Senior Colonel Karl ''Stellan'' Fagrell (21 July 1943 – 30 April 2022) was an officer in the

Swedish Amphibious Corps The Amphibious Corps ( sv, Amfibiekåren, Amf) is the maritime land force arm of the Swedish Navy, with an emphasis on coastal defence. Until 2000 it was known as the Coastal Artillery ( sv, Kustartilleriet), but the name was changed to reflect ...

. He served as Deputy Inspector General of the Navy from 1998 to 2001.

Early life

Fagrell was born on 21 July 1943 in Lidköping Parish (''Lidköpings församling'') in

Lidköping Lidköping () is a locality and the seat of Lidköping Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had about 40 000 inhabitants in 2021. It is situated on the southern shore of Lake Vänern and sometimes refers to itself as "Lidk� ...

Skaraborg County Skaraborg County ( sv, Skaraborgs län ) was a Counties of Sweden, county of Sweden from 1634 until 1997. It was disestablished at the end of 1997 when it was merged with the counties of Gothenburg and Bohus County, Gothenburg and Bohus and Älvsb ...

, Sweden.

Career

Fagrell graduated from the

Royal Swedish Naval Academy The Royal Swedish Naval Academy ( sv, Kungliga Sjökrigsskolan, KSS) was a school for officer training for the Swedish Navy, which operated in various forms between the years 1756 and 1987. History 1683–1791 In 1683, when the charter was issue ...

in Näsbypark on 27 August 1970 and was commissioned as an officer. Fagrell was awarded the Naval Academy's gold token for excellent academic results, an award that had previously only been awarded four times since 1944. He was assigned to

Vaxholm Coastal Artillery Regiment The Vaxholm Coastal Artillery Regiment ( sv, Vaxholms kustartilleriregemente), designation KA 1, was a Swedish Navy coastal artillery regiment of the Swedish Armed Forces which operated between 1902 and 2000. The unit was based at Rindö in the ...

as a second lieutenant the same year, where he was promoted to lieutenant in 1972 and to captain in 1973. He studied at the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College from 1976 to 1979, served in the Defence Staff between 1979 and 1986 and at the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration from 1980 to 1983 and was promoted to major in 1981. He attended the technical course at the Naval Program at the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College and was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1985, after which he was head of the naval mine battalion in the Vaxholm Coastal Artillery Regiment from 1986 to 1989. From 1989 to 1992 he served at the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, after which in 1992–1993 he studied at the

Naval War College The Naval War College (NWC or NAVWARCOL) is the staff college and "Home of Thought" for the United States Navy at Naval Station Newport in Newport, Rhode Island. The NWC educates and develops leaders, supports defining the future Navy and associ ...

in the United States. He was promoted to colonel on 1 July 1993, and served as chief of staff in the Naval Materiel Command at the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration from 1993 to 1995. He studied at the

Swedish National Defence College The Swedish Defence University ( sv, Försvarshögskolan, FHS) is situated on Drottning Kristinas väg 37 in Östermalm, Stockholm City Centre, next to the campus of the Royal Institute of Technology. History Today's Swedish Defence University ma ...

in 1994 and served as Deputy Commander of the East Coast Naval Command from 1995 to 1997. In 1996, he was secretary in a government negotiation assignment (Fö 1996:B) regarding the privatization of Muskö naval dockyard's site at Rindö. In 1997, he was promoted to senior colonel, whereupon he served as Inspector of the Swedish Coast Artillery (''Kustartilleriinspektör'', IKA) and head of the Swedish Coastal Artillery Center (''Kustartillericentrum'', KAC) from 1997 to 1998. Fagrell then served from 1998 to 2001 as deputy commander of the Naval Center (renamed Navy Command in 2000) as well as the Deputy Inspector General of the Navy. From 2001 to 2003 was chief engineer for naval combat systems at the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration.

Personal life

Fagrell was married to Birgitta with whom he had three children: Niklas, Maria and Daniel. Fagrell was chairman of

Kårböle Kårböle is a village in Ljusdal Municipality, Hälsingland, Gävleborg County, Sweden with about 134 inhabitants (2004, Statistics Sweden). The Kårböle stave church Kårböle stave church (St Olav's sacrifice church) is a reconstructed stav ...

community council ( sv, byalag) and chairman of the board of Vaxholm Fortress Museum.

Death

Fagrell died on 30 April 2022 in

Gävleborg County Gävleborg County ( sv, Gävleborgs län) is a county or ''län'' on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden. It borders the counties of Uppsala, Västmanland, Dalarna, Jämtland and Västernorrland. The capital is Gävle. Provinces Gävleborg Co ...

, Sweden. The funeral service was held on 27 May 2022 in .

Dates of rank

*1970 –

Second lieutenant Second lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces, comparable to NATO OF-1 rank. Australia The rank of second lieutenant existed in the military forces of the Australian colonies and Australian Army until 1 ...

*1972 –

Lieutenant A lieutenant ( , ; abbreviated Lt., Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a commissioned officer rank in the armed forces of many nations. The meaning of lieutenant differs in different militaries (see comparative military ranks), but it is often ...

*1973 –

Captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, e ...

*1981 – Major *1985 – Lieutenant colonel *1993 –

Colonel Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge ...

*1997 – Senior colonel

Honours

*Member of the

Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences The Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences ( sv, Kungliga Örlogsmannasällskapet, KÖMS), founded in 1771 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden. The Society is an independent organization and a forum for navy and defence ...

(1990)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fagrell, Stellan 1943 births 2022 deaths People from Lidköping Municipality Swedish Amphibious Corps officers Swedish Coastal Artillery officers Naval War College alumni Members of the Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences