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Gustaf (Gustav) Hesselblad (29 May 1906 – 7 March 1989) was a Swedish physician. He served as
Commander of the Order of the Polar Star (6 June 1961)
* Knight of the Order of the Polar Star (1953)
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Knight of the Order of Vasa (1948)
Surgeon-in-Chief of the Swedish Army The Surgeon-in-Chief of the Swedish Army ( sv, arméöverläkaren) was from 1943 to 1969 the senior-most officer and head of the Swedish Army Medical Corps.
History
The decision to establish a Surgeon-in-Chief of the Swedish Army and inspector of t ...
from 1960 to 1971 and head of the Swedish Army Medical Corps The Swedish Army Medical Corps ( sv, Fältläkarkåren, Flk) was from 1806 to 1969 an administrative corps of the Swedish Army, consisting of military surgeons. In 1969 the corps was amalmagated into the Medical Corps of the Swedish Armed Forces.
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from 1960 to 1969.
Early life
Hesselblad was born on 29 May 1906 in Malmö Saint Petri Parish (''Malmö S:t Petri församling''),Skåne County
Skåne County ( sv, Skåne län, link=no ), sometimes referred to as Scania County in English, is the most southern county, or , of Sweden, basically corresponding to the traditional province Scania. It borders the counties of Halland, Kronobe ...
, Sweden, the son of Frans Gustaf Hesselblad, a factory manager, and his wife Elise Josefsson. He received a Licentiate of Medical Science degree from Lund University in 1933.
Career
Hesselblad held various doctor positions between 1933 and 1938, and served as first assistant physician in Visby in 1939 (acting in 1938). He became battalion surgeon in theSwedish Army Medical Corps The Swedish Army Medical Corps ( sv, Fältläkarkåren, Flk) was from 1806 to 1969 an administrative corps of the Swedish Army, consisting of military surgeons. In 1969 the corps was amalmagated into the Medical Corps of the Swedish Armed Forces.
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in 1939 and served in the Svea Logistic Corps
The Svea Logistic Corps ( sv, Svea trängkår, T 1) was a Swedish Army logistic unit operating between 1891 and 1997. The unit was based in Linköping.
History
The unit has its origins in the Logistic Battalion (''Trängbataljonen'') which was ...
in 1940 and as health inspector in 1943. He was appointed army surgeon in the III Military District Staff in 1945 and became ''byråöverläkare'' in the Medical Board of the Swedish Armed Forces in 1953 and thus also became a member of the Medical Preparedness Committee of the National Swedish Board of Health (''Medicinalstyrelsens sjukvårdsberedskapsnämnd'') from the same year.
Hesselblad served as Surgeon-in-Chief of the Swedish Army The Surgeon-in-Chief of the Swedish Army ( sv, arméöverläkaren) was from 1943 to 1969 the senior-most officer and head of the Swedish Army Medical Corps.
History
The decision to establish a Surgeon-in-Chief of the Swedish Army and inspector of t ...
and head of the Swedish Army Medical Corps from 1960 to 1969 after which he served as Surgeon-in-Chief of the Swedish Army and head of the Medical Corps Office (''Medicinalkårsexpeditionen'') in the Medical Board of the Swedish Armed Forces from 1969 to 1971.
Death
Hesselblad died on 7 March 1989 inOscar Parish
Oscar Parish ( sv, Oscars församling) is a parish in Östermalm's church district (''kontrakt'') in the Diocese of Stockholm, Sweden. The parish is located in Stockholm Municipality in Stockholm County. The parish forms its own pastorship.
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, Stockholm.
Awards and decorations
* Commander of the Order of the Polar Star (6 June 1961)
* Knight of the Order of the Polar Star (1953)
* Knight of the Order of Vasa (1948)
Honours
*Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences (1957)References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hesselblad, Gustav 1906 births 1989 deaths Swedish military doctors People from Malmö Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences Lund University alumni Commanders of the Order of the Polar Star Knights of the Order of Vasa