Torsten Engberg

Torsten Engberg
Torsten Engberg
Birth name	Torsten Reinhold Engberg
Born	28 May 1934; Norrfjärden, Sweden
Died	7 February 2018 (aged 83); Simrishamn, Sweden
Allegiance	Sweden
Service/branch	Coastal Artillery (Swedish Navy)
Years of service	1959–1994
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	Chief of Staff, Western Military District; Chief of the Naval Staff; Chief of the Defence Staff; Middle Military District; Commandant General in Stockholm;
Other work	DG of Swedish Fortifications Agency

Lieutenant General Torsten Reinhold Engberg (28 May 1934 – 7 February 2018) was a senior Swedish Coastal Artillery officer. Engberg was Chief of the Naval Staff from 1984 to 1987 and Chief of the Defence Staff from 1987 to 1991 as well as military commander of the Middle Military District (Milo M) from 1991 to 1994. He also served as the first director general of the Swedish Fortifications Agency from 1994 to 1999.

Career[]

Engberg was born on 28 May 1934 in Norrfjärden Parish, Norrbotten County, Sweden,^[1] the son of Amandus Engberg and his wife Märta (née Johansson).^[2] He passed studentexamen in 1957 and became fänrik in the Vaxholm Coastal Artillery Regiment (KA 1) in 1959.^[3] Engberg served in the Naval Staff from 1964 to 1965 and attended the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College from 1966 to 1968.^[3] He served in the Defence Staff in 1968 and the year after he served in the staff of the Eastern Military District (Milo Ö). In 1971, Engberg was promoted to major and served in the Defence Staff and the year after he was promoted to lieutenant colonel. He then served as commanding officer of the Coastal Ranger School in Vaxholm from 1974 to 1976.^[3] He was deputy section chief in the Defence Staff from 1976 to 1980 and in 1979 he underwent a course for senior unit commanders in the planning and implementation of amphibious operations at the Naval Amphibious School in United States.^[3]^[4]

Engberg was promoted to colonel and appointed commanding officer of the Gotland Coastal Artillery Defense (KA 3) in 1980. He was promoted to senior colonel in 1982 and was appointed Chief of Staff of the Western Military District (Milo V) in Skövde.^[3]^[2] In 1984, Engberg attended the Naval Postgraduate School in the United States^[3] and back in Sweden he was appointed Chief of the Naval Staff the same year. He then served as Chief of the Defence Staff from 1987 to 1991 and military commander of the Middle Military District (Milo M) from 1991 to 1994^[2] as well as the Commandant General in Stockholm. Engberg then served as the first director general of the Swedish Fortifications Agency from 1 July 1994 to 1999.^[5]^[6]

Personal life[]

In 1962, Engberg married Gun Zander (born 1941), the daughter of Hjalmar Zander and Elizabeth (née Persson).^[2] Engberg died on 7 February 2018 in Simrishamn.^[3]

Dates of rank[]

1959 – Fänrik
19?? – Lieutenant
19?? – Captain
1971 – Major
1972 – Lieutenant colonel
1980 – Colonel
1982 – Senior colonel
1984 – Major general
1987 – Lieutenant general

Awards and decorations[]

Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit (1 July 1992)^[7]

Honours[]

Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences^[2]
Member of the Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences^[2]

References[]

^ Sveriges befolkning 1980 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Sveriges släktforskarförb. 2004. ISBN 91-87676-37-0. SELIBR 9632925.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 293. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Olsson, Kjell. "Torsten Reinhold Engberg". www.tjelvar.se (in Swedish). Gotlands försvarshistoria och Gotlands trupper. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
^ Engberg, Torsten (1982). "Teorier i krass verklighet" (PDF). Tidskrift i sjöväsendet (in Swedish). Carlskrona: Tidskrift i sjöväsendet (1): 49. SELIBR 8258455.
^ "Viktiga händelser under tio år" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Fortifications Agency. 2004. p. 5. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
^ "Sammanställning över utnämningar och nya befattningar" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish). Stockholm: Flygstaben (1): 34. 1994. SELIBR 8257600.
^ "Tildelinger av ordener og medaljer" [Awards of medals and medals]. www.kongehuset.no (in Norwegian). Royal Court of Norway. Retrieved 2021-12-14.

Military offices
Preceded by ?	Chief of Staff of the Western Military District 1982–1984	Succeeded by Magnus Olson
Preceded by Bo Varenius	Chief of the Naval Staff 1984–1987	Succeeded by Lars G. Persson
Preceded by Bror Stefenson	Chief of the Defence Staff 1987–1991	Succeeded by Owe Wiktorin
Preceded by None	Middle Military District (Milo M) 1991–1994	Succeeded by Dick Börjesson
Preceded by Bror Stefenson	Commandant General in Stockholm 1991–1994	Succeeded by Dick Börjesson
Government offices
Preceded by Björn Körlof	Director general of the Swedish Fortifications Agency 1994–1999	Succeeded by Jane Cederqvist

[1] Sveriges befolkning 1980 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Sveriges släktforskarförb. 2004. ISBN 91-87676-37-0. SELIBR 9632925.

[Salander_Mortensen_(1996),_p._293-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 293. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.

[Olsson-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Olsson, Kjell. "Torsten Reinhold Engberg". www.tjelvar.se (in Swedish). Gotlands försvarshistoria och Gotlands trupper. Retrieved 22 February 2018.

[4] Engberg, Torsten (1982). "Teorier i krass verklighet" (PDF). Tidskrift i sjöväsendet (in Swedish). Carlskrona: Tidskrift i sjöväsendet (1): 49. SELIBR 8258455.

[5] "Viktiga händelser under tio år" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Fortifications Agency. 2004. p. 5. Retrieved 22 February 2018.

[6] "Sammanställning över utnämningar och nya befattningar" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish). Stockholm: Flygstaben (1): 34. 1994. SELIBR 8257600.

[7] "Tildelinger av ordener og medaljer" [Awards of medals and medals]. www.kongehuset.no (in Norwegian). Royal Court of Norway. Retrieved 2021-12-14.

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