Curt Sjöö
Lieutenant General Curt Ove Leonard Sjöö (born 16 March 1937) is a retired Swedish Army officer. Sjöö's senior commands include Chief of the Army Staff (1988–1990) and military commander of the Upper Norrland Military District (1990–1992) and of the Northern Military District (1993–1996). He also served as Chief of His Majesty's Military Staff from 1997 to 2003)
Curt Sjöö | |
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| Birth name | Curt Ove Leonard Sjöö |
| Born | 16 March 1937 Eksjö, Sweden |
| Allegiance | Sweden |
| Service/ | Swedish Army |
| Years of service | 1958–1996 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | |
| Other work | Chief of His Majesty's Military Staff |
Career
Sjöö was born on 16 March 1937 in Eksjö Parish, Jönköping County, Sweden,[1] the son of Ernst Sjöö and his wife Ester (née Isaksson).[2] He passed studentexamen in Eksjö 1955 and was commissioned as an officer in Skånska trängregementet (T 4) in 1958 with the rank of fänrik. He attended the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College from 1966 to 1969 and then served in the Army Staff and the Defence Staff from 1969 to 1978. Sjöö served as battalion commander in the Svea trängregemente (T 1) in Linköping from 1978 to 1980 and as head of the Military Academy Karlberg from 1980 to 1983. He was promoted to colonel 1st class in 1983 and then served as Inspector of the Swedish Army Service Troops from 1983 to 1987. Sjöö was section chief in the staff of the Western Military District (Milo V) from 1987 to 1988 and [[Chief of the Army Staff (Sweden)|Chief of the Army Staff] from 1988 to 1990. In 1990, Sjöö was appointed military commander of the Upper Norrland Military District and in 1993 of the Northern Military District. He left the position and retired in 1996.[2]
Personal life
In 1960, he married Birgitta Sköld (born 1936), the daughter of major Nils Sköld and Karin (née Fredriksson).[2]
Dates of rank
- 1958 – Fänrik
- 19?? – Lieutenant
- 1966 – Captain
- 1972 – Major
- 1974 – Lieutenant Colonel
- 1980 – Colonel
- 1983 – Colonel 1st Class
- 1988 – Major General
- 1990 – Lieutenant General
Awards and decorations
- H. M. The King's Medal, 12th size gold (silver-gilt) medal worn around the neck on the Royal Order of the Seraphim ribbon (2002-01-28)[3]
Honours
- Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences (1983)[4]
- Honorary member of the Swedish Pistol Shooting Association (Svenska pistolskytteförbundet)[5]
References
- Sveriges befolkning 1980 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Sveriges släktforskarförb. 2004. ISBN 9187676370. 9632925.
- Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1023. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
- "Medaljförläningar 2002-01-28" (in Swedish). Royal Court of Sweden. 2002-01-28. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- "Ledamöter" (in Swedish). Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- "Föreningsutskick 4/2016" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Pistol Shooting Association. 2016-12-16. p. 5. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Rolf Frykhammar |
Military Academy Karlberg 1980–1983 |
Succeeded by Matts Uno Liljegren |
| Preceded by Börje Wallberg |
Inspector of the Swedish Army Service Troops 1983–1987 |
Succeeded by Claes Tamm |
| Preceded by Krister Larsson |
Chief of the Army Staff 1988–1990 |
Succeeded by Lennart Rönnberg |
| Preceded by Åke Sagrén |
Upper Norrland Military District (Milo ÖN) 1990–1992 |
Succeeded by Carl-Ivar Pesula |
| Preceded by None |
Northern Military District (Milo N) 1993–1996 |
Succeeded by Lars G. Persson |
| Court offices | ||
| Preceded by Bror Stefenson |
Chief of His Majesty's Military Staff 1997–2003 |
Succeeded by Frank Rosenius |