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Ivar Bert Tyko Carpelan (2December 1895 – 16November 1981) was a

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officer. Carpelan's senior commands include Chief of the Army Staff and the General Staff Corps, commanding officer of the IV Military District and Commandant General in Stockholm.

Early life

Carpelan was born on 2 December 1895 in Nås,

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, Sweden, the son of Axel Carpelan, a postmaster, and his wife Tekla (née Jäde). He passed ''

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'' in

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in 1913.

Career

Carpelan was commissioned into the

as second lieutenant in Småland Artillery Regiment (A 6) in 1918. Carpelan became lieutenant two years later and attended the Royal Central Gymnastics Institute from 1920 to 1922. He became an

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officer in 1925 and a

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in 1927. In 1928 Carpelan was promoted to lieutenant in the

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. He then attended the Royal Swedish Army Staff College from 1929 to 1931. Carpelan served in Karlsborg Artillery Regiment (A 9) in 1930 and he was promoted to captain in 1932. Carpelan served as a staff adjutant and captain of the

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in 1934 and in the Norrbotten Artillery Corps (A 5) in 1937. In 1938 he became major of the General Staff and served as chief of the general staff of the 1st Army Division from 1938 to 1941. Carpelan then served as lieutenant colonel in

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(A 3) in 1941 and as colonel and commanding officer of the Gotland Artillery Corps (A 7) from 1943 to 1945. He was colonel in the General Staff Corps in 1945 and served as Vice Chief of the Army Staff from 1945 to 1947 and then as commanding officer of

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(A 1) from 1947 to 1951. Carpelan was then chief of Section II of the Army Staff from 1951 to 1953 when he was promoted to major general and appointed Chief of the Army Staff and of the General Staff Corps. In 1957, he was appointed commanding officer of the IV Military District and the Commandant General in Stockholm. He was promoted to lieutenant general in 1961, the same year he retired from active service.

Personal life

In 1927, Carpeland married Evy Högström (1899–1982), the daughter of August Högström and Gerda Andal.

Dates of rank

*1918 – Second lieutenant *1920 –

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(Swedish Army) *1928 –

(Swedish Air Force) *1932 –

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*1938 –

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*1941 – Lieutenant colonel *1943 –

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*1953 – Major general *1961 –

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Awards and decorations

Carpeland's awards:

Swedish

King Gustaf V's Jubilee Commemorative Medal (1948) * Royal_Order_of_the_Sword_-_Commander_Grand_Cross_BAR

Commander Grand Cross of the

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(4 June 1960) * SWE_Order_of_Vasa_-_Knight_2nd_Class_BAR

Knight of the

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Home Guard Medal of Merit in Gold * Swedish Central Federation for Voluntary Military Training Medal of Merit in silver * Equestrian Olympic Medal of Merit (''Ryttarolympisk förtjänstmedalj'')

Foreign

Grand Cross of the

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(1 July 1959) * Homayoun Decoration Ribbon Bar - Imperial Iran

Grand Cross of the Order of Homayoun * Order_of_Orange-Nassau_ribbon_-_Grand Officer

Grand Officer of the

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with swords (18 May 1957) * DNK_Kong_Christian_den_Tiendes_frihedsmedaille_ribbon_bar

King Christian X's Liberty Medal

Honours

*Member of the

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(1946; its president from 1963 to 1965)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Carpelan, Bert 1895 births 1981 deaths Swedish Army lieutenant generals People from Vansbro Municipality 20th-century Swedish military personnel Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences Commanders Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword Knights of the Order of Vasa