Peder Ohlsson

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Peder Ohlsson
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Birth nameDennis Peder Dag Ohlsson
Born(1962-03-10)10 March 1962
Karlstorp, Sweden
Allegiance Sweden
Service/branchAmphibious Corps (Swedish Navy)
Years of service1984–present
RankBrigadier General
Commands held
Battles/warsWar in Afghanistan

Brigadier General Dennis Peder Dag Ohlsson (born 10 March 1962) is an officer in the Swedish Amphibious Corps. He currently serves as Deputy Chief of Navy.

Career[]

Ohlsson was born on 10 March 1962 Karlstorp Parish, Vetlanda Municipality, Sweden.[1] Ohlsson graduated from the Swedish Navy Officers’ College (Marinens officershögskola, MOHS)[2] in 1984 and was commissioned as an officer the same year in Vaxholm Coastal Artillery Regiment with the rank of fänrik,[3] where he was promoted to lieutenant in 1988.[4] In 1988, Ohlsson served as acting platoon leader at the Coastal Ranger School (Kustjägarskolan) in Vaxholm.[5] He was promoted to captain in 1991[6] and to major in 1996.[7] Ohlsson was educated at, among other places, the Marine Corps University at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia, United States from 2004 to 2005. After being promoted to lieutenant colonel, he was battalion commander in the 1st Marine Regiment from 2006 to 2007 and commander of the Swedish contingent TD01, part of the European Union Military Operation in Chad and the Central African Republic (EUFOR Tchad/RCA) in Chad and the Central African Republic during 2008. Between 2008 and 2011, Ohlsson was posted as head of the Strategic Section at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters.[2] In 2011, Ohlsson served as a military adviser to the SRSG in the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) located at UN Headquarters in Kabul.

After being promoted to colonel, Ohlsson served as chief developer in the Human Resources Staff (Personalstaben, PERSS) at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters from 2012 to 2013[2] and then commander of the 25th Swedish contingent (FS25), part of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), from May to December 2013.[8][9] From 2014 to 2018, he served as regimental commander of the 1st Marine Regiment[5] also commander of Haninge and Gotland Garrisons. From 2018 to 2020, Ohlsson served in the Joint Support Staff (Insatsstaben, INSS) at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters,[10] and from 12 April 2018 as head of the Joint Support Staff, as well as chief of staff of the Joint Forces Command.[11] On 20 March 2020, Ohlsson was promoted to brigadier general and was appointed Deputy Chief of Navy.[12]

From 2010 to March 2013, Ohlsson served as one of the ADC's of His Majesty the King Carl XVI Gustaf.[13]

Dates of rank[]

Colonel Ohlsson (left) at Utö in 2016.

Awards and decorations[]

Honours[]

References[]

  1. ^ Sveriges befolkning 1980 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Sveriges släktforskarförb. 2004. ISBN 9187676370. SELIBR 9632925.
  2. ^ a b c d 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. 56. ISBN 9789198087888. SELIBR 20033514.
  3. ^ Svenska försvarsväsendets rulla 1984–1985 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Försvarsdep. 1985. p. 669. SELIBR 3684907.
  4. ^ Svenska försvarets rulla 1989 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Försvarets läromedelscentral. 1989. p. 695. SELIBR 4109293.
  5. ^ a b Lindstedt, Magnus (2018-01-19). "Amfibieregementet får ny förbandschef" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  6. ^ Försvarsmaktens rulla. 1995 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Högkvarteret, Försvarsmakten. 1995. p. 463. SELIBR 4343056.
  7. ^ Försvarsmaktens rulla. 1999 (in Swedish). Stockholm. 1999. p. 424. SELIBR 21443548.
  8. ^ Laggar, Mats (2013-05-14). "FS 25 på plats" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  9. ^ "FS 26 tar över" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 2013-12-01. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  10. ^ "PÅ NY POST" (PDF). Försvarets forum: personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten (in Swedish). Stockholm: Försvarets forum (5): 12. 2017. SELIBR 4109339.
  11. ^ "PÅ NY POST" (PDF). Försvarets forum: personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten (in Swedish). Stockholm: Försvarets forum (2): 8. 2018. SELIBR 4109339.
  12. ^ "PÅ NY POST" (PDF). Försvarets forum: personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten (in Swedish). Stockholm: Försvarets forum (2): 9. 2020. SELIBR 4109339.
  13. ^ "Peder Ohlsson". LinkedIn. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Sök ordens- och medaljförläningar" (in Swedish). Royal Court of Sweden. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  15. ^ "Nya ledamöter invalda 2011" (PDF). Tidskrift i sjöväsendet (in Swedish). Carlskrona: Tidskrift i sjöväsendet (5): 403. 2011. SELIBR 8258455.
Military offices
Preceded byas Commander, FS24 Commander, FS25
May 2013–December 2013 		Succeeded by
Micael Berner
as Commander, FS26
Preceded by
Ola Truedsson
 Commander, 1st Marine Regiment
2014–2018 		Succeeded by
Patrik Gardesten
Preceded by
Anders Olovsson
 Deputy Chief of Navy
2020–present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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