5  
  • Commander, 5th Army Division, 1917–1923.
  • Inspector of the Militärläroverken, 1923–1928.
 (1862–1932) [32]
25 Axel Odelstierna 1922   1923   1  
  • Commander, Royal Engineers (Fortifikationen), 1915–1923.
 (1858–1935) [33]
* Bror Munck 13 Oct 1922   13 Oct 1922   0  
  • –.
 (1857–1935) [34]
26 Fredrik Frölich 26 May 1922   1 Nov 1926   4   (1861–1933) [35]
27 Axel Carleson 1923   1926   3  
  • Commander, 3rd Army Division, 1922–1926.
 (1861–1951) [36]
28 Emil Mörcke 30 Nov 1923   13 Jun 1926   3  
  • Commander, 1st Army Division, 1917–1926.
 (1861–1951) [37]
29 Thorsten Rudenschöld 1924   1926   2  
  • Commander, 2nd Army Division, 1922–1926.
 (1863–1926) Died in office. [38]
30 Karl Toll 1925   1927   2   (1862–1936) [39]
31 Vilhelm Rappe 1925   1928   3   (1863–1939) [40]
32 Carl Gustaf Hammarskjöld 23 Apr 1926   23 Apr 1930   4   (1865–1940) Promoted to general, 23 Apr 1930. [41]
33 Lars Sparre 1926   1929   3   (1864–1947) [42][43]
* His Royal Highness, Duke of Scania 1928   1932   4   (1882–1973) Promoted to general, 1932 [44]
* Joachim Åkerman 1928   1928   0  
  • –.
 (1868–1958) [45]
* Georg Nyström 1928   1928   0  
  • –.
 (1865–1942) [46]
34 Reinhold von Rosen 1929   1930   1  
  • Inspector of the Cavalry, 1922–1930.
 (1865–1946) [47]
35 Henri de Champs 25 Apr 1930   1930   1  
  • Commander, Royal Engineers (Fortifikationen), 1923–1934.
 (1869–1948) [48]
36 Ludvig Hammarskiöld 20 Jan 1933   1934   2   (1869–1958) [49]
* John Nauckhoff 17 Feb 1933   17 Feb 1933   0  
  • –.
 (1867–1953) [50]
* Peter Hegardt 9 Jun 1933   9 Jun 1933   0  
  • –.
 (1868–1945) [51]
* Carl Sjögreen 1933   1933   0  
  • –.
 (1868–1958) [52]
37 Axel Sjögreen 1933   1935   2  
  • Commander, Southern Army Division, 1928–1935.
 (1870–1959) [53]
* Bo Boustedt 1933   1933   0  
  • –.
 (1868–1939) [54]
38 Gösta Lilliehöök 21 Dec 1934   1936   2   (1871–1952) [55]
39 Axel Hultkrantz 28 Apr 1933   11 Apr 1935   2   (1870–1955) [56]
40 Olof Thörnell 1 Jul 1936   1 Jan 1940   4   (1877–1977) Promoted to general, 1 Jan 1940. [57]
41 Oscar Nygren 1 Jul 1936   1 Oct 1937   1   (1872–1960) Promoted to general, 1 Oct 1937. [58]
42 Axel Lyström 23 May 1937   1 Oct 1937   0  
  • Commanding General, Northern Army Division, 1933–1937.
 (1873–1945) [59]
43 Per Sylvan 1 Oct 1937   1 Oct 1940   3   (1875–1945) [60]
44 Lennart Lilliehöök 23 May 1937   30 Sep 1937  [d] 0  
  • Commanding General, Western Army Division, 1932–1937.
  • Inspector for the Army's Motor Vehicle Service, 1941–1945.[d]
 (1872–1950) [61]
* Oscar Osterman 1939   1939   0  
  • –.
 (1874–1956) [62]
* Pontus Reuterswärd 1939   1939   0  
  • –.
 (1871–1949) [63]
45 Ivar Holmquist 1 Oct 1940   31 Mar 1944   3   (1879–1954) [64]
46 Erik Testrup 1943   1943   0  
  • –.
 (1878–1972) [65]
47 Helge Jung 1 Jan 1944   1 Apr 1944   0   (1886–1978) Promoted to general, 1 Apr 1944. [66]
48 Archibald Douglas 1944   1948   4   (1883–1960) [67]
* Erik af Edholm 1944   1944   0  
  • –.
 (1878–1954) [68]
* Martin Hanngren 1945   1945   0  
  • –.
 (1880–1945) [69]
49 Helge Söderbom 1946   1946   0  
  • –.
