The Commandant General in Stockholm is a military position in Sweden with responsibility for state ceremonial activities. Lieutenant General Carl-Johan Edström, Chief of Defence Staff is the Commandan
Carl Johan Edström, Lieutenant General and Chief of Defense Staff for the Armed Forces of Sweden, in 2025
The Commandant General, Lieutenant General Michael Claesson (center) in 2023.
Carl Fredrik Lorichs
Sven Lagerberg portrait cropped
Gunnar Eklund
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Lieutenant General Carl Gunnar Eklund was a senior Swedish Coastal Artillery officer. Eklund's military journey began in 1941 when he became a second lieutenant in the Gotland Coastal Artillery Corps.
Commandant General in Stockholm
…general Ove Ljung (1918–1997) 1969 1974 4–5 years Army - Lieutenant general Nils Sköld (1921–1996) 1974 1976 1–2 years Army - Lieutenant general Gunnar Eklund (1920–2010) 1976 1982 5–6 years Navy (Coastal Artillery) - Lieutenant general Bengt Lehander (1925–1994) 1982 1988 5–6 years Air Force - Vice admiral…
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