Lieutenant General Karl Gösta (Karl-Gösta) Olof Lundmark (18 January 1919 – 16 November 1995) was a senior Swedish Army officer. Lundmark served as chief of staff of the IV Military District (1961–1965), of the Bergslagen Military District (1972–1974) and of the Upper Norrland Military District (1974–1976). He also served as Commanding General of the Upper Norrland Military District (1976–1980).
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| Birth name | Karl Gösta Olof Lundmark |
| Born | 18 January 1919 Överluleå, Sweden |
| Died | 16 November 1995 (aged 76) Överluleå, Sweden |
| Allegiance | Sweden |
| Service | Swedish Army |
| Years of service | 1943–1980 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
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Early life
editLundmark was born on 18 January 1919 in Överluleå Parish, Boden Municipality, Sweden,[1] the son of Hjalmar Lundmark, a farmer, and his wife Bertha (née Karlsson).[2] He passed studentexamen in Boden in 1940.[3]
Career
editLundmark graduated from the Military Academy Karlberg in 1943 and was commissioned as an officer with the rank of second lieutenant,[2] after which he was promoted to lieutenant in Boden Artillery Regiment in 1945.[4] He attended the Artillery Officers' School at the Artillery and Engineering College from 1947 to 1948 and the Higher Artillery Course there from 1949 to 1951.[5] He was promoted to captain in Boden Artillery Regiment in 1952,[6] and served as a General Staff officer in the staff in IV Military District from 1956 to 1961.[7]
Lundmark was promoted to major in the General Staff Corps in 1961,[6] and was posted as chief of staff in the staff of the IV Military District from 1961 to 1965,[8][9] and was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1964[2] and served in Norrland Artillery Regiment from 1965 to 1966.[10] In 1966, Lundmark was promoted to colonel and appointed regimental commander of Boden Artillery Regiment. Two years later, he was promoted to senior colonel and then served as head of Operations Command 1 in the Defence Staff from 1968 to 1972.[6] Lundmark was then posted as chief of staff in Bergslagen Military District from 1972 to 1974 when he was promoted to major general. He then served as chief of staff in the Upper Norrland Military District from 1974 to 1976. Lundmark was promoted to lieutenant general in 1976 and served as commanding general of the Upper Norrland Military District from 1976 to 1980.[2]
Personal life
editIn 1945, he married Margareta Malmros (1919–2000),[1] the daughter of train driver Nils Malmros and Hilda (née Höög).[2] They had one child: Lars (born 1950).[10]
Death
editLundmark died on 16 November 1995 in Överluleå Parish, Boden Municipality, Sweden.[1]
Dates of rank
edit- 1943 – Second lieutenant
- 1945 – Lieutenant
- 1952 – Captain
- 1961 – Major
- 1964 – Lieutenant colonel
- 1966 – Colonel
- 1968 – Senior colonel
- 1974 – Major general
- 1976 – Lieutenant general
Awards and decorations
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Commander 1st Class of the Order of the Sword (11 November 1972)[11]
Commander of the Order of the Sword (17 November 1969)[12]
Knight 1st Class of the Order of the Sword (1962)[13]
References
edit- ^ a b c Sveriges dödbok 1901-2009 [Swedish death index 1901-2009] (in Swedish) (Version 5.0 ed.). Solna: Sveriges släktforskarförbund. 2010. ISBN 9789187676598. SELIBR 11931231.
- ^ a b c d e Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1994). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1995 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1995] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. pp. 724–725. ISBN 91-1-943202-X. SELIBR 8261514.
- ^ a b "Militärbefälhavare för Övre Norrland". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 1995-11-29. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1948 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1948. p. 352.
- ^ 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. pp. 123, 190. ISBN 9187184184. SELIBR 7762906.
- ^ a b c Kjellander, Rune (2003). Sveriges regementschefer 1700-2000: chefsbiografier och förbandsöversikter (in Swedish). Stockholm: Probus. p. 136. ISBN 9187184745. SELIBR 8981272.
- ^ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1960 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1960. p. 341.
- ^ Sveriges statskalender. 1965 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1965. p. 353.
- ^ Sveriges statskalender. 1966 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1966. p. 328.
- ^ a b 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. pp. 260–261. SELIBR 53513.
- ^ Kungl. Hovstaterna: Kungl. Maj:ts Ordens arkiv, Matriklar (D 1), vol. 14 (1970–1979), p. 31 (digital imageing).
- ^ Kungl. Hovstaterna: Kungl. Maj:ts Ordens arkiv, Matriklar (D 1), vol. 13 (1960–1969), p. 53 (digital imageing).
- ^ Bihang till Sveriges statskalender 1968. Kungl. Svenska riddareordnarna 1968 (in Swedish). Uppsala. 1968. p. 130.
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