Paulus af Uhr

Major General Paulus Reinhold af Uhr (25 January 1892 – 28 April 1972) was a Swedish Air Force officer. He also competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Early life

af Uhr was born on 25 January 1892 in Bondkyrka, Uppsala County, Sweden, the son of builder Otto af Uhr and Anna (née Ferm). He passed studentexamen in Uppsala on 31 May 1911 and became a volunteer in the Life Regiment Grenadiers (I 3) on 2 June 1911. af Uhr was transferred to the Jämtland Ranger Regiment (I 23) on 1 June 1912. About a month later, af Uhr finished 23rd in the high jump competition during the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Career He became an officer on 18 December 1913 and was commissioned as a underlöjtnant in the Jämtland Ranger Regiment on 31 December the same year. af Uhr was promoted to lieutenant in the Jämtland Ranger Regiment on 11 February 1916 and then served in the aviation services of the Field Telegraph Corps from 1918 to 1919. af Uhr left Östermans in 1957.

Royal Swedish Aero Club's Gold Medal Östergötland Rifle Association's Silver Medal (Östergötlands skytteförbunds silvermedalj) NAKFSM

Foreign Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland 1st Class of the Order of the German Eagle 2nd Class of the Order of the Cross of Liberty with Swords Finnish commemorative medal Pro benignitate humana Officer of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog Finnish Air Force's aviation badge (Finska luftstridskrafternas flygmärke) Italian Air Force's aviation badge (Italienska luftstridskrafternas flygmärke) Polish Air Force's aviation badge (Polska luftstridskrafternas flygmärke)