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Operations Department in the Naval Staff from 1929 to 1932 and served as a member of the 1930 Defence Commission from 1930 to 1932, being promoted to captain in 1933. Ehrensvärd was captain of the
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Swedish Naval Staff College from 1918 to 1922 when he was promoted to commander. Seagoing services in the 1910s was partly as captain and division commander of torpedo boats.
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as an acting sub lieutenant in 1904 after passing the naval officer examination. Ehrensvärd was promoted to sub-lieutenant in 1906. Ehrensvärd passed the higher course at the
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from 1937 to 1939 and was promoted to rear admiral in 1938. Ehrensvärd was
Commander-in-Chief of the Coastal Fleet from 1939 to 1942 and commanding admiral of the
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Coastal Fleet, rear admiral Gösta Ehrensvärd, lieutenant B. Bertelsson and captain
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officer. Ehrensvärd hailed from a distinguished naval lineage, being the son of
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from 1925 to 1927 and then served as head of the
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231:. His family ties included notable figures such as his brother, General
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854:] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Vem är vem bokförlag. pp. 240–241.
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282:(1887–1968). His great-grandfather was the fortress builder
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Members of the Royal
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Swedish Academy of War Sciences
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223:(10 February 1885 – 2 November 1973) was a senior
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818:[Name to remember - Gösta Ehrensvärd].
906:Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1957
852:Who is Who?. D. 3, Götaland part except Scania
345:in the staff of the Commander-in-Chief of the
847:Vem är vem?. D. 3, Götalandsdelen utom Skåne
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487:King Gustaf V's Jubilee Commemorative Medal
251:Ehrensvärd was born on 10 February 1885 in
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801:Who is Who?. 4, Scania, Halland, Blekinge
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1211:Professional and academic associations
1072:[Awards of medals and medals].
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742:Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences
1297:Knights of the Order of the Polar Star
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373:Ehrensvärd died on 2 November 1973 in
290:and his cousin was Lieutenant General
735:Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences
1070:"Tildelinger av ordener og medaljer"
1052:Sveriges statskalender för året 1945
1033:Sveriges statskalender för året 1945
1014:Sveriges statskalender för året 1945
816:"Namn att minnas - Gösta Ehrensvärd"
326:from 1927 to 1929. He captained the
266:, Sweden, the son of Admiral, Count
876:(in Swedish) (6). Carlskrona: 427.
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660:Order of the White Rose of Finland
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308:Royal Swedish Naval Staff College
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645:Commander First Class of the
632:Commander First Class of the
576:Swedish Auxiliary Naval Corps
504:Commander Grand Cross of the
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19:For the Swedish chemist, see
1302:Knights of the Order of Vasa
987:Sveriges statskalender. 1969
793:Davidsson, Åke, ed. (1966).
221:Gösta Carl Albert Ehrensvärd
52:Gösta Carl Albert Ehrensvärd
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844:Harnesk, Paul, ed. (1948).
686:Order of the Crown of Italy
523:Commander 1st Class of the
312:Royal Swedish Naval Academy
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1272:Swedish Navy vice admirals
1165:Commander-in-Chief of the
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723:Danish Medal of Liberation
697:Knight Third Class of the
673:Order of Polonia Restituta
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349:from 1933 to 1936. He was
21:Gösta Ehrensvärd (chemist)
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351:Chief of the Naval Staff
241:Chief of the Naval Staff
160:Chief of the Naval Staff
874:Tidskrift i sjöväsendet
544:Order of the Polar Star
320:Tidskrift i sjöväsendet
647:Crosses of Naval Merit
634:Order of the Dannebrog
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445:Awards and decorations
390:Tomelilla Municipality
341:from 1932 to 1933 and
276:Carl August Ehrensvärd
268:Carl August Ehrensvärd
233:Carl August Ehrensvärd
229:Carl August Ehrensvärd
188:Carl August Ehrensvärd
183:Carl August Ehrensvärd
1078:Royal Court of Norway
712:Order of the Medjidie
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403:Acting sub-lieutenant
377:. He was interred at
116:Years of service
710:Fourth Class of the
453:Officers aboard the
264:Svedala Municipality
16:Swedish Navy officer
604:Grand Cross of the
284:Augustin Ehrensvärd
280:Augustin Ehrensvärd
237:Augustin Ehrensvärd
205:(great-grandfather)
203:Augustin Ehrensvärd
193:Augustin Ehrensvärd
959:"Gösta Ehrensvärd"
867:"Gösta Ehrensvärd"
525:Order of the Sword
506:Order of the Sword
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338:Drottning Victoria
149:Drottning Victoria
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1236:Succeeded by
1201:Succeeded by
1174:Succeeded by
1146:Succeeded by
1132:Charles de Champs
1119:Succeeded by
1097:Military offices
1074:www.kongehuset.no
936:978-91-87676-59-8
671:Commander of the
658:Commander of the
620:Order of St. Olav
618:Commander of the
606:Order of St. Olav
379:Tosterup Cemetery
292:Archibald Douglas
288:Albert Ehrensvärd
272:Chief of the Army
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198:Albert Ehrensvärd
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110:Swedish Navy
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1262:1973 deaths
1257:1885 births
1159:Fabian Tamm
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328:HSwMS
324:Naval Staff
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139:HSwMS
49:Nickname(s)
1251:Categories
1233:1943–1949
1198:1942–1949
1171:1939–1942
1143:1937–1939
1116:1933–1936
1083:2021-12-14
969:6 February
749:References
415:Lieutenant
375:Hässleholm
274:, General
247:Early life
94:Allegiance
87:Hässleholm
63:1885-02-10
622:with star
421:Commander
253:Skabersjö
195:(brother)
190:(brother)
179:Relations
119:1904–1950
70:Skabersjö
945:11931231
330:Oscar II
210:(cousin)
185:(father)
141:Oscar II
132:Commands
104:Service/
89:, Sweden
72:, Sweden
999:3682754
882:8258455
828:8258426
728:Honours
587:Foreign
469:Swedish
457:Sverige
437:1950 –
431:1938 –
427:Captain
425:1933 –
419:1922 –
413:1913 –
407:1906 –
401:1904 –
200:(uncle)
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298:Career
219:Count
106:branch
98:Sweden
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