Stig Wennerström (spy)
Stig Wennerström may refer to: * Stig Wennerström (colonel) (1906–2006), colonel in the Swedish Air Force who was convicted of espionage in 1964 * Stig Wennerström (sailor) Stig Wennerström (born 31 March 1943) is a Swedish sailor. Competing in the Soling class he won a silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly know ...

Stig Wennerström (colonel)
Colonel Stig Erik Constans Wennerström (22 August 1906 – 21 March 2006) was a Swedish Air Force officer who was convicted of treason for espionage activities on behalf of the Soviet Union in 1964. Early life Wennerström was born on 22 August 1906 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of major Gustaf Wennerström and his wife Ester Berggren. He passed '' studentexamen'' in 1926. Career Wennerström was commissioned as an officer in the Swedish Navy with the rank of acting sub-lieutenant in 1929 and conducted flight training from 1931 to 1932. Wennerström transferred to the newly created Swedish Air Force where he was promoted to lieutenant in 1936. He attended the Royal Swedish Naval Staff College's staff school from 1936 to 1937. He served as '' aide-de-camp'' to Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten from 1938 to 1947 and was promoted to captain in 1939 and served as air attaché in Moscow from 1940 to 1941. Wennerström was promoted to major in 1944 and to lieutenant col ...
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