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Folke Rehnström

Lieutenant General Sven Evert Folke Rehnström (3 November 1942 – 1 September 2020) was a senior Swedish Army officer. Rehnström served as Chief of the Joint Forces Directorate from 1998 to 2002.

Folke Rehnström
Birth nameSven Evert Folke Rehnström
Born(1942-11-03)3 November 1942
Halmstad, Sweden
Died1 September 2020(2020-09-01) (aged 77)
Hudiksvall, Sweden
Allegiance Sweden
Service / branchSwedish Army
Years of service1967–2002
RankLieutenant General
Commands

Early life

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Rehnström was born on 3 November 1942 in Halmstad Parish, Halland County, Sweden.[1] Rehnström graduated from the Military Academy Karlberg in 1967 and was commissioned as an officer the same year in Wendes Artillery Regiment.[2]

Career

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He attended the Artillery Officers' School at the Artillery and Engineering Officers School from 1969 to 1970,[3] and was promoted to captain in 1972.[2] Rehnström attended the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College from 1972 to 1975.[4] In August 1975, the then captain Rehnström of Wendes Regiment, was awarded the Royal Swedish Army Staff College Association Scholarship Fund's (Föreningen krigshögskolans stipendiefond) scholarship for 1975. The scholarship, which was SEK 3,000, was awarded in connection with the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College's higher 2-year courses. Rehnström received the scholarship for demonstrated outstanding skill. It was to be used for military science studies abroad.[5] He then served in the Army Staff from 1975 to 1980[4] (from 1977 as office head),[2] and was part-time teacher of general tactics at the Artillery and Engineering Regimental Officers School from 1976 to 1981.[6] He was promoted to major in the General Staff Corps on 1 September 1978,[7] and then served in the Program Department in the Planning Command (Planeringsledningen) in the Defence Staff from 1980 to 1981.[2][4] Rehnström was posted to Småland Artillery Regiment between 1981 and 1983.[4]

In 1983, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel,[2] after which he was head of the Program Department in the Planning Command from 1983 to 1986.[2][4][8] Rehnström served in the System Department in the Main Department for Army Equipment in the Defence Materiel Administration from 1986 to 1987 and as battalion commander in Karlskrona Coastal Artillery Regiment from 1987 to 1988.[2][4] He was promoted to colonel on 1 July 1989 and appointed Deputy Director-General of the Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) and head of FMV's Main Department for Central Management.[9] Rehnström was promoted to major general in 1991.[2] He served at FMV until 1994.[4] In 1994, Rhenström was considered as a potential candidate for the position of Chief of the Joint Operations Command at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters by the then Supreme Commander, General Bengt Gustafsson. However, Rhenström's plans clashed with Defence Minister Anders Björck's preferences. Instead, Major General Percurt Green was chosen as the Chief of Joint Operations Command after consultation with the incoming Supreme Commander at that time, General Owe Wictorin.[10] Instead, Rehnström was appointed deputy director-general (departementsråd) in Ministry of Defence. He then served as Chief of Staff in Northern Military District from 1995 to 1996.[4] Rehnström was promoted to lieutenant general in 1996[11] and was director and head of the Main Unit for the Military Part of the Total Defense in the Ministry of Defence from 1996 to 1998.[4][12] Rehnström was then the first Chief of the Joint Forces Directorate (Krigsförbandsledningen) in the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters from 1998 to 2002.[13]

Personal life

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He was married to Gunilla (Nilla).[14]

Dates of rank

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Honours

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Rehnström was promoted directly from colonel to major general, passed senior colonel, when he was appointed Deputy Director-General of the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration from 1 July 1989.[15]

References

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  1. ^ Sveriges befolkning 1980 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Sveriges släktforskarförb. 2004. ISBN 9187676370. SELIBR 9632925.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Kjellander, Rune (1996). Kungl Krigsvetenskapsakademien: Svenska krigsmanna sällskapet (till 1805), Kungl Krigsvetenskapsakademien : biografisk matrikel med porträttgalleri 1796-1995 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Akad. p. 198. ISBN 9163041812. SELIBR 7451162.
  3. ^ Uller, Lennart B:son, ed. (1992). AIHS 1818-1992: minnesskrift med anledning av Högre artilleriläroverkets, Krigshögskolans å Marieberg, Artilleri- och ingenjörhögskolans, Artilleri- och ingenjörofficersskolans, Artilleri- och ingenjörregementsofficersskolans samt (ånyo) Artilleri- och ingenjörhögskolans etthundrasjuttiofyraåriga tillvaro (in Swedish). Stockholm: Probus. p. 153. ISBN 9187184184. SELIBR 7762906.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Engman, Guy, ed. (2001). Svensk försvarskalender 2002 [Swedish defence handbook. 2002] (in Swedish). Eskilstuna: Guy Engman Promotion. p. 479. SELIBR 8405535.
  5. ^ "Årets bäste generalstabsaspirant". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 24 August 1975. p. 32. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  6. ^ Uller, Lennart B:son, ed. (1992). AIHS 1818-1992: minnesskrift med anledning av Högre artilleriläroverkets, Krigshögskolans å Marieberg, Artilleri- och ingenjörhögskolans, Artilleri- och ingenjörofficersskolans, Artilleri- och ingenjörregementsofficersskolans samt (ånyo) Artilleri- och ingenjörhögskolans etthundrasjuttiofyraåriga tillvaro (in Swedish). Stockholm: Probus. p. 91. ISBN 9187184184. SELIBR 7762906.
  7. ^ Westtorp, Hans, ed. (1978-08-22). "Officiellt". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 11. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  8. ^ Sveriges statskalender. 1985 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1985. p. 103. ISBN 91-38-90564-7. SELIBR 3682783.
  9. ^ Hultmand, Barbro, ed. (1988-12-31). "Folke Rehnström". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. (15)19. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  10. ^ Olofson, Sune (1995-01-04). "Förre ÖB rasar mot utnämning". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 9. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  11. ^ Försvarsmaktens rulla. 1999 (in Swedish). Stockholm. 1999. p. 106. SELIBR 21443548.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  12. ^ Sveriges statskalender 1998 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1998. p. 88. ISBN 9138313111. SELIBR 3682777.
  13. ^ Andersson, Björn (2016). Kungl Krigsvetenskapsakademien: Svenska krigsmanna sällskapet (till 1805), Kungl Krigsvetenskapsakademien : 20 år med akademien och dess ledamöter 1996-2016 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Kungl. Krigsvetenskapsakademien. p. 102. ISBN 9789198087888. SELIBR 20033514.
  14. ^ "Till minne: Folke Rehnström". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 2020-09-23. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  15. ^ Hultman, Barbro, ed. (11 March 1989). "Bertel Österdahl". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. (17)21. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
Military offices
Preceded by
Tomas Warming
 Chief of Staff of the Northern Military District
1995–1996 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
None
 Joint Forces Directorate
1998–2002 		Succeeded by
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