Lieutenant General Sven-Åke Jansson (25 October 1937 – 10 September 2014) was a senior Swedish Army officer. He served as commander of Gotland Military Command (1988–1994) and as Commanding General of the Southern Military District (1994–1998).
Sven-Åke Jansson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 October 1937 Ängelholm, Sweden |
| Died | 10 September 2014 (aged 76) Färlöv, Sweden |
| Allegiance | Sweden |
| Service | Swedish Army |
| Years of service | 1961–1998 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | |
| Battles / wars | Cyprus dispute |
Career
editJansson was commissioned as an officer in 1961 after graduating from the Swedish Armed Forces School for Secondary Education in Uppsala.[1] He was then assigned to the North Scanian Infantry Regiment (I 6) in Kristianstad.[2] As a second lieutenant, Jansson was ordered in June 1962 to Scanian Armoured Regiment (P 2) to serve in its 1st Company. By company commander Captain Folke Sonesson, Jansson received a thorough education on the Centurion tank. Jansson was then entrusted to command the company during the spring exercises in 1963. Just over a year later, Jansson was commander of the 15th Tank Company in Kristianstad Brigade (Kristianstadsbrigaden, PB 26). As a young lieutenant, he made one of the many exciting efforts that contributed to the North Scanian Regiment (P 6) being able to raise a functioning armored brigade in the surprisingly short time of two years.[3] After graduating from the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College in Stockholm, he became a General Staff Corps officer and served, among other things, in the Defence Staff in Stockholm.[2] He was promoted to captain in 1969,[4] to major in 1972[5] and to lieutenant colonel in 1977.[6] During this time, Jansson also served as Swedish battalion commander in Cyprus, part of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP).[2]
In 1980, Jansson was appointed commander of Norrbotten Armoured Battalion in Boden.[7] He then served as head of Section 2 in the Upper Norrland Military District (Milo ÖN) in Boden from 1981 to 1983.[8] Jansson was promoted to colonel in 1983 and served as section chief in the Operations Command of the Upper Norrland Military District (Milo ÖN) from 1983 to 1984.[9] Jansson was then commander of Norrbotten Regiment with Norrbotten Armoured Battalion (I 19/P 5) from 1984 to 1986.[10] Jansson was promoted to senior colonel in 1986 and moved from Boden to Ystad after being appointed commander of the South Scanian Regiment and Malmö Defence District (P 7/Fo 11), serving until 1988.[11] He was promoted to major general in 1988 and was Commanding General of the Gotland Military Command in Visby from 1 April 1988 to 30 June 1994.[12] Jansson was promoted to lieutenant general and appointed Commanding General of the Southern Military District (Milo S) in Kristianstad on 1 July 1994,[13] serving until 1 July 1998 when he was succeeded by lieutenant general Kent Harrskog.[14] During his tenure as commander of Milo S, Scanian Anti-Aircraft Corps in Ystad was disbanded and the South Scanian Regiment moved from Ystad to Revingehed outside Lund.[15]
As a newly retired, he worked as a consultant and also as an adviser to the newly formed Lithuanian Armed Forces.[2]
Personal life
editOn 3 July 1965, Jansson married Anges Anita (born 1942). They had three children: Hans Kristian (born 1966), Agnes Helena (born 1970) and Anna Kristina (born 1971).[16]
In 1997, he and his wife Anita bought the rectory in Färlöv in Scania.[2]
Death
editJansson died on 10 September 2014 in Färlöv, Sweden. He was interred on 14 November 2014 at the Eastern cemetery in Kristianstad.[17]
Dates of rank
edit- 1961 – Second lieutenant
- 19?? – Lieutenant
- 1969 – Captain
- 1972 – Major
- 1977 – Lieutenant colonel
- 1983 – Colonel
- 1986 – Senior colonel
- 1988 – Major general
- 1994 – Lieutenant general
References
edit- ^ Gustafsson, Bengt; Sagrén, Åke (17 October 2014). "Sven-Åke Jansson". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Liljegren, Matts; Österdahl, Bertel (10 October 2014). "Sven-Åke Jansson". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Björeman, Carl (2013). Var vi redo?: svenska armén under kalla kriget (PDF). Publikation / Försvaret och det kalla kriget (FOKK), 1652-5388; 43 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Svenskt militärhistoriskt bibliotek. pp. 79–80. ISBN 9789186837549. SELIBR 14935484.
- ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1972). Sveriges statskalender. 1972 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksell. p. 407. SELIBR 8261599.
- ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1973). Sveriges statskalender. 1973 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksell. p. 406. SELIBR 8261599.
- ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1979). Sveriges statskalender. 1979 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 371. ISBN 91-38-04622-9. SELIBR 3682760.
- ^ Hagström, Svante (2014). "In memoriam". P 18-A 7-Lv 2-KA 3 kamratföreningars tidskrift (in Swedish). Visby: P18-A7-Lv2-KA3 kamratföreningar: 2. SELIBR 14706548.
- ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1982). Sveriges statskalender. 1982 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 390. ISBN 9138067307. SELIBR 3682763.
- ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1985). Sveriges statskalender. 1984 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 380. ISBN 91-38-90400-4. SELIBR 3682782.
- ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1985). Sveriges statskalender. 1985 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 383. ISBN 91-38-90564-7. SELIBR 3682783.
- ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1987). Sveriges statskalender. 1987 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 389. ISBN 91-38-09751-6. SELIBR 3682766.
- ^ Hammarhjelm, Bengt (1999). Beredskap på Gotland 175 år: 1811-1986 (in Swedish) (2nd, ext., plus complementary to 2000 ed.). Visby: Ödin. pp. 251–252. ISBN 91-85716-84-7. SELIBR 7751982.
- ^ "Sammanställning över utnämningar och nya befattningar" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish) (1). Stockholm: Flygstaben: 34. 1994. SELIBR 8257600.
- ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1998). Sveriges statskalender 1998 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 216. ISBN 9138313111. SELIBR 3682777.
- ^ Lantz, Thomas (March 2018). "20 år sedan portarna låstes i Ystad" (PDF). Lv-fyringen: medlemsblad för Kungl. Skånska luftvärnskårens kamratförening (in Swedish) (1). Malmö: Kungl. Skånska luftvärnskårens kamratförening: 3. SELIBR 2751160.
- ^ "Sven-Åke Jansson". www.gotlandsforsvarshistoria.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Sven Åke Jansson". wwww.gravar.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 November 2021.