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Claes Tornberg

Rear Admiral Claes Egmont Tornberg (born 10 February 1936) is a retired Swedish Navy officer. He served as Commander-in-Chief of the Coastal Fleet from 1985 and 1990 and as head of the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College from 1990 to 1996 and the newly created Swedish National Defence College from 1997 to 1998.

Claes Tornberg
Birth nameClaes Egmont Tornberg
Born (1936-02-10) 10 February 1936 (age 88)
Västerås, Sweden
AllegianceSweden
Service / branchSwedish Navy
Years of service1958–1998
RankRear admiral
Commands

Early life

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Tornberg was born on 10 February 1936 in Västerås Parish, Sweden,[1] the son of colonel Egmont Tornberg and his wife Aina (née Setterborg).[2] He passed studentexamen at Södra Latin in Stockholm on 7 May 1955.[3]

Career

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Tornberg graduated from the Royal Swedish Naval Academy in September 1958.[4] He underwent a staff course at the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College between 1966 and 1968, and attended the Naval War College in the United States from 1976 to 1977. Tornberg commanded the 11th Torpedo Boat Division (11. torpedbåtsdivisionen) from 1977 to 1979 and was head of the Naval Staff's Planning Section from 1979 to 1983.[2]

He was promoted to captain on 25 June 1981.[5] On 1 October 1983, Tornberg was appointed flag captain in the Coastal Fleet.[6] He was promoted to rear admiral and appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Coastal Fleet from 1 October 1985.[7]

In October 1990, Major General Evert Båge was to be replaced as the head of the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College. The Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces, General Bengt Gustafsson, proposed Tornberg for the job, but Defence Minister Roine Carlsson preferred Senior Colonel Einar Lyth [sv]. Despite all authorities except Gustafsson supporting Lyth, the appointment of Tornberg came as a surprise on 27 July 1990, during vacation time, with Carlsson absent. The decision was signed by Rune Molin [sv] and Bengt Göransson as acting Prime Minister and Defence Minister, respectively. This was one of several feuds between General Gustafsson and Defence Minister Carlsson.[8]

When the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College was amalgamated with the Swedish National Defence College on 1 January 1997, Tornberg became its head. He retired on 31 March 1998.[9]

Tornberg was a board member of the Kristineberg Center for Marine Research and Innovation [sv] from 1999.[10]

Personal life

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Tornberg got engaged on 31 December 1958 to Ann-Charlotte von Hofsten (born 1937) at Borrud [sv] in Töreboda Municipality.[11] She was the daughter of county council director Erland von Hofsten and his wife Ebba Sörensen.[2][12] The banns were issued on 7 June 1959 and the wedding took place in Bäcks Church [sv] on 19 June 1959.[13][14] The wedding officiant was court chaplain Robert Murray [sv].[15] Their daughter was born on 23 September 1962 at Allmänna BB in Stockholm[16] and a second daughter was born on 31 December 1963 at Allmänna BB.[17] He also has two sons.[18]

Dates of rank

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Awards and decorations

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Honours

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References

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  1. ^ Sveriges befolkning 1980 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Sveriges släktforskarförb. 2004. ISBN 9187676370. SELIBR 9632925.
  2. ^ a b c d Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1129. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
  3. ^ "Lördagens studenter". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 8 May 1955. p. 12A. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Examen vid sjökrigsskolan". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 24 September 1958. p. 8A. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  5. ^ Walck, Ingela, ed. (26 June 1981). "På nya poster inom det militära". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 13. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Militära chefer". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 4 June 1983. p. 15. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  7. ^ Hultman, Barbro, ed. (23 February 1985). "Claes Tornberg". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 17. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Konsten att bli general". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 23 September 1990. p. 15. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Ny chef för Försvarshögskolan". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 3 April 1998. p. 8/E1. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  10. ^ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1143. ISBN 9172850426. SELIBR 8261515.
  11. ^ "FÖRLOVADE". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 2 January 1959. p. 2A. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  12. ^ "FÖRLOVADE". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 2 January 1959. p. 10A. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  13. ^ "LYSNING". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 25 May 1959. p. 2A. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  14. ^ "VIGDE". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 21 June 1959. p. 2A. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  15. ^ "FAMILJENYTT". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 21 June 1959. p. A11. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  16. ^ "FÖDDE". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 25 September 1962. p. 2A. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  17. ^ "FÖDDE". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 2 January 1964. p. 2A. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  18. ^ Lidén, Erik (8 February 1996). "DAGENS JUBILAR". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 19. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  19. ^ "Sök ordens- och medaljförläningar" (in Swedish). Royal Court of Sweden. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  20. ^ "Kungl. Örlogsmannasällskapet utdelade medaljer i guld och silver" (in Swedish). Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  21. ^ Westtorp, Hans, ed. (21 November 1977). "Pansarbåts-studier gav örlogsdiplom". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 13. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  22. ^ "Krigsvetenskapsakademien". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 27 April 1983. p. 19. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
Military offices
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief of the Coastal Fleet
1985–1990 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Swedish Armed Forces Staff College
1990–1996 		Succeeded by
None
Preceded by
Nils Gyldén
 Swedish National Defence College
1997–1998 		Succeeded by
Karlis Neretnieks
Professional and academic associations
Preceded by Chairman of the Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences
1991–2000 		Succeeded by
Bertil Björkman
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