Axel Bredberg

Lieutenant General Axel Bredberg (24 February 1884 – 5 February 1960) was a Swedish Army officer. His senior commands include Inspector of the Swedish Army Service Troops from 1933 to 1942, Chief of the Defence Staff from 1942 to 1944 and military commander of the V Military District from 1945 to 1947.

Early life Bredberg was born on 24 February 1884 in Jönköping, Sweden, the son of Anders Petter Johansson-Bredberg and his wife Emma (née Svensson). He was the brother of lieutenant colonel Ernst Bredberg.

Career

Military career Bredberg was commissioned as a underlöjtnant in the Kronoberg Regiment (I 11) in 1904. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1907 and served as a lieutenant in the General Staff in 1914 and as captain in the General Staff in 1916. Bredberg served as a teacher of tactics at the Royal Swedish Army Staff College from 1918 to 1925 and as captain in the Skaraborg Regiment (I 9) from 1920 to 1922. He served as captain in the General Staff in 1922 and as major there in 1925. In 1945, Bredberg was appointed military commander of the V Military District. In 1949, he was promoted to lieutenant general.

Other work Bredberg was chairman of the Swedish Association of Army, Navy and Air Force Officers (Svenska officersförbundet) from 1936 to 1942, the Försvarsväsendets rullföringsnämnd ("Defense Committee's Enrollment Board") from 1941 to 1942 and the Militära experttjänstekommissionen ("Military Expert Service Commission") in 1942.

Death Bredberg died on 5 February 1960 in Engelbrekt Parish in Stockholm. He was buried at S:ta Birgitta griftegård in Borås on 20 December 1960.

Dates of rank 1904 – Underlöjtnant 1907 – Lieutenant 1914 – Captain 1925 – Major 1928 – Lieutenant colonel 1933 – Colonel 1937 – Major general 1949 – Lieutenant general

Awards and decorations

Swedish

Foreign

Honours Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences (1931)