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Stig Bergelin
Rear admiral (Sweden), Rear Admiral Stig Olof Bergelin (20 September 1905 – 5 October 1983) was a Swedish Navy officer. Bergelin captained both destroyers and cruisers as well as the 1st Destroyer Division and the 2nd Squadron. He also headed the Berga Naval Training Schools, Navy Schools at Berga from 1956 to 1958, Karlskrona Naval Yard from 1960 to 1961, and served as acting commanding officer of the Naval Base (Sweden), Naval Command South in Karlskrona from 1963 to 1966. Furthermore, Bergelin was chairman of the Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences from 1963 to 1966. He was murdered in central Karlskrona by a mentally ill person in 1983. Early life Bergelin was born on 20 September 1905 in Karlskrona, Sweden, the son of 1st naval stores officer (''1:e marinintendent'') Oscar Bergelin and his wife Sigrid Hallström. He had a sister, Ingegärd. He passed ''studentexamen'' in Karlskrona in 1924 and became a cadet the same year. Career Bergelin was commissioned as a naval o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karlskrona
Karlskrona (, , ) is a locality and the seat of Karlskrona Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with a population of 66,675 in 2018. It is also the capital of Blekinge County. Karlskrona is known as Sweden's only baroque city and is host to Sweden's largest naval base and the headquarters of the Swedish Coast Guard. Historically, the city has been home to a German minority, thus enabling the formation of a German Congregational church. It also counted Jewish people in its population. In 1998, parts of the city, including the Karlskrona Naval Base, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. History Under Danish rule, the island on which Karlskrona was built, Trossö, was used chiefly for farming and grazing. During the 16th century, it was owned by the farmer Offe Månsson. A couple of kilometers away on the mainland there was another, older town called '' Lyckeby'' or ''Lyckå'' (today a city district of Karlskrona). In 1599, King Christian IV of Denmark founded a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
