Dag Arvas

Rear Admiral Dag Gustaf Christer Arvas (22 September 1913 – 1 February 2004) was a Swedish Navy officer. Arvas senior commands include Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, Commander-in-Chief of the Coastal Fleet and Chief of the Military Office of the Minister of Defence.

Early life Arvas was born on 22 September 1913 in Arvidsjaur, Sweden, the son of Birger Arvas and his wife Elsa (née Christerson). He passed studentexamen in Djursholm in 1932

Career Arvas was commissioned as a naval officer in 1935 with the rank of acting sub-lieutenant. He was then on leave one summer for traveling with the Swedish sailing school's Kaparen in western European waters and he was educated at the Physical Training School (Gymnastik- och idrottsskolan, GIS) from 1937 to 1938. Arvas attended the Royal Swedish Naval Staff College from 1940 to 1942 and served aboard torpedo boats and destroyers. He also served as flag lieutenant (flaggadjutant) to the Commander-in-Chief of the Coastal Fleet from 1945 to 1948. Arvas served as captain of the destroyer from 1950 to 1951 and commander of a destroyer squadron in 1954.

Dates of rank 1935 – Acting sub-lieutenant 1937 – Sub-lieutenant 19?? – Lieutenant 1953 – Lieutenant commander 1955 – Commander 1960 – Captain 1966 – Rear admiral

Awards and decorations

Officer of the Order of the Aztec Eagle

Hounors Honorary member of the Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences (1954) Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences (1959)