Commandant General in Stockholm

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Commandant General in Stockholm
Överkommendanten i Stockholm
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Incumbent
LTG Michael Claesson,
Swedish Army
since 10 September 2020
Reports to Supreme Commander
Seat Stockholm Palace
Appointer Supreme Commander
Constituting instrument FFS 2018:3
FFS 2018:6
Formation 1818
First holder Georg Henrik Jägerhorn
Deputy Commandant of Stockholm

The Commandant General in Stockholm[1] (Swedish: Överkommendanten i Stockholm) is a military position in Sweden with responsibility for state ceremonial activities. Lieutenant General Michael Claesson, Chief of Joint Operations is the Commandant General in Stockholm since 2020.

History

The King's Adjutant General was tasked with, among other things, commanding the troops in Stockholm. In 1810 a commanding Adjutant General of Stockholm Garrison was appointed. In 1818, this position was referred to as the Commandant General of Stockholm Garrison (Swedish: Överkommendant för Stockholms garnison).[2] Prior to November 1905, the Commandant General was a specially appointed general officer, after which the position was taken over by the commanding officer of the IV Army Division (1905–1927),[3] Eastern Army Division (1928–1936), IV Army Division (1937–1942), then by the military commander of the Eastern Military District (Milo Ö) (1942–1991), then by the commanding officer of the Middle Military District (Milo M) (1991–2000), and finally by the commanding officer of the Central Military District (MD M) (2000–2005).[4] After 2005, when the military districts were discontinued, a three-star general or flag officer of the Swedish Armed Forces has held the position as the Commandant General. The position was held by the Chief of Joint Operations (2005–2012) and by the Chief of Defence Staff (2012–2018).[2] Since 30 November 2018, the Supreme Commander has appointed the Commandant General in Stockholm.[5]

Tasks

2005–2018

According to the Swedish Armed Forces Code of Statutes 2005:6, the Commandant General in Stockholm is the chief representative of the state ceremonial activities of the Swedish Armed Forces. The Commandant General shall advise the Supreme Commander in matters relating to state ceremonial activities. The Commandant General is appointed by Supreme Commander and must be a minimum of major general. The Commandant General in Stockholm and the Commandant of Stockholm are:[6]

  1. The Commandant General or the Commandant of Stockholm shall, if necessary, participate in state ceremonies or at other ceremonies organized in conjunction with national ceremonies or foreign official visits in Sweden or on similar occasions. They will also participate in receptions or visits if the King, the Regent ad interim, the Speaker of the Riksdag, the Prime Minister, the Marshal of the Realm, a cabinet minister or the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters request it.
  2. It is the responsibility of the Commandant General or when he is prevented from attending, the Commandant of Stockholm, to receive such heads of foreign states' military units on an official visit in Stockholm, in the Royal Guards Wing of the Stockholm Palace.

2018–present

According to the Swedish Armed Forces Code of Statutes 2018:3, the Commandant General shall:[7]

  1. brief the Supreme Commander on matters relating to state ceremonial activities
  2. coordinate the Swedish Armed Forces' participation in state ceremonial activities
  3. at the request of the Speaker of the Riksdag, the Prime Minister, the Marshal of the Realm, a cabinet minister or the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters, give the Commandant Staff (Kommendantstaben) the task of planning and implementing the participation of the Royal Guards, honorary forces, parading troops and military music
  4. cooperate with the Speaker of the Riksdag, the Prime Minister, the Marshal of the Realm and the Chief of His Majesty's Military Staff in matters concerning state ceremonies
  5. collaborate with other authorities and organizations in joint ceremonies
  6. establish rules of procedure for the Commandant Staff
  7. if necessary, attend state ceremonies and ceremonies organized in connection with domestic ceremonies or foreign official visits or on similar occasions
  8. participate in receptions or visits if the head of state, Deputy Regent (Riksföreståndare), the Speaker of the Riksdag, the Prime Minister, the Marshal of the Realm, a cabinet minister or the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters so request
  9. in the Royal Guards Wing at Stockholm Palace receive heads of foreign states' military units who are on an official visit to Stockholm.

The Commandant General in Stockholm may delegate the tasks to the Commandant of Stockholm.