 (1881–1975) [70]
50 Ernst af Klercker 1 Mar 1947   1 Apr 1947   0   (1881–1955) [71]
* Ivar Gewert 1957   1957   0   (1891–1971) [72]
51 Carl August Ehrensvärd 1948   1957   9   (1892–1974) Promoted to general, 1957. [73]
* Axel Bredberg 1949   1949   0  
  • –.
 (1884–1960) [74]
* Folke Högberg 1 Apr 1949   1949   1  
  • –.
 (1884–1972) [75]
* Hugo Cederschiöld 1950   1950   0   (1878–1968) Promoted to general, 1963 [77]
52 Nils Swedlund 1 Feb 1951   1 Apr 1951   0   (1898–1965) Promoted to general, 1 Apr 1951 [78]
53 Henry Kellgren 20 Sep 1951   30 Sep 1951   0   (1886–1954) [79]
* Henry Tottie 1951   1951   0  
  • –.
 (1888–1952) [80]
* Samuel Åkerhielm 1953   1953   0  
  • –.
 (1887–1976) [81]
* Sven Colliander 1955   1955   0  
  • –.
 (1890–1961) [82]
54 Thord Bonde 1957   1963   6   (1900–1969) Promoted to general, 1963 [83]
* Ivar Backlund 1957   1957   0  
  • –.
 (1892–1969) [84]
* Gustaf Dyrssen 1957   1957   0  
  • –.
 (1891–1981) [85]
* Birger Hedqvist 1 Oct 1959   1959   0  
  • –.
 (1894–1964) [86]
* Sven Salander 1959   1959   0  
  • –.
 (1894–1965) [87]
* Carl Årmann 1960   1960   0  
  • –.
 (1894–1988) [88]
* Harald Hægermark 1960   1960   0  
  • –.
 (1894–1965) [89]
* Bert Carpelan 1961   1961   0  
  • –.
 (1895–1981) [90]
* Viking Tamm 1961   1961   0  
  • –.
 (1896–1975) [91]
55 Curt Göransson 1963   1969   6   (1909–1996) Promoted to general, 1969 [92]
* Richard Åkerman 1963   1963   0  
  • –.
 (1898–1981) [93]
* Nils Björk 1963   1963   0  
  • –.
 (1898–1989) [94]
* Hilding Kring 1 Oct 1964   1 Oct 1964   0  
  • –.
 (1913–2001) [95]
* Edward Malm 1964   1964   0  
  • –.
 (1899–1983) [96]
56 Carl Eric Almgren 1966   1976   10   (1913–2001) Promoted to general, 1976 [97]
57 Arne Mohlin 1966   1972   6   (1909–1992) [98]
58 Gustav Åkerman 1966   1967   1   (1901–1988) [99]
* Regner Leuhusen 1966   1966   0  
  • –.
 (1900–1994) [100]
59 Stig Synnergren 1 Apr 1967   1 Oct 1970   4   (1915–2004) Promoted to general, 1 Oct 1970 [101]
* Malcolm Murray 1968   1968   0  
  • –.
 (1904–1995) [102]
* Fale Burman 1968   1968   0  
  • –.
 (1903–1973) [103]
60 Ove Ljung 1969   1974   5   (1918–1997) [104]
* Karl Gustaf Brandberg 1971   1971   0  
  • –.
 (1905–1997) [105]
61 Karl Eric Holm 1972   1983   11   (1919–2016) [106]
* Tage Olihn 1973   1973   0  
  • –.
 (1908–1996) [107]
* Stig Löfgren 1973   1973   0  
  • –.
 (1912–1998) [108]
* Erik Rosengren 1973   1973   0  
  • –.
 (1908–1988) [109]
62 Nils Sköld 1974   1984   10   (1921–1996) [110]
* Sten Wåhlin 1974   1974   0  
  • –.
 (1914–1981) [111]
* Bengt Liljestrand 1975   1975   0   (1919–2000) [112]
63 Lennart Ljung 1 Oct 1976   1 Oct 1978   2   (1915–2004) Promoted to general, 1 Oct 1978 [113]
64 Karl-Gösta Lundmark 1976   1980   4   (1919–1995) [114]
65 Erik G. Bengtsson 1980   1990   10   (1928–) [115]
66 Bengt Gustafsson 1984   1 Oct 1986   2   (1933–2019) Promoted to general, 1 Oct 1986 [116]
67 Carl Björeman 1984   1988   4   (1924–2020) [117]
68 Lars-Eric Wahlgren 1 Jul 1988   1993   5  
  • Force Commander, UNIFIL, 1988–1993.
  • Force Commander, UNPROFOR, 1993–1993.
