The Chief of the Naval Staff[1] (Swedish: Chefen för marinstaben, CMS, or Marinstabschef) is the professional head of the Swedish Naval Staff. The post was created in 1907 with rear admiral Theodor Sandström as the first incumbent. The post disappeared in 1994 and was reintroduced in 2019 when the new Naval Staff was established.
| Chief of the Naval Staff | |
|---|---|
| Chefen för marinstaben | |
 | |
Incumbent since 17 June 2022Captain Håkan Nilsson | |
| Ministry of Defence | |
| Type | Chief of the Naval Staff |
| Abbreviation | CMS |
| Reports to | Chief of Navy |
| Seat | Birger Jarlsgatan 7, Stockholm (1907–1942) Banérgatan 62-64, Stockholm (1942–1981) Lidingövägen 24, Stockholm (1981–1994) Muskö naval base (2019–) |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Precursor | Chief of the Fleet Staff |
| Formation | 1907, 2019 |
| First holder | Rear Admiral Theodor Sandström (1907) Captain Håkan Magnusson (2019) |
| Final holder | Major General Lars G. Persson |
| Abolished | 1994 |
| Unofficial names | Marinstabschef |
| Deputy | Vice Chief of the Naval Staff |
History
editChief of the Naval Staff
editThe Chief of the Naval Staff post was created in 1907 after the Chief of the Fleet Staff was eliminated. The Chief of the Naval Staff was from 1936 to 1994 the second most senior member of the Swedish Navy after the Chief of the Navy and headed the Naval Staff. The position was initially held alternately by a rear admiral or a captain until 1964. In 1964, a change was made from which branch the Chief of the Naval Staff was selected. As a rule, the Chief of the Naval Staff was an officer of the Swedish Coastal Artillery, if the Chief of the Navy was an officer of the Swedish Fleet (Flottan), and a naval officer if the coastal artillery officer was Chief of the Navy.[2] The Chief of the Navy was always a naval officer and thus the Chief of the Naval Staff remained a coastal artillery officer until the Naval Staff was disbanded in 1994 and the office was eliminated. In 2019, the Naval Staff was re-established and a Chief of the Naval Staff was appointed again, this time held by a captain.
Vice Chief of the Naval Staff
editIn 1941, through changes in the naval organization, a vice chief was appointed who was to be an active-duty regimental officer from the Swedish Coastal Artillery. This officer was to assist the Chief of the Naval Staff in the performance of their duties, and the Chief of the Naval Staff had the authority to assign specific responsibilities to this officer, particularly in matters concerning coastal artillery and coastal defence.[3]
Chiefs of the Naval Staff
editChiefs of the Naval Staff (1907–1994)
edit| No. | Portrait | Chief of the Naval Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Chief of the Navy | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rear admiral Theodor Sandström (1852–1911) | 1907 | 1911 | 3–4 years |  Navy | – | [4] | |
| 2 | Captain Sten Ankarcrona (1861–1936) | 17 February 1911 | 30 September 1913[a] | 2 years, 225 days | Navy | – | [5] | |
| 3 | Vice admiral Ludvig Sidner (1851–1917) | 1 October 1913[b] | 27 June 1916 | 2 years, 270 days | Navy | – | [6] | |
| 4 | Rear admiral Henning von Krusenstierna (1862–1933) | 27 June 1916 | 23 March 1927 | 10 years, 269 days | Navy | – | [7] | |
| 5 | Rear admiral Otto Lybeck (1871–1947) | 1 April 1927 | 20 February 1936 | 8 years, 325 days | Navy | – | [8][9] | |
| 6 | Rear admiral Claës Lindsström (1876–1964) | 24 February 1936 | 30 September 1936 | 219 days | Navy | Vice admiral Charles de Champs | [10][11] | |
| 7 | Rear admiral[c] Gösta Ehrensvärd (1885–1973) | 1937 | 1939 | 1–2 years | Navy | Vice admiral Charles de Champs | [12] | |
| 8 | Captain Yngve Ekstrand (1888–1951) | 1939 | 1942 | 2–3 years | Navy | Vice admiral Fabian Tamm | - | |
| 9 | Rear admiral[d] Helge Strömbäck (1889–1960) | 1 April 1942 | 1945 | 2–3 years | Navy | Vice admiral Fabian Tamm | [13] | |
| 10 | Rear admiral Erik Anderberg (1892–1990) | 1945 | 1950 | 4–5 years | Navy | Vice admiral Helge Strömbäck | - | |