Uniform

The Commandant General is wearing a staff (m/1793) that is steel blue and sprinkled with gold crowns and fitted with a gold knob and chape.[2] The staff is provided with a twist in gold and black silk with a hard braided tuft.[8] At the deposing of King Gustav IV Adolf in March 1809, the staff played an important symbolic role as the one who held the staff is also associated with the person who was in charge in Stockholm.[4]

Heraldry

The coat of arms of the Commandant General in Stockholm. Blazon: "Azure, powdered with open crowns and charged with the badge of Stockholm, the crowned head of Saint Eric couped, all or. The shield surmounted a sword bendwise and a baton bendwise sinister in saltire, both or, the baton charged with open crowns azure placed two and one".[9]

List of officeholders

File:Anders Lindström (general), 2010.jpg
Commandant General, lieutenant general Anders Lindström in 2010.
Name Took office Left office Time in office Defence branch Ref
Jägerhorn, Georg HenrikLieutenant general Georg Henrik Jägerhorn
(1747–1826)		 1812 1812 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. years Armén vapen bra.svg
Army		 -
Lorichs, Carl FredrikMajor general[note 1] Carl Fredrik Lorichs
(1780–1851)		 28 May 1838 ? - Armén vapen bra.svg
Army		 [10]
Lefrén, JohanLieutenant general Johan Lefrén
(1784–1862)		 25 November 1852 16 December 1857 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Armén vapen bra.svg
Army		 [11]
Nauckhoff, Samuel WilhelmMajor general Samuel Wilhelm Nauckhoff (Acting)
(1795–1889)		 1857 1866 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. years Armén vapen bra.svg
Army		 [12]
Sandels, Ulrik FabianMajor general Ulrik Fabian Sandels
(1812–1898)		 1866 1871 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. years Armén vapen bra.svg
Army		 -
Sandels, Samuel AugustMajor general Samuel August Sandels (Acting)
(1810–1892)		 25 September 1871 16 January 1882 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Armén vapen bra.svg
Army		 [13]
Lagerberg, SvenMajor general Sven Lagerberg (Acting)
(1822–1905)		 14 July 1876 ? - Armén vapen bra.svg
Army		 [14]
Lagerberg, SvenLieutenant general Sven Lagerberg
(1822–1905)		 21 January 1882 25 March 1905 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Armén vapen bra.svg
Army		 [14]
Gadd, HemmingLieutenant general Hemming Gadd
(1837–1915)		 March 1905 November 1905 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. years Armén vapen bra.svg
Army		 [15][16]
Warberg, CarlLieutenant general Carl Warberg
(1845–1910)		 November 1905 16 October 1910 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. years Armén vapen bra.svg
Army		 [16][17]
Jungstedt, HugoMajor general Hugo Jungstedt
(1854–1936)		 28 October 1910 1916 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. years Armén vapen bra.svg
Army		 [18]
Wrangel, J.G.F.Major general J.G.F. Wrangel
(1858–1923)		 1 January 1917 1918 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. years Armén vapen bra.svg
Army		 [19]
Toll, KarlMajor general Karl Toll
(1862–1936)		 3 September 1918 31 December 1927 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Armén vapen bra.svg
Army		 [20]
Hammarskiöld, LudvigMajor general Ludvig Hammarskiöld
(1869–1958)		 1928 1929 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. years Armén vapen bra.svg
Army		 -
Boustedt, BoMajor general Bo Boustedt
(1868–1939)		 1929 1930 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. years Armén vapen bra.svg
Army		 [21]
Lilliehöök, GöstaMajor general Gösta Lilliehöök
(1871–1952)		 23 April 1930[note 2] 1936 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. years Armén vapen bra.svg
Army		 [22]
Testrup, ErikMajor general Erik Testrup
(1878–1972)		 1936 1943 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. years Armén vapen bra.svg
Army		 -
Lilliehöök, GöstaMajor general Gösta Lilliehöök
(1871–1952)		 April 1940 December 1940 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. years Armén vapen bra.svg
Army		 [22]
Jung, HelgeMajor general Helge Jung
(1886–1978)		 1943 1944 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. years Armén vapen bra.svg
Army		 -
Rappe, AxelMajor general Axel Rappe
(1884–1945)		 1 April 1944[note 3] - - Armén vapen bra.svg
