Curt Sjöö | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Curt Ove Leonard Sjöö |
| Born | 16 March 1937 Eksjö, Sweden |
| Allegiance | Sweden |
| Service/ | Swedish Army |
| Years of service | 1958–1996 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | |
| Battles/wars | Cyprus conflict |
| Other work | Chief of His Majesty's Military Staff |
Lieutenant General Curt Ove Leonard Sjöö (born 16 March 1937) is a retired Swedish Army officer. Sjöö's senior commands include Chief of the Army Staff (1988–1990) and military commander of the Upper Norrland Military District (1990–1992) and of the Northern Military District (1993–1996). He also served as Chief of His Majesty's Military Staff from 1997 to 2003.
Early life
Sjöö was born on 16 March 1937 in Eksjö Parish, Jönköping County, Sweden,[1] the son of Ernst Sjöö and his wife Ester (née Isaksson).[2] He passed studentexamen in Eksjö in 1955.[2] He finished third is his class at the Military Academy Karlberg when he graduated in September 1958.[3]
Career
Sjöö was commissioned as an officer in the Scanian Logistic Regiment (T 4) in 1958 with the rank of second lieutenant.[2] He served in the Swedish Army School of Logistics (Arméns underhållsskola, US)[4] and attended the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College from 1966 to 1969 and then served in the Army Staff and the Defence Staff between 1969 and 1978.[2] Between 1973 and 1974 he served in the Swedish UN battalion in Cyprus, part of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP).[4] He served in the Norrland Logistic Regiment in Sollefteå when he was appointed as a regimental officer in Ar 29 in the Defence Staff and from 1 May 1974 appointed as a major in the General Staff Corps.[5] On 1 October 1974, he was appointed lieutenant colonel in the General Staff Corps.[6] During April 1975, he served as ADC on duty to His Majesty the King Carl XVI Gustaf,[7] including during his visit to Denmark.[8] On 25 April 1975, Sjöö was ordered to be available as an expert in the commission Kvinnan och försvarets yrken ("Women and military professions") (SOU 1977:26).[9] During November 1978, he served as ADC of duty to His Majesty the King.[10]
Sjöö served as battalion commander in the Svea Logistic Regiment (T 1) in Linköping from 1978 to 1980. On 1 April 1980 he was promoted to colonel and assumed the position as head of the Military Academy Karlberg.[4] In March 1983, Sjöö was elected chairman of the Trängklubben, an association of military logistic officers in active service and in the reserve.[11] On 1 April 1983, Sjöö was promoted to senior colonel and assumed the position of Inspector of the Swedish Army Service Troops.[12] In May 1983, Sjöö became a board member of the National Society for Road Safety.[13] Sjöö was section chief in the staff of the Western Military District (Milo V) from 1987 to 1988[2] and on 1 October 1988, Sjöö was promoted to major general and assumed the position of Chief of the Army Staff.[14] On 1 April 1990, Sjöö was promoted to lieutenant general and assumed the position of military commander of the Upper Norrland Military District, succeeding lieutenant general Åke Sagrén on the post.[15] In 1993, the Upper Norrland Military District (Milo ÖN) and the Lower Norrland Military District (Milo NN) amalgamated and created the Northern Military District (Milo N) of which Sjöö became commander.[2] His appointment was prolonged on 1 July 1994.[16] He left the position and retired in 1996.[2] On 1 April 1997, Sjöö took office as Chief of His Majesty's Military Staff.[17] He served in this position until 2003.
Personal life
On 14 June 1958, Sjöö got engaged to Birgitta Sköld.[18] In 1960, he married Birgitta Sköld (born 1936), the daughter of major Nils Sköld and Karin (née Fredriksson).[2]
Dates of rank
- 1958 – Second lieutenant
- 19?? – Lieutenant
- 1966 – Captain
- 1972 – Major
- 1 October 1974 – Lieutenant colonel
- 1 April 1980 – Colonel
- 1 April 1983 – Senior colonel
- 1 October 1988 – Major general
- 1 April 1990 – Lieutenant general
Awards and decorations
Swedish
H. M. The King's Medal, 12th size gold (silver-gilt) medal worn around the neck on the Royal Order of the Seraphim ribbon (28 January 2002)[19]
Foreign
Iceland: Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon (24 November 1998)[20]
Italy: 1st Class / Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (5 May 1998)[21]
Argentina: Grand Cross of the Order of May (4 June 1998)[22]
UN: United Nations Medal (UNFICYP) (1974)
Honours
- Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences (1983)[23]
- Honorary member of the Swedish Pistol Shooting Association (Svenska pistolskytteförbundet)[24]
References
- ^ Sveriges befolkning 1980 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Sveriges släktforskarförb. 2004. ISBN 9187676370. 9632925.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1023. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
- ^ "79 kadetter blev fänrikar efter 166:e Karlbergskursen". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 15 June 1958. p. 24. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ a b c "Ny chef på Karlberg". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 14 March 1980. p. 17. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "officiellt:". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 3 April 1974. p. 21. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "officiellt:". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 15 May 1974. p. 20. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "CURT SJÖÖ". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 1 April 1975. p. 2b. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "Sven Andersson träffade danska regeringen". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Copenhagen. 11 April 1975. p. 36. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ Beredningen för det fortsatta arbetet om kvinnan i försvaret (1977). Kvinnan och försvarets yrken: betänkande (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: LiberFörlag/Allmänna förl. p. 3. ISBN 9138034077. ISSN 0375-250X. SELIBR 7258604.
- ^ "Vakthavande adjutant". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 7 November 1978. p. 13. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "Curt Sjöö". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 25 March 1983. p. 19. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "Curt Sjöö". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 29 October 1982. p. 19. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "Olle Kellerman". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 13 May 1983. p. (19) 15. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "Curt Sjöö". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 26 February 1988. p. (13) 17. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "Ny befälhavare i övre Norrland". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). TT. 19 December 1989. p. 6. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "Sammanställning över utnämningar och nya befattningar" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish) (1). Stockholm: Flygstaben: 34. 1994. SELIBR 8257600.
- ^ "Förlängt förordnande". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 18 October 1996. p. 13. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "FÖRLOVADE". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 15 June 1958. p. 2. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "Medaljförläningar 2002-01-28" (in Swedish). Royal Court of Sweden. 2002-01-28. Archived from the original on 2020-02-05. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ "ORÐUHAFASKRÁ" (in Icelandic). President of Iceland. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "SJOO Gen.C.A. Curt". www.quirinale.it (in Italian). Quirinal Palace. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "BOLETIN OFICIAL Nº 29.258 1ª Sección". Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina (in Spanish). 26 October 1999. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Ledamöter" (in Swedish). Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Föreningsutskick 4/2016" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Pistol Shooting Association. 2016-12-16. p. 5. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
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