Curt Westberg

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Curt Westberg
Born (1943-09-14) 14 September 1943 (age 79)
Mörsil, Sweden
Allegiance Sweden
Service/branch Swedish Air Force
Years of service1970–2003
RankMajor General
Commands held

Major General Curt Westberg (born 14 September 1943) is a retired Swedish Air Force officer. His senior commands include commanding officer of the Gotland Military District, Central Military District as well as Commandant General in Stockholm.

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Career

Westberg was commissioned as an officer in the Swedish Air Force in 1970 with the rank of second lieutenant after graduating from the Swedish Air Force Flying Training School (Flygvapnets flygskola). He was promoted to lieutenant in 1972, to captain in 1975 and to major in 1983. Until 1983 he served most of the time at Norrbotten Wing (F 21), where he, among other things, served as squadron commander and flight commander. [1] He flew AJ 37 Viggen (attack and light attack) an later in the 1990s, JA 37 Viggen (interceptor). [2] He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1985 and served as wing commander of Norrbotten Wing from 1993 to 1994. He then served as deputy commander of the Northern Air Command in Luleå in 1994 [3] and was promoted to colonel the same year, and to senior colonel in 1995. [1] On 1 October 1995, Westberg took command of the Production Department (Produktionsavdelningen) in the Air Force Command (C FVL PROD). There he was responsible for combat unit production, which included the development of both the war organization and the peace organization. [2] Westberg was at the same time acting chief of the Air Force Command. [1]

On 1 April 1997, Westberg was promoted to major general and appointed chief of the Joint Staff (Gemensamma staben, Gems) in the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters. [4] He then served at the disposal of the Supreme Commander from 1998 to 1999. [1] In 2000, Westberg was appointed commanding officer of Gotland Military District. [5] On 1 July 2001, Westberg took command as commanding officer of the Central Military District. [6] He took office the same year as Commandant General in Stockholm. [7] Westberg retired in 2003. [1]

Westberg has also been chairman of the Swedish Armed Forces Personnel Responsibility Committee (Försvarsmaktens personalansvarsnämnd) [8] and an expert in the Utredningen om Försvarsmaktens skolverksamhet ("The Investigation of the Swedish Armed Forces' School Activities"). [9]

Personal life

He is married to Marianne (born 1943), with whom he has two children. [10]

Dates of rank

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References

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  2. 1 2 Westberg, Curt (1995). "Nye ansvarige utgivaren: Vi måste synas och bli förstådda" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish). Stockholm: Flygstaben (4): 2. ISSN   0015-4792. SELIBR   8257600.
  3. ↑ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1994). Sveriges statskalender 1994 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 231. ISBN   9138129485. SELIBR   3682773.
  4. ↑ "Ny flyggeneral" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish). Stockholm: Flygstaben (1): 2. 1997. ISSN   0015-4792. SELIBR   8257600.
  5. ↑ "På nya befattningar" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish). Stockholm: Flygstaben (2): 39. 2000. ISSN   0015-4792. SELIBR   8257600.
  6. ↑ "Westberg chef i Mitt" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish). Stockholm: Flygstaben (3): 29. 2001. ISSN   0015-4792. SELIBR   8257600.
  7. ↑ Verksamhetsberättelse (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Kungl. hovstaterna. 2001. p. 19. SELIBR   10041262.
  8. ↑ "Officerare får behålla sina jobb". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 20 December 1997. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
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Military offices
Preceded by Norrbotten Wing
1993–1994		Succeeded by
Roland Sterner
Preceded by Production Department in the Air Force Command
1995–1997		Succeeded by
Ulf Sveding
Preceded by Joint Staff (Gemensamma staben)
1997–2000		Succeeded by
None
Preceded by
None
 Gotland Military District
2000–2001		Succeeded by
Bengt Jerkland
Preceded by Central Military District
2001–2003		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commandant General in Stockholm
2001–2003		Succeeded by
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