The Chief of the Defence Staff is the second most senior uniformed member of the Swedish Armed Forces and heads the Defence Staff. The Chief of the Defence Staff is the chief of staff of the Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces.
Image: Olof Gerhard Thörnell AMA.0000901
Image: Chief of the Defence Staff, Major General Axel Bredberg circa 1942
Image: Carl August Ehrensvärd (1892–1974) AMA.0000803
Olof Thörnell
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General Olof Gerhard Thörnell was a senior Swedish Army officer. Thörnell's military career spanned several promotions and roles within the Swedish Army. He began as a lieutenant in the Uppland Regiment in 1900, later graduating from the Royal Swedish Army Staff College in 1906 and rising to the rank of captain. After teaching at the Army Staff College, he served as a captain in the Älvsborg Regiment. He then returned to the General Staff, quickly climbing the ranks to become a major and later a lieutenant colonel.
Olof Thörnell's grave in Uppsala old cemetery.
Escutcheon of Olof Thörnell showing the Order of the Seraphim.