Ivar Backlund
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Lieutenant General Gustav Ivar Backlund was a senior Swedish Army officer. Backlund began his military career in 1912, rising to the rank of captain by 1924. He held various roles, including adjutant
Backlund as colonel in 1944.
General Staff (Sweden)
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The General Staff was a Swedish government agency established in 1873 and was active until 1937. It was headed by the Chief of the General Staff which was a senior member of the Swedish Army.
Ivar Backlund
…the rank of underlöjtnant to Göta Life Guards (I 2). He attended the Royal Swedish Army Staff College from 1918 to 1920 and served as captain in the General Staff in 1924. Backlund was adjutant to the head of the Ministry of Defence from 1926 to 1928 and served as a general staff officer in the Militärläroverksinspektionen…
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The building (Schering Rosenhane's Palace) at Birger Jarls torg 10 where the General Staff was located from 1876 to 1926.
The building at Östermalmsgatan 87 in Stockholm where the General Staff was located from 1926 to 1937.