Sven Salander

Lieutenant General Sven Philip Salander (5 July 1894 – 31 March 1965) was a senior Swedish Army officer. He served as Commanding General of the Commanding General, V Military District from 1947 to 1959.

Early life Salander was born on 5 July 1894 in Hedvig Eleonora Parish, Stockholm, Sweden, the son of Captain Nils Salander and his wife Elsa Hilda Sofia Söderhielm. Salander passed studentexamen in Stockholm in 1911.

Career Salander was commissioned as an officer in 1913 and received the rank of underlöjtnant and was assigned to Svea Artillery Regiment the same year. He attended the Artillery and Engineering College from 1915 to 1918 and the Swedish Army Riding and Horse-Driving School from 1919 to 1920. and then as Commanding General of the same military district from 1947 and 1959 when he retired and was promoted to lieutenant general on the retired list.

Dates of rank 1913 – Underlöjtnant 1917 – Lieutenant 19?? – Captain 1934 – Major 1937 – Lieutenant colonel 1940 – Colonel 1945 – Major general 1959 – Lieutenant general

Awards and decorations

Honours Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences (1936)