Hans Berndtson

Lieutenant General Hans Göran Berndtson (born 2 July 1945) is a retired Swedish Army officer. His senior commands include commanding officer of the Middle Army Division, head of the General Training and Management Directorate in the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters and as Deputy Supreme Commander.

Early life Berndtson was born on 2 July 1945 in Vasa Parish, Gothenburg, Sweden, the son of Birger Berndtson and his wife Ingrid (née Jacobsson). Berndtson passed studentexamen in 1966.

Career He graduated from the Military Academy Karlberg in 1970 and was promoted the same year to lieutenant in Bohuslän Regiment, where he was promoted to captain in 1973 and served as a platoon leader. In December 1980, Berndtson, an army officer, was awarded by the Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences, which was unusual. Berndtson had written an article about the significance of the Panama Canal for the United States. He was promoted to major in 1981 and entered the General Staff Corps in 1983, and served as a teacher at the vid Swedish Armed Forces Staff College from 1984 to 1986. Berndtson was promoted to lieutenant colonel in the General Staff Corps in 1986, He retired from the Swedish Armed Forces in 2005. the daughter of Olof Linder and his wife Karin (née Wennberg).

Dates of rank 19?? – Second lieutenant 1970 – Lieutenant 1973 – Captain 1981 – Major 1986 – Lieutenant colonel 1991 – Colonel 1993 – Senior colonel 1996 – Major general 1998 – Lieutenant general

Honours Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences (1997)