Hans Berndtson

Hans Berndtson
Hans Berndtson
	Berndtson as major.
Birth name	Hans Göran Berndtson
Born	2 July 1945 (age 76); Gothenburg, Sweden
Allegiance	Sweden
Service/branch	Swedish Army
Years of service	1970–2005
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	Gästrike Brigade; Hälsinge Regiment; Gävleborg Defence District; Middle Army Division; General Training and Management Directorate; Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters; Deputy Supreme Commander;

Lieutenant General Hans Göran Berndtson (born 2 July 1945) was a Swedish Army officer. His senior commands include commanding officer of the Middle Army Division, head of the General Training and Management Directorate in the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters and as Deputy Supreme Commander.

Career[]

Berndtson passed studentexamen in 1966.^[1] He graduated from the Military Academy Karlberg in 1970 and was promoted the same year to lieutenant in Bohuslän Regiment,^[2] where he was promoted to captain in 1973^[3] and served as a platoon leader.^[1] Berndtson was educated at the Swedish Infantry Combat School in 1972 and he attended the Higher Staff Course at the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College from 1978 to 1980.^[1] He was promoted to major in 1981 and entered the General Staff Corps in 1983, and served as a teacher at the vid Swedish Armed Forces Staff College from 1984 to 1986. Berndtson was promoted to lieutenant colonel in the General Staff Corps in 1986,^[3] and studied at the Bundeswehr Command and Staff College in Germany from 1986 to 1987,^[1] and served in the Dalarna Regiment from 1987 to 1989^[3] and was head of the Planning Department in the Defence Staff from 1989 to 1991.^[2]

In 1991, Berndtson was promoted to colonel and appointed commanding officer of the Gästrike Brigade (Gästrikebrigaden). He was promoted to senior colonel in 1993 and then served as commanding officer of the Gävleborg Defence District (Gävleborgs försvarsområde) as well as of the Hälsinge Regiment from 1993 to 1994. Berndtson then served as commanding officer of the Middle Army Division from 1994 to 1996.^[3] During the 1990s he also educated himself at the Swedish National Defence College: Higher Operational Management Course in 1993, Main Course in 1994 and the Senior Management Course in 1996.^[1] In 1996, Berndtson was promoted to major general^[3] and from 1996 to 1998 he served as head of the Supreme Commander's coordination group for implementation of the Defence Act of 1996.^[1] He was promoted to lieutenant general in 1998 and was head of the General Training and Management Directorate (Grundorganisationsledningen) in the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters from 1998 to 2000.^[3] From 2001 to 2005, Berndtson served as Deputy Supreme Commander and head of the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters,^[2]^[3] after which he retired from the Swedish Armed Forces in 2005.^[2]

Berndtson has also been an expert in the Swedish Parliamentary Defence Commission (Försvarsberedningen), and chairman of the Swedish Armed Forces Personnel Responsibility Committee (Försvarsmaktens personalansvarsnämnd). He was also a member of the board of the Society and Defence, the Swedish Coast Guard, the Swedish National Board of Psychological Defence (Styrelsen för psykologiskt försvar) and the Stiftelsen Gällöfsta kurscentrum.^[1]

Dates of rank[]

19?? – Second lieutenant
1970 – Lieutenant
1973 – Captain
1981 – Major
1986 – Lieutenant colonel
1991 – Colonel
1993 – Senior colonel
1996 – Major general
1998 – Lieutenant general

Honours[]

Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences (1997)^[2]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Engman, Guy, ed. (2004). Svensk försvarskalender 2004 [Swedish defence handbook 2004] (in Swedish). Eskilstuna: Streck & punkt. p. 450. SELIBR 4341861.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e 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. 34. ISBN 9789198087888. SELIBR 20033514.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Kjellander, Rune (2003). Sveriges regementschefer 1700-2000: chefsbiografier och förbandsöversikter (in Swedish). Stockholm: Probus. p. 34. ISBN 9187184745. SELIBR 8981272.

Military offices
Preceded by Folke Ekstedt	Hälsinge Regiment Gävleborg Defence District 1993–1994	Succeeded by Tomas Bornestaf
Preceded by ?	Middle Army Division 1994–1996	Succeeded by Anders Ihrén as acting
Preceded by None	General Training and Management Directorate 1998–2000	Succeeded by Bengt-Arne Johansson
Preceded by Frank Rosenius	Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters 2001–2002	Succeeded by Johan Kihl
Preceded by Frank Rosenius	Deputy Supreme Commander 2001–2005	Succeeded by None

[Engman_(2004),_p._450-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Engman, Guy, ed. (2004). Svensk försvarskalender 2004 [Swedish defence handbook 2004] (in Swedish). Eskilstuna: Streck & punkt. p. 450. SELIBR 4341861.

[Andersson_(2016),_p._34-2] 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. 34. ISBN 9789198087888. SELIBR 20033514.

[Kjellander_(2003),_p._34-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Kjellander, Rune (2003). Sveriges regementschefer 1700-2000: chefsbiografier och förbandsöversikter (in Swedish). Stockholm: Probus. p. 34. ISBN 9187184745. SELIBR 8981272.

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