Gustaf-Fredrik von Rosen

Count Gustaf-Fredrik Hans Göran von Rosen (23 July 1895 – 2 January 1956) was a Swedish Army colonel and equestrian.

Early life von Rosen was born on 23 July 1895 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of Lieutenant General, Count and Elsa von Horn.

Career

Gustaf von Rosen was commissioned as an second lieutenant in the Life Guards of Horse (K 1) in 1915. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1918 and attended the Royal Swedish Army Staff College from 1921 to 1924. He was then an aspirant in the General Staff from 1926 to 1928 and he was promoted to ryttmästare in the Life Regiment of Horse (K 1) in 1930. Captain von Rosen served as an exchange officer in the German Reichswehr from 1930 to 1931 and as military attaché in Washington, D.C. from 1931 to 1932, as well as liaison officer between the British headquarters and the Swedish battalion during the referendum in Saar from 1934 to 1935. He was military attaché in London from 1938 to 1942 and he was promoted to major in 1940. He was publisher of Kontakt med krigsmakten and a member of the Information Committee of the Swedish Armed Forces (Försvarets upplysningsnämnd) and the Swedish Armed Forces Welfare Committee for Personnel (Försvarets personalvårdsnämnd, FPVN). He was also a member of the inquiry into the salary benefits of foreign-stationed officials (Utredningen angående löneförmåner för utlandsstationerade tjänstemän) from 1949 to 1953. von Rosen was chairman of Stockholm Riding Club (Stockholms ryttarförbund) from 1949 to 1952, Swedish Equestrian Federation (Svenska ridsportens centralförbund) from 1952.

von Rosen is buried in Sorunda Cemetery in Sorunda, Nynäshamn Municipality.

Dates of rank 1915 – Second lieutenant 1918 – Lieutenant 1930 – Ryttmästare 1940 – Major 1942 – Lieutenant colonel 1945 – Colonel