About Nils Mesterton
Lived 1888 – 1962 (aged 74). Nils Mesterton was a Swedish military personnel.
Carl Fredrik Nils Mesterton (16 September 1888 – 10 November 1962) was a Swedish Army officer who became known as the military commander on the scene at the Ådalen shootings in Sweden on 14 May 1931.
Personal background Nils Mesterton was born in Stockholm as the third son and fourth child of lieutenant Carl Daniel Mesterton and Ebba von Redlich, daughter of the German consul-general in Stockholm. His grandfather was the doctor Carl Benedict Mesterton. Mesterton's father died in 1889, and in 1899 his mother married the poet Oscar Levertin, who became Mesterton's stepfather.
Awards and decorations Knight of the Order of the Sword
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Swedish military officer
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Nils Mesterton was born on 16 September 1888 in Stockholm.
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Nils Mesterton died on 10 November 1962 in Nora.
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Nils Mesterton was a military personnel.
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