| 11 | Captain Ragnar Wetterblad (1894–1988) | 1950 | 1953 | 2–3 years | Navy | Vice admiral Helge Strömbäck | - | |
| 12 | Rear admiral[e] Bertil Berthelsson (1902–1977) | 1953 | 1957 | 3–4 years | Navy | Vice admiral Stig H:son Ericson | [14] | |
| 13 | Rear admiral Einar Blidberg (1906–1993) | 1957 | 1961 | 3–4 years | Navy | Vice admiral Stig H:son Ericson | - | |
| - | Rear admiral Åke Lindemalm (1910–2004) Acting | 1960 | 1961 | 0–1 years | Navy | Vice admiral Stig H:son Ericson | - | |
| - | Rear admiral Oscar Krokstedt (1908–1985) Acting | 1961 | 1961 | 0 years | Navy | Vice admiral Stig H:son Ericson | - | |
| 14 | Rear admiral Oscar Krokstedt (1908–1985) | 1962 | 1964 | 1–2 years | Navy | Vice admiral Åke Lindemalm | - | |
| 15 | Major general Henrik Lange (1908–2000) | 1964 | 1968 | 3–4 years |  Navy (Coastal Artillery) | Vice admiral Åke Lindemalm | - | |
| 16 | Major general Bo Westin (1913–2009) | 1968 | 1970 | 1–2 years | Navy (Coastal Artillery) | Vice admiral Åke Lindemalm | - | |
| 17 | Major general Gunnar Eklund (1920–2010) | 1 October 1970 | 1972 | 1–2 years | Navy (Coastal Artillery) | Vice admiral Bengt Lundvall | [15] | |
| 18 | Major general Bo Varenius (1918–1996) | 1972 | 1984 | 11–12 years | Navy (Coastal Artillery) | Vice admiral Bengt Lundvall Vice admiral Per Rudberg | - | |
| 19 | Major general Torsten Engberg (1934–2018) | 1984 | 1987 | 2–3 years | Navy (Coastal Artillery) | Vice admiral Bengt Schuback | - | |
| 20 | Major general Lars G. Persson (born 1937) | 1987 | 1994 | 6–7 years | Navy (Coastal Artillery) | Vice admiral Bengt Schuback Vice admiral Dick Börjesson | - | |
| None (1994–2019) | ||||||||
| 1 | Captain Håkan Magnusson (born 1958) | 1 January 2019 | 31 May 2019 | 150 days | Navy | Rear admiral Jens Nykvist | [16] | |
| 2 | Captain Fredrik Palmquist (born ?) | 1 June 2019 | 31 December 2022 | 3 years, 15 days | Navy | Rear admiral Jens Nykvist Rear admiral Ewa Skoog Haslum | [17] | |
| 3 | Captain Håkan Nilsson (born ?) | 17 June 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 158 days | Navy | Rear admiral Ewa Skoog Haslum | [18] | |
![Theodor Sandström [sv]](/wiki/File:Theodor_Carl_Adam_Sandstr%C3%B6m.jpg)
![Sten Ankarcrona [sv]](/wiki/File:Sten_Johan_Theodor_Claes_Ankarcrona.jpg)
![Ludvig Sidner [sv]](/wiki/File:Joseph_Sidner_(1851-1917)_portrait.jpg)
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![Ragnar Wetterblad [sv]](/wiki/File:Kommend%C3%B6r_Ragnar_Victor_Wetterblad.jpg)
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Vice Chiefs of the Naval Staff
edit| No. | Portrait | Vice/Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff | Title | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Chief of the Naval Staff | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colonel[f] Ragnar Smith (1892–1975) | Vice Chief (Souschef) | 1941 | 1945 | 3–4 years | Navy (Coastal Artillery) | Captain Yngve Ekstrand Rear admiral Helge Strömbäck | [19] | |
| 2 | Colonel Waldemar Wesström (1894–1987) | Vice Chief (Souschef) | 1945 | 1954 | 8–9 years | Navy (Coastal Artillery) | Rear admiral Erik Anderberg Captain Ragnar Wetterblad Rear admiral Bertil Berthelsson | [20] |
![Ragnar Smith [sv]](/wiki/File:Ragnar_Teodor_Smith.jpg)
![Waldemar Wesström [sv]](/wiki/File:Albert_Waldemar_Wesstr%C3%B6m.jpg)
Footnotes
edit- ^ Dismissed from the position on 19 July 1913.[5]
- ^ Appointed on 19 July 1913.[6]
- ^ Ehrensvärd was captain when taking office in 1937 and was promoted to rear admiral in 1938 while still in office.[12]
- ^ Strömbäck was captain when taking office on 1 April 1942 and was promoted to rear admiral on 1 October 1943 while still in office.[13]
- ^ Berthelsson was captain when taking office in 1953 and was promoted to rear admiral in 1954 while still in office.[14]
- ^ Smith was lieutenant colonel when taking office in 1941 and was promoted to colonel in 1942 while still in office.[19]
References
edit- ^ Gullberg 1977, p. 134
