Ebbe Gyllenstierna

Friherre Ebbe Gyllenstierna af Lundholm (12 November 1911 – 14 May 2003) was a Swedish Army officer and a modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics and finished 16th.

Career He was commissioned as an officer in the Life Regiment of Horse (K 1) with the rank of fänrik in 1932. He represented Sweden in modern pentathlon in Hungary and Germany 1935-1936 and competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Gyllenstierna served as military attaché in Brussels from 1936 to 1937 and was promoted to ryttmästare (cavalry captain) in 1941. In 1943, he was promoted to captain of the General Staff Corps, and he served as aide-de-camp to the Chief of Army, lieutenant general Ivar Holmquist from 1943 to 1944. Gyllenstierna then served as a general staff officer (mobilization officer ) of the III Military District in 1944 and as a teacher at the Royal Swedish Army Staff College from 1945 to 1948 and from 1953 to 1957. Gyllenstierna was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1955 He was promoted to colonel in Västerbotten Regiment in 1960 and served as military attaché in Paris and Bern from 1960 to 1965. From 1966 until his retirement in 1972, Gyllenstierna served as regimental commander of the Life Regiment Grenadiers (I 3).

Personal life In October 1936, he married Eva Svennilson (1915–1966), the daughter of Sven Nilson, a court chaplain, and Auga (née Andersson), They had three children: Nils (born 1938), Christofer (1942–2025), and Tove (born 1951).

Death Gyllenstierna died on 14 May 2003 in Stockholm. He was interred on 29 August 2003 at Skogskyrkogården in Stockholm.

Dates of rank 1932 – Second lieutenant 1936 – Lieutenant 1941 – Ryttmästare 1941 – Captain 1952 – Major 1955 – Lieutenant colonel 1960 – Colonel

Awards and decorations

Swedish

RyttOl Medal of Merit

Foreign Commander of the Legion of Honour