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About Gösta Ehrensvärd
Vice Admiral Count Gösta Carl Albert Ehrensvärd was a senior Swedish Navy officer. Ehrensvärd began his naval career at the Royal Swedish Naval Academy, entering as a cadet at age 13 and commissioning as an acting sub-lieutenant in 1904. He advanced through the ranks, serving in both operational and staff positions, including flag adjutant, destroyer and torpedo boat commander, and instructor in naval warfare and strategy. He held key leadership roles such as head of the Communications and Operations Departments in the Naval Staff, flag captain of the Coastal Fleet, and Chief of the Naval Staff from 1937 to 1939, being promoted to rear admiral in 1938.
Everything about Gösta Ehrensvärd →- Occupation
- naval officer
- Position held
- ship commander, Chief of the Naval Staff, Chief of the Coastal Fleet
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Born
- February 10, 1885
- Died
- November 2, 1973