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''Friherre'' Regner Niels Carlsson Leuhusen (22 December 190010 March 1994) was a

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officer. Leuhusen served as commander of

Värmland Regiment The Värmland Regiment (), designations I 22, I 2 and I 2/Fo 52, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traces its origins back to the 16th century. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from the province of Värmland, where the un ...

(1951–1953), and as Commanding General of the VII Military District (1957–1959) and the V Military District (1963–1966).

Early life

Leuhusen was born on 22 December 1900 in

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, Sweden, the son of ''

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'', ''Friherre'' Carl Leuhusen and his wife Lizinka (née Sörensen). He passed '' mogenhetsexamen'' on 13 May 1919. Leuhusen became an officer candidate in

Svea Life Guards The Svea Life Guards (), also I 1, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that was active in various forms 1521–2000. The unit was based in the Stockholm Garrison in Stockholm and belonged to the King's Life and Household Troops (''Kungl. Maj: ...

on 7 September 1919 and enrolled at the

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in Stockholm on 15 October 1920.

Career

Leuhusen graduated from the

on 17 December 1921 and was commissioned as an officer and assigned as a second lieutenant to

on 31 December 1921. He was promoted to ''

underlöjtnant ''Underlöjtnant'' (from the German word '' Unterleutnant'') was the lowest officer rank in the Swedish Army from 1835 to 1937 instead of the previous ranks of ''fänrik'' and cornet. was reintroduced in 1914 with the same position as , from 19 ...

'' on 31 December 1923 and to lieutenant on 28 May 1926. Leuhusen became captain in the

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in 1935 and he served in

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in 1939 and was major at

in 1941. He served as a teacher of land warfare at the

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in 1941. Leuhusen was major in the

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in 1942 and served as head of the Central Department in the Army Inspectorate (''Arméinspektionen'') from 1942. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1944 and served in Jönköping-Kalmar Regiment in 1945. He was promoted to colonel in 1947 and was assigned to Svea Life Guards. Leuhusen then served as commander of the Swedish Infantry Gunnery School from 1946 to 1951 and of

from 1951 to 1953. He was colonel in the General Staff Corps and served as chief of Section II in the Army Staff in 1953. Leuhusen was promoted to major general in 1957 and served as Commanding General, VII Military District between 1 April 1957 and 30 September 1959. He was then Commanding General, V Military District from 1959 to 1966. He retired from active service in 1966 and was promoted to lieutenant general on the reserve list. Besides his military career, Leuhusen was the

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's representative at the Central Board of the National wedishRifle Clubs (''Skytteförbundens överstyrelse'') from 1947. He has also been credited by Major General

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with inventing motorized

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(), based on

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, which is a way to pull military bicycles on a wire behind a motor vehicle to move large masses of light infantry faster.

Personal life

In 1933, Leuhusen married Marie-Louise Cervell (1902–1994), the daughter of consul Gustaf Johanson and Anna (née Valentin). They had two children: Carl Herman (1934–2010) and Caroline (born 1938). Leuhusen's brother-in-law was colonel

Frank Cervell Colonel Frank Rutger Cervell (22 February 1907 – 3 September 1970) was an officer in the Swedish Air Force and a fencer. He won bronze medals in the team épée event at the 1948 Summer Olympics and 1937 World Championships, as well as a ...

. From 1936 to 1963, Leuhusen owned a villa on Kopparbovägen 48 in Kopparbo in

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. He was the owner of Boxholm's manor in

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from 1962.

Death

Leuhusen died on 10 March 1994. He was interred at Båstad's new burial ground, south of

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Dates of rank

*1921 – Second lieutenant *1923 – ''

Underlöjtnant ''Underlöjtnant'' (from the German word '' Unterleutnant'') was the lowest officer rank in the Swedish Army from 1835 to 1937 instead of the previous ranks of ''fänrik'' and cornet. was reintroduced in 1914 with the same position as , from 19 ...

'' *1926 –

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*1935 –

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*1941 –

Major Major most commonly refers to: * Major (rank), a military rank * Academic major, an academic discipline to which an undergraduate student formally commits * People named Major, including given names, surnames, nicknames * Major and minor in musi ...

*1944 – Lieutenant colonel *1947 –

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*1957 – Major general *1966 –

Lieutenant general Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the battlefield, who was norma ...

Awards and decorations

Swedish

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

Commander Grand Cross of the

Order of the Sword The Royal Order of the Sword (officially: ''Royal Order of the Sword''; Swedish: ''Kungliga Svärdsorden'') is a Swedish order of chivalry and military decoration created by King Frederick I of Sweden on 23 February 1748, together with the Or ...

(6 June 1964) * Royal_Order_of_the_Sword_-_Commander_1st_Class_BAR

Commander 1st Class of the

(5 June 1954) * Royal_Order_of_the_Sword_-_Commander_BAR

Commander of the

(1951) *

Knight of the

(1942) * 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 ...

(1950) * Knight of the

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(1945) * Knight of the

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in gold (6 June 1951) * Landstormen Silver Medal (''Landstormens silvermedalj'') * Central Board of the National Swedish Rifle Association's silver medal (''Sveriges skytteförbunds överstyrelses silvermedalj'')

Foreign

* Commander with Star 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 1964) * Order_of_the_Dannebrog_K

Commander of the

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Commander of the

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Finnish commemorative medal ''Pro benignitate humana''

Honours

*Member of the

Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences The Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences () is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden and was founded on 12 November 1796 by Gustaf Wilhelm af Tibell. The academy is an independent organization and a forum for military (army and air force) and de ...

(1943)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Leuhusen, Regner 1900 births 1994 deaths Swedish Army lieutenant generals Military personnel from Stockholm Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences Commanders Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword Knights of the Order of the Polar Star Knights of the Order of Vasa