 (1929–1999) [118]
69 Gustaf Welin 1988   1992   4   (1930–2008) [119]
70 Åke Sagrén 1988   1996   0   (1935–2022)
71 Curt Sjöö 1990   1996   6   (1937–) [120]
72 Percurt Green 1994   2000   6   (1939–) [121]
73 Sven-Åke Jansson 1 Jul 1994   1998   4   (1937–2014) [122][123]
74 Folke Rehnström 1996   2002   6  
  • Director, Main Unit, Ministry of Defence, 1996–1998.
  • Chief of the 2oint Forces Directorate, 1998–2002.
 (1942–2020)
75 Mertil Melin 1 Apr 1996   2000   5   (1945–2023)
76 Johan Hederstedt 1998   1 Jul 2000   2  
  • –.
 (1943–) Promoted to general, 1 Jul 2000
77 Hans Berndtson 1 Jul 1998   2005   7   (1945–)
78 Johan Kihl 2000   2004   4   (1946–)
79 Claes-Göran Fant 1 Sep 2005   2007   2  
  • Expert in the Swedish Defence Commission (Försvarsberedningen), 2005–2007.
 (1951–)
80 Sverker Göranson 2007   25 Mar 2009   1   (1954–) Promoted to general, 25 Mar 2009
81 Anders Lindström 13 Dec 2007   2011   4   (1955–)
82 Göran Mårtensson 2014   2016   2   (1960–)
83 Dennis Gyllensporre 2014   2021   7   (1964–)
84 Michael Claesson 10 Sep 2020   30 Sep 2024   4   (1965–) Promoted to general, 1 Oct 2024

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Until 1972, a Swedish lieutenant general was a two-star rank.
  2. ^ a b The number of years on active duty as lieutenant general is taken to be the number of days rounded to the nearest whole year and excluding any gaps in appointment.
  3. ^ a b Biographical notes include years of birth and death; dates of promotion to higher permanent grade; and other unusual career events such as death in office or resignation.
  4. ^ a b Lilliehöök retired from active service in 1937. However, he was called up during World War II as Inspector for the Army's Motor Vehicle Service between 1941 and 1945.[61]
  5. ^ Cederschiöld transferred to reserve in 1950, where he remained as lieutenant general until 31 December 1954. After resigning as Chief of His Majesty's Military Staff in 1963, Cederschiöld was promoted to general in the army on 23 May 1963.[76]
  6. ^ Bengt Liljestrand had the temporary rank of lieutenant general as Force Commander of UNEF II from 1975 to 1976 but was major general in the Swedish Army.[112]

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ Westrin 1908, p. 902
  2. ^ Syd 1901, p. 3.
  3. ^ Jacobsson 1926, p. 597
  4. ^ Jacobson 1931, p. 389
  5. ^ AB 1902a, p. 3.
  6. ^ BN 1905, p. 2.
  7. ^ ?d 1964–1966, p. 697
  8. ^ AB 1902b, p. 3.
  9. ^ SvD 1902, p. 2.
  10. ^ H G-m 1985–1987, p. 764
  11. ^ Lager 1953, p. 121
  12. ^ NT 1904, p. 2.
  13. ^ Hildebrand & Bergström 1908, p. 67
  14. ^ Hildebrand 1913, p. 780
  15. ^ Tjerneld 2007–2011, p. 455
  16. ^ H G-m 1990–1991, p. 245
  17. ^ Thyselius 1918, p. 393
  18. ^ Jacobson 1924, p. 612
  19. ^ Boëthius 1924, p. 336
  20. ^ Wikland 1977–1979, p. 584
  21. ^ Wikland 1985–1987, p. 243
  22. ^ Lindblad 1924, p. 758
  23. ^ Wikland 1982–1984, p. 730
  24. ^ Wieselgren 1926, p. 606
  25. ^ Wikland 1971–1973c, p. 286
  26. ^ Zetterberg 1987–1989, p. 42
  27. ^ H G-m 1995–1997, p. 341
  28. ^ Broomé 1973–1975, p. 475
  29. ^ Uddgren 1922, p. 723
  30. ^ ?a 1969–1971, p. 333
  31. ^ ?b 1969–1971, p. 427
  32. ^ ?c 1956, p. 298
  33. ^ H G-m 1992–1994, p. 32
  34. ^ Zetterberg 1985–1987, p. 773
  35. ^ Wikland 1964–1966, p. 640
  36. ^ Vem är det 1945, p. 194.
  37. ^ Cronenberg 1987–1989, p. 279
  38. ^ Lindblad 1924, p. 640
  39. ^ Vem är det 1932, p. 852.
  40. ^ Nilzén 1995–1997, p. 680
  41. ^ Hildebrand 1969–1971, p. 187
  42. ^ Vem är det 1942, p. 763.
  43. ^ Gillingstam 2003–2006, p. 697
  44. ^ a b Statskalendern 1929, p. 232
  45. ^ Svensson & Ekstedt 1955, p. 1052
  46. ^ Vem var det? 1944, p. 144.
  47. ^ Carlsson 1998–2000, p. 378
  48. ^ Ericsson 1931, p. 424
  49. ^ Wikland 1969–1971b, p. 188
  50. ^ Norberg 1987–1989, p. 460
  51. ^ Wikland 1969–1971c, p. 519
  52. ^ Svensson 1953, p. 960
  53. ^ Svensson 1953, p. 959
  54. ^ Vem är det 1939, p. 118.
  55. ^ Broomé 1980–1981, p. 120
  56. ^ Wikland 1971–1973b, p. 464
  57. ^ Lagerström 1968, p. 959
  58. ^ Cronenberg 1990–1991, p. 704
  59. ^ Åberg 1982–1984, p. 464
  60. ^ Vem är det 1945, p. 1047.
  61. ^ a b Wikland 1980–1981, p. 121
  62. ^ CHC 1992–1994, p. 409
  63. ^ H G-m 1998–2000, p. 61
  64. ^ Wikland 1971–1973a, p. 288
  65. ^ Lagerström 1968, p. 945
  66. ^ Vem är det 1976, p. 516.
  67. ^ Burling 1956, pp. 213–214
  68. ^ Vem är det 1945, p. 251.
  69. ^ DN 1945, p. 15.
  70. ^ Lagerström 1968, p. 931
  71. ^ Wikland 1975–1977a, p. 298
  72. ^ Lagerström 1968, p. 309
  73. ^ Lagerström 1968, p. 218
  74. ^ Svensson 1953, pp. 154–155
  75. ^ Broomé 1971–1973, p. 659
  76. ^ "Hugo Montgomery Cederschiöld". www.nordvik.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  77. ^ Burling 1956, p. 180
  78. ^ Zetterberg 2014, p. 542
  79. ^ Wikland 1975–1977c, p. 37
  80. ^ Kjellander 2003, p. 221
  81. ^ Lagerström 1968, p. 1068
  82. ^ Burling 1956, p. 187
  83. ^ Lagerström 1968, p. 124
  84. ^ Lagerström 1968, pp. 55–56
  85. ^ Vem är det 1980, p. 226.
  86. ^ Wikland 1969–1971a, p. 497
  87. ^ Burling 1962, p. 932
  88. ^ Vem är det 1984, p. 1236.
  89. ^ Burling 1962, pp. 391–392
  90. ^ Vem är det 1980, p. 184.
  91. ^ Lagerström 1968, p. 939
  92. ^ Uddling & Paabo 1994, p. 413
  93. ^ Vem är det 1980, p. 1172.
  94. ^ Vem är det 1984, p. 132.
  95. ^ Wikland 1975–1977b, p. 557
  96. ^ Vem är det 1980, p. 704.
  97. ^ Salander Mortensen 1996, p. 47
  98. ^ Vem är det 1984, p. 777.
  99. ^ Vem är det 1984, p. 1232.
  100. ^ Uddling & Paabo 1992, p. 648
  101. ^ Salander Mortensen 1996, p. 1091
  102. ^ Uddling & Paabo 1994, p. 785
  103. ^ Lagerström 1968, p. 151
  104. ^ Uddling & Paabo 1994, p. 703
  105. ^ Salander Mortensen 1996, p. 170
  106. ^ Salander Mortensen 1996, p. 498
  107. ^ Uddling & Paabo 1992, p. 845
  108. ^ Uddling & Paabo 1994, p. 737
  109. ^ Vem är det 1980, p. 884.
  110. ^ Uddling & Paabo 1994, p. 1015
  111. ^ Vem är det 1980, p. 1152.
  112. ^ a b Vem är det 1976, pp. 601–602.
  113. ^ Vem är det 1984, p. 701.
  114. ^ Uddling & Paabo 1994, p. 724
  115. ^ Salander Mortensen 1996, p. 98
  116. ^ Salander Mortensen 1996, p. 406
  117. ^ Salander Mortensen 1996, p. 138
  118. ^ Salander Mortensen 1996, p. 1153
  119. ^ Salander Mortensen 1996, p. 1174
  120. ^ Uddling & Paabo 1994, p. 1010
  121. ^ Salander Mortensen 1996, p. 392
  122. ^ Flygvapennytt 1994, p. 34.
  123. ^ Hagström 2014

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