Allegiance Sweden Rank General Service/branch Swedish Army | Years of service 1930–1969 Died 11 November 1996 | |
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Birth name Curt Ture Engelbrecht Göransson Born 15 July 1909
Stockholm, Sweden ( 1909-07-15 ) Buried at Lidingö cemetery, Lidingö, Stockholm () Commands held Chief of the Defence Staff (1957–61)
I. Military Area (1961–63)
Chief of the Army (1963–69) Awards Order of the Sword, Order of Vasa, Order of the Polar Star | ||
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Curt Ture Engelbrecht Göransson (15 July 1909 – 11 November 1996) was a Swedish Army general. He was Chief of the Army from 1963 to 1969.
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Military career
Göransson was born in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of lieutenant colonel Erik Göransson and his wife Elsa (née Engelbrecht). He became second lieutenant at the Uppland Infantery Regiment (I 8) in 1930. He studied first at the Royal Swedish Army Staff College from 1935 to 1937, and later at the Prussian Military Academy in Berlin from 1938 to 1939. Göransson was promoted to captain of the General Staff Corps in 1940 and was a teacher at the Royal Swedish Army Staff College from 1942 to 1945. He served at the Svea Life Guards (I 1) from 1945 to 1947 and was appointed major of the General Staff in 1948.
He was promoted to lieutenant colonel of the General Staff Corps in 1952 and served at the South Scania Infantry Regiment (I 7) in 1953. Göransson was promoted to colonel and commander of the Hälsingland Regiment (I 14) in 1955. He remained in that position until 1957, when he was promoted to major general and appointed acting Chief of the Defence Staff. Göransson was then Chief of Defence Staff from 1957 to 1960 and was the military commander of the I. Military Area from 1961 to 1963. He was promoted to lieutenant general in 1963 and was Chief of the Army from 1963 to 1969, when he was promoted to full general.
Other work
Göransson acted as a military expert at the Scandinavian defense negotiations from 1948 to 1949 and in defense investigation from 1949 to 1950 as well as in the 1960 defense committee. Göransson was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences from 1949.
Personal life
In 1933, Göransson married Eva Nordlinder (1909–1991), the daughter of banker Ferdinand Nordlinder and Annie Hedberg. He was the father of Kjell (born 1934) and Christer (1938–1995). Göransson died in 1996 and was buried at Lidingö cemetery.
Awards and decorations
Göransson's awards: