Nils-Ivar Carlborg

Nils Ivar (Nils-Ivar) Carlborg (29 March 1913 – 21 September 2005) was a Swedish Army officer. He started the paratrooper training in Sweden and founded the Swedish Army Paratroop School of which he was its first commander (1952–1953). He later served as head of the Military Academy Karlberg (1964–1969) and as commander of Stockholm Defence District (1969–1973) and as the Commandant of Stockholm (1969–1973).

Early life Carlborg was born on 29 March 1913 in in Jönköping, Sweden, the son of Lieutenant Colonel Nils Gustaf Carlborg and Elisabeth Hugoson.

Career Carlborg graduated from Military Academy Karlberg in 1934 and was commissioned as an officer the same year and was assigned to Svea Artillery Regiment as a second lieutenant, where he was promoted to underlöjtnant in 1936, and to lieutenant in 1938 and to captain in 1942. and studied at the Royal Swedish Army Staff College from 1940 to 1942. Carlborg was promoted to major in Boden Artillery Regiment this year and was the school's first head from 1952 to 1953. He was transferred to Småland Artillery Regiment in 1954 and served in the Army Staff from 1955. In 1960 he was promoted to colonel in Småland Artillery Regiment, whereupon he served as Defence District Commander of Kalmar Defence District (Kalmar försvarsområde, Fo 18) and of Växjö Defence District (Växjö försvarsområde, Fo 16) from 1960 to 1961 and as army attaché at the Swedish Embassy in London and in The Hague from 1961 to 1964. Carlborg was head of Military Academy Karlberg from 1964 to 1969 and served as Defence District Commander of Stockholm Defence District and as Commandant of Stockholm from 1969 to 1973.

After retiring from the military, Carlborg was national corps commander of the National Association of Volunteer Motor Transport Corps from 1973 to 1975 and as chairman of Stockholm Shooting Federation (Stockholms skytteförbund) until 1976.

Death Carlborg died on 21 September 2005 in Oscar Parish in Stockholm.

Dates of rank 1934 – Second lieutenant 1936 – Underlöjtnant 1938 – Lieutenant 1942 – Captain 1952 – Major 1957 – Lieutenant colonel 1960 – Colonel

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