Pehr Janse

Major General Pehr David Albert Janse (31 January 1893 – 2 October 1961) was a Swedish Army officer. Janse's senior commands include regimental commander of the Gotland Infantry Regiment, Inspector of the Swedish Armoured Troops and acting commanding officer of the IV Military District.

Early life Janse was born on 31 January 1893 in Lidingö, Sweden, the son of lieutenant colonel Albert Fredrik Daniel Janse and his wife Carolina Elisabeth (née Swartz).

Career Janse was commissioned as underlöjtnant in the Scanian Dragoon Regiment (Skånska dragonregementet, K 6) in 1913 and lieutenant in the Swedish Army in 1918, and in 1926, after completing the Royal Swedish Army Staff College and completing the post of aspirant, became captain of the General Staff. They had three children; (1920–2013), Maud (1923–2008) and Pehr (1931–1996).

In 1950, he married Countess Ewa Creutz (1913–1966), the daughter of Friherre Carl-Gustaf Creutz and Gertrud Mathilda Schröder.

Dates of rank 1913 – Underlöjtnant 1918 – Lieutenant 1926 – Captain 1930 – Ryttmästare 1935 – Major 1937 – Lieutenant colonel 1941 – Colonel 1948 – Major general

Awards and decorations Commander of the Order of the Sword Knight of the Order of Vasa Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog Knight First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland

Honors Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences (1943)