28 June 1965(1965-06-28) (aged 67) Mariehamn, Åland Islands
Buried
Skogsö cemetery, Saltsjöbaden
Allegiance
Sweden
Service/branch
Swedish Army
Years of service
1919–1961
Rank
General
Commands held
Norrbotten Regiment
Army Department, Defence Staff
Vice Chief of the Defence Staff
Section 1, Defence Staff
Chief of the Defence Staff
Supreme Commander
Relations
Sten Swedlund (nephew)
General Nils Per Robert Swedlund (16 May 1898 – 28 June 1965) was a senior Swedish Army officer. Swedlund, commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1919, served in Hälsinge Regiment. He rose through the ranks, becoming a captain in the General Staff Corps in 1933 and later teaching at the Royal Swedish Army Staff College. Promoted to major in 1940 and lieutenant colonel in 1942, he held key roles in the Defence Staff.
During World War II, Swedlund trained Norwegian police troops and later commanded Norrbotten Regiment. He served as Chief of the Defence Staff from 1947 to 1951, achieving major general, lieutenant general, and general ranks in quick succession. As Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces from 1951 to 1961, he strongly advocated for Swedish nuclear weapons and played a role in forming a secret resistance movement in case of a Soviet invasion, known as the Stay-behind movement.
^"Mellan Thörnell och Syrén" [Between Thörnell and Syrén]. Kristianstadsbladet (in Swedish). 1 December 2003. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
General Nils Per Robert Swedlund (16 May 1898 – 28 June 1965) was a senior Swedish Army officer. Swedlund, commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1919...
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Sweden, the son of Robert Swedlund [sv], an archivist, and his wife Ingrid (née Tobé). His uncle was General NilsSwedlund, the Supreme Commander of the...
Atomenergi. Only a few days after the decision, the Supreme Commander, NilsSwedlund, assigned the FOA to explore possibilities for Sweden to acquire nuclear...
ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533. Zetterberg, Kent (2014). "Nils Per Robert Swedlund". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 34. National Archives...
First Chamber 1959–64 Sweden Frihet under ansvar 756 21 November 1963 NilsSwedlund General of Swedish Army Supreme Commander 1951–61 Sweden Si vis pacem...
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offices Preceded by NilsSwedlund Vice Chief of the Defence Staff 1946–1950 Succeeded by Moje Östberg Preceded by NilsSwedlund Section 1 of the Defence...
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ISBN 913812291X. SELIBR 3682769. Hultman, Barbro, ed. (27 June 1987). "Sten Swedlund". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 13. Retrieved 29 September 2022. "Nya...
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