Gunnar af Klintberg

Major General Carl Gunnar Ferdinand af Klintberg (4 December 1902 – 9 October 1983) was a Swedish Army officer. His senior commands include commanding officer of Svea Artillery Regiment, the Royal Swedish Army Staff College as well Deputy Force Commander of the United Nations Operation in the Congo (ONUC). af Klintberg also served as the Inspector of the Swedish Army Signal Troops.

Gunnar af Klintberg
Birth nameCarl Gunnar Ferdinand af Klintberg
Born(1902-12-04)4 December 1902
Skövde, Sweden
Died9 October 1983(1983-10-09) (aged 80)
AllegianceSweden
Service/branchSwedish Army
Years of service1924–1963
RankMajor General
Commands heldSvea Artillery Regiment
Royal Swedish Army Staff College
Inspector of the Swedish Army Signal Troops
Battles/warsCongo Crisis

Career

af Klintberg was born on 4 December 1902 in Skövde, Sweden, the son of captain Carl af Klintberg and Märta (née Westerberg). He passed studentexamen on 11 May 1921 and became fänrik in the Svea Artillery Regiment's (A 1) reserve on 31 December 1923. af Klintberg was commissioned as an officer when he passed his exam on 18 December 1924 and was then appointed fänrik in Svea Artillery Regiment on 13 February 1925 and second lieutenant there on 31 December 1925. He passed the general course of the Artillery and Engineering College in 1928 and became lieutenant in the regiment on 18 July 1928.[1]

af Klintberg was educated at the Royal Swedish Army Staff College from 1930 to 1932. He became captain of the General Staff in 1936 and served in Svea Artillery Regiment in 1941. He became major of the General Staff in 1942 and was chief of staff of the IV Military Commanding Staff from 1942 to 1946. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1945 and served again in Svea Artillery Regiment in 1946. af Klintberg was promoted to colonel in 1949 and was head of the Recruiting and Replacement Office (Centrala värnpliktsbyrån) from 1949 to 1953. He served as regimental commander of Svea Artillery Regiment from 1953 to 1955 and commanding officer of the Royal Swedish Army Staff College from 1955 to 1959 as well as the Inspector of the Swedish Army Signal Troops from 1959 to 1962. af Klintberg was promoted to major general in 1962 and was Deputy Force Commander of the United Nations Operation in the Congo (ONUC) from 1962 to 1963.[2]

Personal life

In 1935 he married his relative Gertrud af Klintberg (1913–2008), the daughter of lawyer Bengt af Klintberg and Greta von Unge.[2] af Klintberg was the father of Ulf (born 1935), Louise (born 1938), Carl (born 1940), Mats (1942–2014), Ingrid (born 1944), Tord (born 1951) and Pål (1957–1966).[3] He died on 9 October 1983 and was buried on 15 June 1984 at the Old Cemetery in Grödinge, Botkyrka Municipality.[4]

Awards and decorations

af Klintberg's awards:[3]

Honours

References
  1. "Carl Gunnar Ferdinand". www.adelsvapen.com (in Swedish). Adelsvapen. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  2. Lagerström, Sten, ed. (1968). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1969 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1969] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 508.
  3. Harnesk, Paul, ed. (1962). Vem är vem? 1, Stor-Stockholm [Who is who? 1, Greater Stockholm] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Vem är vem. p. 704.
  4. "Gunnar Af Klintberg" (in Swedish). Gravar.se. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
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