Wiktor Unander

Wiktor Axel Unander (18 December 1872 – 20 September 1967) was a Swedish Army officer who also served in the French Army in Algeria and in the Ottoman Army in the Balkans. He also served in the Swedish foreign service as diplomatic agent and consul general in Egypt and as consul in Zagreb.

Early life Unander was born on 18 December 1872 in Yttertavle, Sweden, the son of secretary Ph.D. Ferdinand Unander and his wife Fanny (née Scharin). He passed studentexamen in Stockholm in 1892. He was commissioned as an officer in Västerbotten Regiment in 1894 with the rank of underlöjtnant. He served in the French Army and in the 1st Zouave Regiment in Algeria from 1900 to 1902. He became major 1st class (binbashi) Unander served as a special attaché in London from 1917 to 1918 and he was promoted to major in Norrbotten Regiment the same year. He was acting diplomatic agent and consul general in Egypt from 1919 to 1922 and served in the South Scanian Infantry Regiment (I 7) in 1922. the daughter of Lieutenant General Jesper Crusebjörn and Augusta Bahrman.

Dates of rank

Swedish Army 1894 – Underlöjtnant 1896 – Lieutenant 1907 – Captain 1918 – Major

Turkish Army 1903 – Major 1st Class

Awards and decorations Unander's awards:

Knight of the Order of the Sword Knight of the Order of the Polar Star Konung Gustaf V:s olympiska minnesmedalj Grand Cordon of the Order of the Nile Commander of the Order of St. Sava Second Class of the Order of the Medjidie Knight of the Legion of Honour Officier d'Académie Second and Third Class of the Red Cross Medal TftjGM