Fredrik Ståhlberg Explained

Fredrik Ståhlberg
Birth Name:Nils Fredrik Adam Ståhlberg
Birth Date:24 August 1966
Birth Place:Skövde, Sweden
Allegiance:Sweden
Branch:Swedish Army
Serviceyears:1989–present
Rank:Major General
Battles:Bosnian War
War in Afghanistan

Major General Nils Fredrik Adam Ståhlberg (born 24 August 1966) is a Swedish Army officer. He currently serves as the Deputy Chief of Joint Operations from 1 January 2023. Prior to that, Ståhlberg served as commanding officer of the Western Military Region (2013–2017), as Chief of the Land Component Command (2017–2018), as Deputy Chief of Army (2017–2020), as Deputy Vice Chancellor of the Swedish Defence University from 2020 to 2022 and as Deputy Director of Human Resources in 2021.

Early life

Ståhlberg was born on 24 August 1966 in Skövde, Sweden.[1] He grew up in Karlsborg and moved to Skövde in 1986 to do his military service as company commander in Skaraborg Regiment (P 4).[2] Then he had no intention of becoming an officer but the plan was to study economics at the University of Gothenburg, but his platoon leader saw the potential and encouraged him to apply for officer training.[3]

Career

Ståhlberg graduated from the Military Academy Karlberg in 1989 and was commissioned as an officer and appointed second lieutenant the same year.[4] In 1990–1991 he attended the General Course at the Royal Swedish Army Staff College and in 1991 was promoted to lieutenant.[5] After taking the Higher Course at the Royal Swedish Army Staff College from 1992 to 1993[5] he was promoted to captain in 1993.[4] [5] From 1995 to 1996 he was Deputy Company Commander of the Implementation Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina, after which he took the Tactical Course at the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College (the Swedish National Defence College from 1 January 1997) from 1996 to 1997.[5] In 1997 he was promoted to major,[6] [5] after which he served as company commander at the Combat School South (Stridsskola Syd, SSS) from 1997 to 1998 and company commander at Skaraborg Regiment and Skaraborg Brigade from 1998 to 1999.[5] He attended the Management Course at the Swedish National Defence College from 1999 to 2001 and served from 2001 to 2003 in the Joint Forces Command at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters with defence planning and doctrine development within J5 and as head of field exercises.[5] In 2003, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel[5] and he served from 2003 to 2005 as ADC to Minister of Defence Leni Björklund.[5] [7] [8] He was head of education from 2005 to 2007 at Skaraborg Regiment,[9] [10] and served in 2008 as chief of staff in Afghanistan[11] [12] and was from 2009 to 2012 the chief of staff at the Land Component Command in the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters.[13]

After being promoted to colonel, Ståhlberg served as commander of the Skaraborg Regiment from 2012 to 2017 and also commander of the Western Military Region from 2013 to 2017.[14] [15] He was then project manager in the Training & Procurement Staff at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters from 1 April to 30 September 2017.[16] From 1 October 2017, Ståhlberg was brigadier general and Chief of the Land Component Command in the Joint Support Staff (Insatsstaben, INSS STAB) at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters.[17] Between September 2017 and February 2020, Ståhlberg also served as Deputy Chief of Army.[18] [19] Ståhlberg took over as head of education and Deputy Vice Chancellor of the Swedish Defence University on 1 February 2020.[20] On 1 August 2022, Ståhlberg assumed the post of Deputy Director of Human Resources of the Swedish Armed Forces with an appointment until 31 December 2022.[21] Ståhlberg was promoted to major general on 1 January 2023 and assumed the position of Deputy Chief of Joint Operations.[22]

Personal life

He is married to Jeanette Ståhlberg with whom he has two children, Beatrice and Alexander.[3]

