Chief of Army (Sweden)

Chief of Army
Arméchef
Command flag of the Chief of Army.
Incumbent
Major general Karl Engelbrektson
since 1 June 2016
Swedish Army
Reports to The Chief of Swedish Armed Forces Training and Development[1]
Seat Lidingövägen 24, Stockholm, Sweden
Nominator Minister for Defence
Appointer The Government
Formation 1937
First holder Oscar Nygren

Chief of Army (Swedish: Arméchef, AC) is the most senior appointment in the Swedish Army. The position Chief of Army was introduced in 1937 and the current form in 2014.

History

In 1937, the staff agency "Chief of the Army" (Swedish: Chefen för armén, CA) was created to lead the army in peace time. The CA would under the King in Council exercise the highest military leadership of the Land Defense (Swedish: Lantförsvaret). At his side, the CA had an Army Staff to assist the CA in his duties.[2] Before 1937 the Chief of the General Staff was considered to be the Chief of Army, but he was not usually to the rank of chief, but formally only the king's chief of staff in his capacity as Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces. The oldest general was chairman of the special preparatory body called the Generals Commission (Generalskommissionen).[3]

Following a larger reorganization of the Swedish Armed Forces in 1994, the staff agency Chief of the Army ceased to exist as an independent agency. Instead, the post Chief of Army Staff (Swedish: Chefen för arméledningen) was created at the then newly instituted Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters (Swedish: Högkvarteret, HKV). In 1998, the Swedish Armed Forces was again reorganized. Most of the duties of the Chief of Army Staff were transferred to the newly instituted post of "Inspector General of the Army" (Swedish: generalinspektören för armén). The post is similar to that of the "Inspector General of the Swedish Navy" (Swedish: Generalinspektören för marinen) and the "Inspector General of the Swedish Air Force" (Swedish: Generalinspektören för flygvapnet).[4] It was later renamed to "Inspector of the Army" (Swedish: Arméinspektören).[3]

On 1 January 2014, the "Chief of Army" (Swedish: Arméchefen, AC) position was reinstated in the Swedish Armed Forces. The position has not the same duties as before.[5]

Tasks

Tasks of the Chief of Army:[6]

  • Lead the units which the Chief of Swedish Armed Forces Training and Development has distributed
  • To the Chief of Swedish Armed Forces Training and Development propose the development of the units' abilities
  • Being the foremost representative of the units
  • Represent the units and the area of ability in international contacts

Heraldry

The command flag of the Chief of Army is drawn by Brita Grep and embroidered by hand by the Kedja studio, Heraldica. Blazon: "Fessed in yellow and blue; on yellow two blue batons of command with sets of yellow crowns placed two and one in saltire, on blue two yellow swords in saltire."[7]

Chiefs of the Army

№ Chief of the Army
Chefen för armén		Took officeLeft officeTime in officeRef
-
Nygren, OscarOscar Nygren
(1872–1960)
Acting		1 July 19361 October 19371 year, 92 days[8]
1
Sylvan, PerPer Sylvan
(1875–1945)		1 October 19371 October 19403 years, 0 days-
2
Holmquist, IvarIvar Holmquist
(1879–1954)		1 October 194031 March 19443 years, 182 days[9]
3
Douglas, ArchibaldArchibald Douglas
(1883–1960)		1 April 194419483–4 years-
4
Ehrensvärd, Carl AugustCarl August Ehrensvärd
(1892–1974)		194819578–9 years-
5
Bonde, ThordThord Bonde
(1900–1969)		195719635–6 years-
6
Göransson, CurtCurt Göransson
(1909–1996)		196319695–6 years-
7
Almgren, Carl EricCarl Eric Almgren
(1921–1996)		196919766–7 years-
8
Sköld, NilsNils Sköld
(1913–2001)		197619847–8 years-
9
Bengtsson, Erik G.Erik G. Bengtsson
(born 1928)		198419905–6 years-
10
Sagrén, ÅkeÅke Sagrén
(born 1935)		199019943–4 years-

Chiefs of Army Staff

№ Chief of Army Staff
Chef för arméledningen		Took officeLeft officeTime in officeRef
10
Sagrén, ÅkeÅke Sagrén
(born 1935)		199430 March 19961–2 years-
11
Melin, MertilMertil Melin
(born 1935)		1 April 199619981–2 years[10]

Inspectors General of the Army

№ Inspector General of the Army
Generalinspektör för armén		Took officeLeft officeTime in officeRef
12
Degerlund, PaulPaul Degerlund
(born 1948)		199830 June 20001–2 years-
15
Sandqvist, AlfAlf Sandqvist
(born 1945)		1 July 200020032–3 years-

Inspectors of the Army

№ Inspector of the Army (Arméinspektör)Took officeLeft office
16
Sandqvist, AlfAlf Sandqvist20032005
17
Göranson, SverkerSverker Göranson20052007
18
Grundevik, BerndtBerndt Grundevik1 November 2007[11]13 September 2012[12]
19
Brännström, AndersAnders Brännström13 September 2012[12]20 December 2013

Chiefs of Army

№ Chief of Army (Arméchef)Took officeLeft office
20
Brännström, AndersAnders Brännström20 December 20131 June 2016[13]
21
Engelbrektson, KarlKarl Engelbrektson1 June 2016[13]Incumbent

See also

References

  1. ↑ "PRODUKTIONSLEDNINGEN" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Wallberg, Evabritta (1987-01-13). "5. Arméstaben > Förteckning" (in Swedish). National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  3. 1 2 Försvarets traditioner i framtiden med översiktlig historik från 1500-talet (PDF) (in Swedish). Statens försvarshistoriska museer TradN. 2015. p. 12. ISBN 9789197859554. LIBRIS 17552963. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17.
  4. ↑ Nordgren, Annika; et al. (24 February 1998). "Motion till riksdagen 1997/98:Fö3" (in Swedish). Riksdag. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Nya namn på nya poster" [New names for new positions] (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 20 December 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  6. ↑ Försvarets författningssamling: FFS 2013:4 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: TF-redaktionen, Försvarets materielverk. 2013-12-23. p. 18. ISSN 0347-7576. LIBRIS 3683131.
  7. ↑ Braunstein, Christian (2004). Svenska försvarsmaktens fälttecken efter millennieskiftet [The flags and standards of the Swedish armed forces after the turn of the millennium] (PDF). Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 7 [dvs 8] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Statens försvarshistoriska museer. p. 106. ISBN 91-971584-7-X. LIBRIS 9815350.
  8. ↑ Cronenberg, Arvid (1990–1991). "Oscar E Nygren". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). 27. National Archives of Sweden. p. 704. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  9. ↑ Wikland, Erik (1971–1973). "C A F Ivar Holmquist". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). 19. National Archives of Sweden. p. 288. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
  10. ↑ "Vår nye armechef" [Our new Chief of Army] (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish). Stockholm: Flygstaben (4): 2. 1995. LIBRIS 8257600. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  11. ↑ "Chefsbyten i Försvarsmakten" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 1 November 2007. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  12. 1 2 "Från hemvärnsrekryt till arméinspektör" [From Home Guard recruit to Army Inspector] (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  13. 1 2 "Ny arméchef utsedd" [New Chief of Army appointed] (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
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