Bengt Rosenius

Major General Bengt Rosenius (30 November 1918 – 28 December 1979) was a Swedish Air Force officer. Rosenius served as wing commander of the Östgöta Air Force Wing, Inspector of Flight Safety and commanding officer of the Attack Group. Later in his career he served two years as Military Equipment Inspector and head of the National Swedish War Materials Inspectorate.

Bengt Rosenius
Born(1918-11-30)30 November 1918
Stockholm, Sweden
Died28 December 1979(1979-12-28) (aged 61)
Täby, Sweden
Buried
Norra begravningsplatsen
AllegianceSweden
Service/branchSwedish Army (1927–33)
Swedish Air Force (1933–68)
Years of service1941–1977
RankMajor general
Commands held
Battles/warsCongo Crisis
Other workMilitary Equipment Inspector

Career

Rosenius was born on 30 November 1918 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of Nils Rosenius, an accountant, and his wife Edith (née Horwitz). He passed studentexamen in 1938. He was commissioned as an officer in the Swedish Air Force in 1941 with rank of fänrik. Rosenius was promoted to captain in 1948 and was the same year course director at the Royal Swedish Air Force College (Flygkadettskolan) in Uppsala.[1] Rosenius then attended the staff course at the Royal Swedish Air Force Staff College from 1948 to 1949. He was promoted to major in 1954 and to lieutenant colonel in 1957, the same year he attended the Swedish National Defence College. Rosenius was head of the Air Staff's Education Department from 1956 to 1958 and of the Defence Staff's Section III (Press Department) from 1958 to 1961.[2]

In 1961, Rosenius served as Senior Air Staff Officer in the United Nations (ONUC) Air Force in Congo during the Congo Crisis.[2][3] In 1962, he was promoted to colonel and appointed wing commander of Östgöta Air Force Wing in Linköping. In 1965, Rosenius was appointed Inspector of Flight Safety (Inspektör för flygsäkerhetstjänsten).[2] The same yar he became a board member of the Civil Aviation Administration.[2] Rosenius was promoted to major general in 1973 and was appointed commanding officer of the Attack Group.[4] Rosenius retired from active service in 1977 and on 1 July he took up the position as Military Equipment Inspector and head of the National Swedish War Materials Inspectorate. Rosenius held the position until his death on 28 December 1979.[5]

Personal life

In 1944, he married Ingela Hagner (born 1921), the daughter of Gustav Hagner and Hertha Hagner. They had two children; Marianne (born 1945) and Ulrika (born 1957).[2]

Rosenius died on 28 December 1979 and was buried at the Northern Crematorium at Norra begravningsplatsen in Stockholm.[6]

Dates of rank

Awards and decorations

Honours

Filmography

References
  1. Sveriges statskalender för året 1950 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1950. p. 442.
  2. Davidsson, Åke, ed. (1968). Vem är vem?. 5, Norrland : supplement, register [Who's Who?. 5, Norrland : supplements, directory] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Vem är vem. p. 889. SELIBR 53513.
  3. Hansson, Johan (2005-05-18). "Våra första internationella insatser – ett tecken på beslutsvilja?" (in Swedish). Swedish Defence University. p. 42. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  4. Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1977 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1977] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1976. p. 863. ISBN 91-1-766022-X. SELIBR 3681523.
  5. "Konstitutionsutskottets betänkande 1987/88:40 med anledning av granskning av statsrådens tjänsteutövning och regeringsärendenas handläggning" (in Swedish). Riksdag. p. 165 (Appendix A 7). Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  6. "Rosenius, BENGT". www.svenskagravar.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  7. Kungl. Hovstaterna: Kungl. Maj:ts Ordens arkiv, Matriklar (D 1), vol. 13 (1960–1969), p. 37, digital imaging.
  8. "Första divisionen (1941)" (in Swedish). Swedish Film Database. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
Military offices
Preceded by
?		 Section III of the Defence Staff
1958–1961		 Succeeded by
Claës Skoglund¹
Preceded by
Åke Sundqvist		 Östgöta Air Force Wing
1962–1965		 Succeeded by
Olle Knutsson
Preceded by
Christian Nilsson		 Inspector of Flight Safety
1965–1973		 Succeeded by
Björn Hedberg
Preceded by
Gösta Odqvist		 Attack Group
1973–1977		 Succeeded by
Sven-Olof Olson
Government offices
Preceded by
Lage Thunberg		 Military Equipment Inspector
1977–1979		 Succeeded by
Sven Norberg
Notes and references
1. After 1961, Section III was called Operationsledning III/3 (OpLIII/OpL3) - beredskap och övningar ("Operations Command III/3 (OpLIII/OpL3) - readiness and exercises")
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