Curt Göransson

Curt Göransson
Birth name Curt Ture Engelbrecht Göransson
Born (1909-07-15)15 July 1909
Stockholm, Sweden
Died 11 November 1996(1996-11-11) (aged 87)
Buried at Lidingö cemetery, Lidingö, Stockholm (59°21′56″N 18°9′40″E / 59.36556°N 18.16111°E / 59.36556; 18.16111Coordinates: 59°21′56″N 18°9′40″E / 59.36556°N 18.16111°E / 59.36556; 18.16111)
Service/branch Swedish Army
Years of service 1930–1969
Rank General
Commands held Chief of the Defence Staff (1957–61)
I. Military Area (1961–63)
Chief of the Army (1963–69)
Awards Order of the Sword
Order of Vasa
Order of the Polar Star
etc
Spouse(s) Eva Nordlinder (1909–1991)

Curt Ture Engelbrecht Göransson (15 July 1909 – 11 November 1996) was a Swedish officer. He was Chief of the Army from 1963 to 1969.

Military career

Göransson was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and was the son of lieutenant colonel Erik Göransson and Elsa, née Engelbrecht.[1] He became second lieutenant at the Uppland Infantery Regiment (I 8) in 1930. He studied first at the War College from 1935 to 1937, and later at the Prussian Military Academy in Berlin from 1938 to 1939. Göransson was promoted to captain of the General Staff Corps in 1940 and was a teacher at the War College from 1942 to 1945. He served at the Svea Life Guards (I 1) from 1945 to 1947 and was appointed major of the General Staff in 1948.[1]

He was promoted to lieutenant colonel of the General Staff Corps in 1952 and served at the South Scania Infantry Regiment (I 7) in 1953. Göransson was promoted to colonel and commander of the Hälsingland Regiment (I 14) in 1955.[1] He remained in that position until 1957, when he was promoted to major general and appointed acting Chief of the Defence Staff. Göransson was then Chief of Defence Staff from 1957 to 1960 and was the military commander of the I. Military Area from 1961 to 1963. He was promoted to lieutenant general in 1963 and was Chief of the Army from 1963 to 1969, when he was promoted to full general.[1]

Other work

Göransson acted as a military expert at the Scandinavian defense negotiations from 1948 to 1949 and in defense investigation from 1949 to 1950 as well as in the 1960 defense committee.[1] Göransson was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences from 1949.[2]

Personal life

In 1933, Göransson married Eva Nordlinder (1909–1991), the daughter of banker Ferdinand Nordlinder and Annie Hedberg.[1] He was the father of Kjell (born 1934) and Christer (1938–1995).[2][3] Göransson died in 1996 and was buried at Lidingö cemetery.[3]

Awards and decorations

Göransson's awards:[2]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1992). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1993 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1993] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 412. ISBN 91-1-914072-X.
  2. 1 2 3 Davidsson, Åke, ed. (1968). Vem är vem?. 5, Norrland : supplement, register [Who is Who?. 5, Norrland : supplements, directory] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Vem är vem. p. 668.
  3. 1 2 "Curt Thure Engelbrecht Göransson" (in Swedish). Finngraven.se. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
Military offices
Preceded by
Richard Åkerman		 Chief of the Defence Staff
1957–1961 		Succeeded by
Carl Eric Almgren
Preceded by
Viking Tamm		 Commander of I. Military Area
1961–1963 		Succeeded by
Tage Ohlin
Preceded by
Thord Bonde		 Chief of the Army
1963–1969 		Succeeded by
Carl Eric Almgren
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