- ^ "Kungl. Maj.ts proposition nr 31 år 1964" (in Swedish). Stockholm: Riksdag. 30 December 1963. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ Callerström 1943, p. 523
- ^ Karlsson 2000–2002, p. 413
- ^ a b Lybeck 1920, p. 12
- ^ a b Nevéus 2003–2006, p. 126
- ^ Wikland 1975–1977, p. 634
- ^ Åberg 1982–1984, p. 424
- ^ SvD 1936a, p. 12A.
- ^ SvD 1936b, p. 18A.
- ^ SvD 1936c, p. A13.
- ^ a b Harnesk 1948, p. 241
- ^ a b Gäfvert 2013–2019, p. 20
- ^ a b Davidsson 1968, p. 518
- ^ GHT 1970, p. 5.
- ^ "PÅ NY POST" (PDF). Försvarets forum: personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten (in Swedish) (1). Stockholm: Försvarets forum: 9. 2019. SELIBR 4109339. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ "PÅ NY POST" (PDF). Försvarets forum: personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten (in Swedish) (3). Stockholm: Försvarets forum: 9. 2019. SELIBR 4109339. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ "PÅ NY POST" (PDF). Försvarets forum: personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten (in Swedish) (3). Stockholm: Försvarets forum: 9. 2022. SELIBR 4109339. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ a b Andersson 2003–2006, p. 571
- ^ Harnesk 1962, p. 1375
- Andersson, Mattias (2003–2006). "Smith, släkt". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 32. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- Callerström, H. (1943). "Årsberättelse i reglemente och förvaltning: Ändringar i marinorganisationen 1941, betingande av införandet av befattningen såsom inspektör för kustartilleriet" (PDF). Tidskrift i sjöväsendet (in Swedish) (9). Carlskrona: Tidskrift i sjöväsendet. SELIBR 8258455.
- 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. SELIBR 53513.
- Gullberg, Ingvar E. (1977). Svensk-engelsk fackordbok för näringsliv, förvaltning, undervisning och forskning [A Swedish-English dictionary of technical terms used in business, industry, administration, education and research] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Norstedt. ISBN 91-1-775052-0. SELIBR 8345587.
- Gäfvert, Björn (2013–2019). "Helge Hj I Strömbäck". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 34. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- Harnesk, Paul, ed. (1948). Vem är vem?. D. 3, Götalandsdelen utom Skåne [Who's Who?. D. 3, Götaland part except Scania] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Vem är vem bokförlag. SELIBR 8198271.
- Harnesk, Paul, ed. (1962). Vem är vem? 1, Stor-Stockholm [Who's Who? 1, Greater Stockholm] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Vem är vem. SELIBR 53509.
- Karlsson, Gunilla (2000–2002). "Sandström, släkt". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 31. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- Lybeck, Otto (1920). "Sten J T C Ankarcrona". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 2. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- Nevéus, Torgny (2003–2006). "J W Ludvig Sidner". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 32. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- Wikland, Erik (1975–1977). "Henning V M Krusenstierna, von". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 21. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- Åberg, Alf (1982–1984). "Otto E Lybeck". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 24. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- "Synnergren ny ÖB Lundvall marinchef". Göteborgs Handels- och Sjöfartstidning (in Swedish). TT. 10 January 1970. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- "Ny chef för marinstaben utnämnd". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 1 February 1936. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- "Den nye marinstabschefen". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 23 February 1936. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- "Amiral Lindsström har lämnat marinstaben". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 1 October 1936. Retrieved 28 September 2022.