Alf Sandqvist

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Alf Sandqvist
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Sandqvist in 2008.
Birth nameAlf Robert Sandqvist
Born (1945-05-27) 27 May 1945 (age 78)
Othem, Sweden
Allegiance Sweden
Service/branch Swedish Army
Years of service1969–2005
RankMajor General
Commands held Skaraborg Regiment
Inspector of the Armoured Troops
Swedish Army Armoured Center
Swedish Army Brigade Center
Chief of Home Guard
Inspector of the Army

Major General Alf Robert Sandqvist (born 27 May 1945) is a retired Swedish Army officer. Sandqvist's senior commands include the Chief of Home Guard and Inspector [General] of the Swedish Army.

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Early life

Sandqvist was born on 27 May 1945 in Othem, Gotland, Sweden, the son of John Robert Sandqvist (1919–2004) and his wife Alfhilda Gustava (1922–2010). [1] He passed studentexamen in 1966 and considered becoming a gymnastics director. [2]

Career

Sandqvist attended officer candidate school (aspirantskola) in 1967 and then the Royal Military Academy in Stockholm from 1968 to 1969 when he was commissioned as fänrik and was assigned to Södermanland Regiment (P 10) in Strängnäs. [1] He continued servering in Södermanland Regiment being promoted to lieutenant in 1971 and to captain in 1972. Sandqvist attended the Army General Course (AAK) at the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College from 1974 to 1975 and then Higher Course (HK) at the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College from 1977 to 1979. He was promoted to major in Södermanland Regiment in 1980 and served as company commander there from 1984 to 1985. Sandqvist served as commander of the Maintenance Section (Underhållssektionen) at the Eastern Military District from 1985 to 1988 and he was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1986. He was commanding officer of the EU battalion in 1988 and the basic training battalion (grundutbildningsbataljon) at Södermanland Regiment from 1988 to 1989. Sandqvist was then acting deputy commander of Skaraborg Regiment (P 4) when he was promoted to colonel on 1 April 1990. [3]

In November 1992 he was promoted to senior colonel and appointed commander of Skaraborg Regiment [4] as well as Defence District Commander. Sandqvist was then Inspector of the Swedish Armoured Troops at the Swedish Army Armoured Center from 1 October 1993 to 30 June 1995 [5] and Brigade Inspector at the Swedish Army Brigade Warfare Centre (Arméns brigadcentrum) from 1995 to 1997, both in Skövde. [1] Sandqvist served as the Chief of Home Guard from 1 October 1997 until 30 June 2000 [6] and on 1 July 2000, he assumed the position of General Inspector of the Army and commanding officer of the Army Tactical Command. [7] On 28 November 2002, the Swedish government appointed Sandqvist to the position of Inspector of the Army in the General Training and Management Directorate (Grundorganisationsledningen) in the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters from 1 January 2003 until 31 May 2005. [8] Sandqvist retired from the military in 2005 and then became head of the National Association of Volunteer Motor Transport Corps for 10 years until 2015. [9] [10] On 3 December 2016, Sandqvist became chairman of the association Ryttmästarbostället outside Skövde. [11]

Personal life

Sandqvist is married to Yvonne Marianne (born 1948) and together they have two children: Pernilla Helen (born 1970) and Per Robert Åke (born 1973). [1]

Dates of rank

Awards and decorations

Swedish

Foreign

Honours

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Olsson, Kjell. "Alf Robert Sandqvist". www.tjelvar.se (in Swedish). Gotlands försvarshistoria & Gotlands trupper. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  2. ↑ Lidén, Erik (1998). "Modern chef för modernt hemvärn". Vårt försvar: tidskrift (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna försvarsföreningen. 109 (2). SELIBR   3430365. Archived from the original on 13 August 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Nya Militärchefer" . Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 3 March 1990. p. Del 1/13. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "Militär befordran" . Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 20 November 1992. p. 13. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "Arméns pansarcentrum > Förteckning" [Swedish Army Armoured Center List] (in Swedish). National Archives of Sweden . Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  6. ↑ Åkerstedt, Therese, ed. (2010). Hemvärnet 70 år[Home Guard 70 years] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Balkong. p. 61. ISBN   9789185581412. SELIBR   11881232.
  7. ↑ Ivarsson, Ulf (2000). "Alf Sandqvist slutar" [Alf Sandqvist quits]. Hemvärnet: Folk och försvar (in Swedish). Stockholm: Centralkommittén för det frivilliga försvarsarbetet (3): 4. SELIBR   3413536.
  8. ↑ Burrau, Paula (2002-11-28). "Utnämning/befattningsplacering" (in Swedish). Ministry of Defence. p. 340. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  9. 1 2 "Ledning" [Management](PDF). Hemvärnet: Folk och försvar (in Swedish). Stockholm: Centralkommittén för det frivilliga försvarsarbetet (2): 37. 2015. SELIBR   3413536.
  10. ↑ "FAK firade 100-års Jubileum och höll Riksstämma i Skövde". www.fak.se (in Swedish). Frivilliga Automobilkårernas Riksförbund. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  11. ↑ "Välkommen till Ryttmästarbostället" [Welcome to Ryttmästarbostället]. www.ryttmastarbostallet.nu (in Swedish). Ryttmästarbostället. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
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Stig Edgren
 Inspector of the Swedish Armoured Troops
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