Stig Lindström

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Stig Lindström
Stig Lindstrom och Sven Perfors ar 1964 MILIF.000624.jpg
Lindström (left) in 1964.
Birth nameStig Oscarsson Lindström
Born(1904-09-04)4 September 1904
Stockholm, Sweden
Died15 December 1975(1975-12-15) (aged 71)
Stockholm, Sweden
Allegiance Sweden
Service / branch Swedish Army
Years of service1924–1964
RankColonel
Commands Norrland Artillery Regiment
Svea Artillery Regiment
Inspector of the Artillery

Colonel Stig Oscarsson Lindström (9 September 1904 15 December 1975) was a Swedish Army officer and fencer.

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Early life

Lindström was born on 9 September 1904 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of Lieutenant Colonel Oscar Lindström and his wife Enny Markstedt. [1]

Career

Military career

Lindström was commissioned as an officer in 1924 and was assigned as a second lieutenant to Svea Artillery Regiment. [1] He attended the Higher Course of the Artillery and Engineering College from 1928 to 1930 and became captain of the Artillery Staff in 1936. Lindström was appointed major in Boden Artillery Regiment in 1942 and in the General Staff Corps in 1944. He then served as chief of staff in the Artillery Inspectorate (Artilleriinspektionen) from 1944 to 1946 when he was promoted to lieutenant colonel. [1] Lindström served as teacher at the Swedish Army Artillery School (Artilleriskjutskolan, ArtSS) from 1946 to 1949 and was then promoted to colonel in 1950 and was commander of the Swedish Army Artillery School from 1950 to 1952. He served as regimental commander of Norrland Artillery Regiment from 1952 to 1959 and of Svea Artillery Regiment from 1959 to 1961. He then served as Inspector of the Artillery from 1961 to 1964 when he retired. [1]

Sports career

He competed in the individual épée event at the 1932 Summer Olympics. [2]

Personal life

In 1937, he married Fanny Norström (born 1914), the daughter of Major Torsten Norström and Anna Lagergren. [1]

Dates of rank

Honours

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Lagerström, Sten, ed. (1968). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1969 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1969] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 594. SELIBR   3681519.
  2. "Stig Lindström Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
Military offices
Preceded by
Erik Kihlblom
Inspector of the Artillery
1961–1964
Succeeded by
Walter Lundqvist