Dates of rank

Awards and decorations

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Honours and memberships

Notes and References

  1. Book: Sveriges befolkning 1980 . 2004 . Sveriges släktforskarförb. . Stockholm . sv . 9187676370 . .
  2. News: Går inte bara komma hem och vara tvärsäker på saker . Skövde Nyheter . Kristina . Claesson . 9 . 12 September 2012 . 17 March 2022 . sv.
  3. Web site: En vicerektor med fötterna på fältet . . 2020-02-03 . 17 March 2022 . sv.
  4. Book: Försvarsmaktens rulla 1995 . 1995 . Högkvarteret, Försvarsmakten . Stockholm . sv . . 168.
  5. Book: Engman . Guy . Svensk försvarskalender 2004 . Swedish defence handbook 2004 . 2004 . Streck & punkt . Eskilstuna . sv . . 424.
  6. Book: Försvarsmaktens rulla 1999 . 1999 . Stockholm . sv . . 206.
  7. Book: Sveriges statskalender 2004 . Spiegelberg . Christina . 2004 . Fritzes . Stockholm . sv . 91-38-32120-3 . . 82.
  8. Book: Sveriges statskalender 2005 . Spiegelberg . Christina . 2005 . Fritzes . Stockholm . sv . 9138321971 . . 82.
  9. Book: Sveriges statskalender 2007 . Spiegelberg . Christina . 2007 . Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes . Stockholm . sv . 978-9138323588 . . 226.
  10. Book: Sveriges statskalender 2008 . Henriksson . Maria . 2008 . Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes . Stockholm . sv . 978-91-38-32405-9 . . 236.
  11. Web site: Nya ledamöter i akademien . . 2018-05-21 . 2018-06-06 . sv.
  12. Web site: Dupont . Maria . Granatattack mot tysk bas i Afghanistan . . 2008-09-27 . 2018-06-06 . sv.
  13. Book: Sveriges statskalender 2010 . 2010 . Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes . Stockholm . sv . 978-91-38-32520-9 . . 229.
  14. Book: Sveriges statskalender 2015 . 203: årgången . 2015 . Skydd och välfärd i Sverige AB . Västerås . sv . 9789186947415 . . 322, 324.
  15. Chefsbyte vid P4 och MRV . Försvarets forum: Personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten . Dahlberg . Jessica . 2017 . Försvarets forum . 2 . Stockholm . sv . . 7.
  16. PÅ NY POST . Försvarets forum: Personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten . 2017 . Försvarets forum . 2 . Stockholm . sv . . 9.
  17. PÅ NY POST . Försvarets forum: Personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten . 2017 . Försvarets forum . 5 . Stockholm . sv . . 9.
  18. Fredrik Ståhlberg ny vicerektor vid FHS . Officerstidningen . Josefine . Owetz . 2020 . 1 . Officerarnas riksförbund . Stockholm . sv . . 11 . 2022-03-18 . 2022-07-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220709033347/https://www.officersforbundet.se/globalassets/pdfer/officerstidningen/2019-2020/officerstidningen_1_2020.pdf . dead .
  19. Web site: Fredrik Ståhlberg . . 26 October 2020.
  20. PÅ NY POST . Försvarets forum: Personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten . 2020 . Försvarets forum . 1 . Stockholm . sv . . 8.
  21. PÅ NY POST . Försvarets forum: Personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten . 2022 . Försvarets forum . 4 . Stockholm . sv . . 8.
  22. PÅ NY POST . Försvarets forum: Personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten . 2023 . Försvarets forum . 1 . Stockholm . sv . . 8.
  23. News: Försvarsutbildarna firar 100 år . . 2018-05-14 . 18 March 2022 . sv . subscription.
  24. News: Ståhlberg lämnade över till Alexandersson . . 2017-03-31 . 18 March 2022 . sv . subscription.
  25. Web site: Ny chef vid Skaraborgs regemente och Militärregion Väst . . Jessica . Dahlberg . 31 March 2017 . 18 March 2022 . sv.
  26. Web site: Föreningens styrelse . www.beridnahogvakten.se . Association for the Mounted Guard . The board . 18 March 2022 . sv.
  27. Web site: 2017 års Verksamhet . Swedish Federation for Voluntary Defence Education and Training – Skaraborg . 2 . 2017 . 18 March 2022 . sv.