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Knut Georg Hilding Kring (24 April 1899 – 22 September 1971) was a

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officer. His senior commands include Commandant in

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, Inspector of the Army Signal Troops, military commander of the VII Military District, Quartermaster-General of the Swedish Army and head of the

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and Vice Chief of the

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and commanding officer of the Quartermaster Administration of the Swedish Armed Forces.

Early life

Kring was born on 24 April 1899 in Färila, Sweden, the son of ''

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'' Eric Kring and his wife Alma (née Jonzon).

Career

Kring was commissioned as an officer in Uppland Artillery Regiment (A 5) in 1920 with the rank of second lieutenant. Kring was promoted to lieutenant in 1925, served as a ''

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'' at the

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from 1926 to 1928, and served in the

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(A 1) in 1928. He then served as captain in the

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in 1933 and as a teacher at the Artillery and Engineering College from 1934 to 1937. Kring served in the Gotland Artillery Corps (A 7) in 1937 and was head of the Communications Department in the Defence Staff from 1939 to 1945. He was also a member of the National Swedish Transport Commission (''Statens trafikkommission'') from 1939 to 1945 and the Board for the Wartime Protection of Power Stations (''Krigsskyddsnämnden för kraftanläggningar'') from 1942 to 1945, as well as of the 1942 Aviation Investigation (''1942 års flygutredning'') and the 1942 Investigation for Protective Measures of Power Stations (''1942 års utredning för skyddsåtgärder vid kraftanläggningar''). Kring was promoted to major in 1940 and to lieutenant colonel in 1942. He was promoted to colonel in 1945 and served in the Småland Artillery Regiment (A 6) the same year. Kring became colonel in the

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in 1946 and served as head of the

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from 1946 to 1949. He was then regimental commander of Småland Artillery Regiment from 1949 to 1951 and served as Commandant in

from 1951 to 1954. During this time, Kring also served as acting military commander of the VI Military District from 1951 to 1954. He served as Inspector of the

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from 1954 to 1955 when he was promoted to major general. Kring's next appointment was as military commander of the VII Military District in

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from 1955 to 1957. He was a member of the National Swedish Board of Economic Defence from 1957 to 1964 and he served as the Quartermaster-General of the Swedish Army and Vice Chief of the

from 1957 to 1963. In 1963, Kring was appointed head of the Quartermaster Administration of the Swedish Armed Forces, serving until 1964 when he retired from active service and was promoted to lieutenant general.

Personal life

In 1933, he married Anna Wetterling (1898–1998), the daughter of Sven Wetterling and Ida Högström. They had one daughter, Britta (born 1935).

Death

Kring died on 22 September 1971 and was buried on 27 October 1971 in

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Cemetery.

Dates of rank

*1920 – Second lieutenant *1922 – ''

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'' *1925 –

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*1933 –

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*1941 –

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*1942 – Lieutenant colonel *1949 –

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*1955 – Major general *1964 –

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Awards and decorations

Swedish

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Commander Grand Cross of the

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(6 June 1962) * Knight of the

Order of the Polar Star The Royal Order of the Polar Star (Swedish language, Swedish: ''Kungliga Nordstjärneorden''), sometimes translated as the Royal Order of the North Star, is a Swedish order of chivalry created by Frederick I of Sweden, King Frederick I on 23 F ...

Knight of the

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Home Guard Medal of Merit in Gold (6 June 1959) * Swedish Central Federation for Voluntary Military Training Medal of Merit in silver * Swedish Naval Volunteers' Gold Medal (''Sjövärnskårens guldmedalj)''

Foreign

Commander Second Class of the

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King Christian X's Liberty Medal * Commander of the

Order of St. Olav The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav (; or ''Sanct Olafs Orden'', the old Norwegian name) is a Norwegian order of chivalry instituted by King Oscar I on 21 August 1847. It is named after King Olav II, known to posterity as St. Olav. Just be ...

(1 July 1950) * Haakon_VIIs_frihetskors_stripe

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Finland Cross of Liberty 3rd Class Military peacetime

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, 3rd Class with swords * DEU_Deutsche_Adlerorden_1_BAR

2nd Class of the

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Honours

*Member of the

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(1943)

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