Jan Enquist

Rear Admiral Jan Fredrik Enquist (3 August 1925 – 21 August 2005) was a Swedish Navy officer. Enquist's senior commands include as Commander-in-Chief of the Coastal Fleet from 1982 to 1985 and as Commanding Admiral of the Western Military District from 1985 to 1989.

Early life Enquist was born on 3 August 1925 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of professor and his wife Greta (née Ekecrantz). He grew up in Uppsala and Gothenburg. After passing studentexamen from Vasa högre allmänna läroverk in Gothenburg in 1944, he was accepted as an officer candidate at the Royal Swedish Naval Academy in Stockholm.

Career Enquist was commissioned as a naval officer in the Swedish Navy with the rank of acting sub-lieutenant in 1947. He was promoted to sub-lieutenant in 1949 He then began his specialization in planning and study activities serving at the Naval Staff's Planning Department from 1963 to 1965 and in the Defence Staff's Study Department - in the years 1967 to 1972 as head of the latter. It was there that the future development and preparedness of the defence was studied. From 1 April 1972 he served in a submarine flotilla. He attended the Swedish National Defence College in 1975 and in 1977 and was promoted to senior captain in 1976. Much of his time was taken up by the major investigations, which aimed to give the Swedish Fleet a heightened level of constant readiness. They resulted in a major reorganization and reunification of the supply depot system, so that all ships could be kept materially ready for action. In 1982, he was promoted to rear admiral and was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Coastal Fleet, serving in this position until 1985. Enquist retired on 1 October 1989 and was succeeded by Major General Bertel Österdahl.

In addition to his military career, Enquist was a military expert at the 1970 Defence Investigation as well as a member of the delegation for the coordination of marine resource activities from 1979 to 1984.

The Enquist family lived on the Torsberg farm in Töreboda Municipality.

Dates of rank 1947 – Acting sub-lieutenant 1949 – Sub-lieutenant 1959 – Lieutenant 1965 – Lieutenant commander 1967 – Commander 1973 – Captain 1976 – Senior captain 1982 – Rear admiral

Honours Member of the Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences (1966; honorary member 1987) Chairman of the Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences (1983–1986) Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences (1981)