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This is a list of generals in the Swedish Army. The grade of general (or four-star general[a]) is the highest in the peacetime Army, ranking above lieutenant general. The senior rank of field marshal was abolished in 1972. According to current practice only royals and the Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces, if he were to come from the Swedish Army, Swedish Air Force or the Swedish Amphibious Corps can hold the rank of a full, four-star, general in Sweden.

Historically, during the 20th century, some lieutenant generals were promoted to full general in connection with their retirement and thus never served in their new rank, a so called tombstone promotion.

List of generals[edit]

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 general (Yrs),[b] positions held as general, and other biographical notes.[c]   This colour indicates that the person was appointed honorary general in the Swedish Army.

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

Name Photo Date of rank Date vacated Yrs[b] Position Notes[c] Ref
4 Carl Axel Strömfelt 1809   1811   2  
  • –.
 (1740–1821) [1]
4 Franz Joseph I of Austria 1888   1916   28   (1830–1916) [2]
4 Sven Lagerberg 6 Dec 1889   1891   1  
  • 5th Military District, 1889–1890.
  • 4th Military District, 1889–1891.
 (1822–1905) [3]
4 Frederick VIII of Denmark 1891   1912   21   (1843–1912) [2]
4 Leopold II of Belgium 1897   1909   12   (1835–1909) [2]
4 Axel Rappe 4 Dec 1903   3 Nov 1905   2   (1838–1918) Remained in the reserve until 23 December 1915 [4]
4 Hemming Gadd Nov 1905   Nov 1905   0   (1837–1915) [5][6]


4 Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn 1906   1942   36   (1850–1942) [2]


4 Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden 1906   1928   22   (1857–1928) [2]
8 Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland 1908   1908   0  
  • Inspector of the Cavalry.
 (1861–1951) [2]
4 Wilhelm II, German Emperor 1908   1941   33   (1859–1941) [2]


4 Edward VII 1908   1910   2   (1841–1910) [2]



11 Gustaf Uggla 1913   1913   0   (1846–1924) General in the reserve from 1913. [7]
12 Knut Gillis Bildt 14 Jul 1919   14 Jul 1919   0  
  • –.
 (1854–1927) [8]
15 Lars Tingsten 1922   1922   0  
  • –.
 (1857–1937) [9]
32 Carl Gustaf Hammarskjöld 23 Apr 1930   23 Apr 1930   0  
  • –.
 (1865–1940) Remained as general in the reserve until 1937. [10][11]
* His Royal Highness, Gustaf VI Adolf 1932   15 Sep 1973   41  
  • –.
 (1882–1973) [12]
40 Olof Thörnell 8 Dec 1939   31 Mar 1944   4   (1877–1977) [13]
41 Oscar Nygren 1 Oct 1937[d]   Aug 1941   4  
  • 2nd Army Corps, 1939–1941.
 (1872–1960) [14]
47 Helge Jung 1 Apr 1944   31 Mar 1951   7   (1886–1978) [15]
51 Carl August Ehrensvärd 1957   1957   0  
  • –.
 (1892–1974) [16]
* Hugo Cederschiöld 23 May 1963   23 May 1963   0  
  • –.
 (1878–1968) [17]
52 Nils Swedlund 1 Apr 1951   30 Sep 1961   10   (1898–1965) [18]
54 Thord Bonde 1963   1963   0  
  • –.
 (1900–1969) [19]
55 Curt Göransson 1969   1969   0  
  • –.
 (1909–1996) [20]
55 Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland 1969   1997   28  
  • –.
 (1912–1997)
59 Stig Synnergren 1 Oct 1970   30 Sep 1978   8   (1915–2004) [21]
55 Carl XVI Gustaf 1973   51  
  • –.
 (1946–)
56 Carl Eric Almgren 1976   1976   0  
  • –.
 (1913–2001) [22]
63 Lennart Ljung 1 Oct 1978   30 Sep 1986   8   (1915–2004) [23]
66 Bengt Gustafsson 1 Oct 1986   30 Jun 1994   8   (1933–2019) [24]
76 Johan Hederstedt 1 Jul 2000   31 Dec 2003   3   (1943–)
80 Sverker Göranson 25 Mar 2009   30 Sep 2015   7   (1954–)

See also[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ Until 1972, a Swedish general was a three-star rank.
  2. ^ a b The number of years on active duty as 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. ^ Nygren was promoted to general upon retirement on 1 October 1937. However, Nygren was called back for service as commander of the 2nd Army Corps in Upper Norrland and in Western Sweden from 1939 to 1941.[14]</ref>

References[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Axelsson 2013–2019, p. 35
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Sveriges statskalender för år 1909 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: P.A. Nordstedt & Söner. 1909. p. 126.
  3. ^ Broomé 1977–1979, p. 54
  4. ^ Åselius 1995–1997, p. 687
  5. ^ BN 1905, p. 2.
  6. ^ ?d 1964–1966, p. 697
  7. ^ "Gustaf Fredrik Oskar Uggla". www.adelsvapen.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  8. ^ Boëthius 1924, p. 336
  9. ^ Lindblad 1924, p. 758
  10. ^ Hildebrand 1969–1971, p. 187
  11. ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1939 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1939] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1939. p. 320. SELIBR 3681516.
  12. ^ Statskalendern 1933, p. 239
  13. ^ Lagerström 1968, p. 959
  14. ^ a b Cronenberg 1990–1991, p. 704
  15. ^ Vem är det 1976, p. 516.
  16. ^ Lagerström 1968, p. 218
  17. ^ "Hugo Montgomery Cederschiöld". www.nordvik.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  18. ^ Zetterberg 2014, p. 542
  19. ^ Lagerström 1968, p. 124
  20. ^ Uddling & Paabo 1994, p. 413
  21. ^ Salander Mortensen 1996, p. 1091
  22. ^ Salander Mortensen 1996, p. 47
  23. ^ Vem är det 1984, p. 701.
  24. ^ Salander Mortensen 1996, p. 406

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