Army		 [24]
Moberg, ArvidMajor general Arvid Moberg (Acting)
(1885–1949)		 1944 1945 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. years Armén vapen bra.svg
Army		 [25]
Dyrssen, GustafMajor general Gustaf Dyrssen
(1891–1981)		 1945 1957 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. years Armén vapen bra.svg
Army		 -
Carpelan, BertMajor general Bert Carpelan
(1895–1981)		 1957 1961 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. years Armén vapen bra.svg
Army		 -
Åkerman, GustavMajor general Gustav Åkerman
(1901–1988)		 1961 1966 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. years Armén vapen bra.svg
Army		 -
Almgren, Carl EricLieutenant general Carl Eric Almgren
(1913–2001)		 1967 1969 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. years Armén vapen bra.svg
Army		 -
Ljung, OveLieutenant general Ove Ljung
(1918–1997)		 1969 1974 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. years Armén vapen bra.svg
Army		 -
Sköld, NilsLieutenant general Nils Sköld
(1921–1996)		 1974 1976 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. years Armén vapen bra.svg
Army		 -
Eklund, GunnarLieutenant general Gunnar Eklund
(1920–2010)		 1976 1982 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. years Amfibiekåren vapen.svg
Navy
(Coastal Artillery)		 -
Lehander, BengtLieutenant general Bengt Lehander
(1925–1994)		 1982 1988 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. years Flygvapnet vapen bra.svg
Air Force		 -
Stefenson, BrorVice admiral Bror Stefenson
(1929–2018)		 1988 1991 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. years Marinen vapen bra.svg
Navy		 -
Engberg, TorstenLieutenant general Torsten Engberg
(1934–2018)		 1991 1994 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. years Amfibiekåren vapen.svg
Navy
(Coastal Artillery)		 -
Börjesson, DickVice admiral Dick Börjesson
(born 1938)		 1994 1998 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. years Marinen vapen bra.svg
Navy		 -
Green, PercurtLieutenant general Percurt Green
(born 1939)		 1998 2000 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. years Armén vapen bra.svg
Army		 -
Koserius, KjellMajor general Kjell Koserius
(1943–2002)		 2000 2001 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. years Flygvapnet vapen bra.svg
Air Force		 -
Westberg, CurtMajor general Curt Westberg
(born 1943)		 2001 2003 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. years Flygvapnet vapen bra.svg
Air Force		 -
Waldemarsson, BoMajor general Bo Waldemarsson
(born 1949)		 2003 2005 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. years Flygvapnet vapen bra.svg
Air Force		 -
Jonsson, JanLieutenant general Jan Jonsson
(1952–2021)		 2006 2007 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. years Flygvapnet vapen bra.svg
Air Force		 -
Lindström, AndersLieutenant general Anders Lindström
(born 1955)		 2008 2011 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. years Armén vapen bra.svg
Army		 -
Salestrand, JanLieutenant general Jan Salestrand
(born 1954)		 2012 2014 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. years Flygvapnet vapen bra.svg
Air Force		 -
Gyllensporre, DennisLieutenant general Dennis Gyllensporre
(born 1964)		 2014 2018 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. years Armén vapen bra.svg
Army		 -
Haggren, JonasVice admiral Jonas Haggren
(born 1964)		 2018 2019 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. years Marinen vapen bra.svg
Navy		 -
Thörnqvist, JanVice admiral Jan Thörnqvist
(born 1959)		 2019 2020 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. years Marinen vapen bra.svg
Navy		 -
Claesson, MichaelLieutenant general Michael Claesson
(born 1965)		 10 September 2020 Incumbent - Armén vapen bra.svg
Army		 [26]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Promoted to lieutenant general 6 months later, on 1 December 1838.[10]
  2. ↑ Appointed on 16 April 1930.[22]
  3. ↑ Rappe was appointed on 21 February 1944[23] and was supposed to take command on 1 April 1944. However, the nomination was recalled, most likely to keep Rappe on the post as commanding officer of the I Army Corps (Första armékåren)[24]

References

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