Åke Sagrén

Lieutenant General Karl Åke Sagrén (born 26 January 1935) is a Swedish Army officer. He was Chief of the Army from 1990 to 1994 and Chief of Army Staff from 1994 to 1996.

Åke Sagrén
Sagrén in 2008.
Birth name	Karl Åke Sagrén
Born	(1935-01-26) 26 January 1935 Motala, Sweden
Allegiance	Sweden
Service/branch	Swedish Army
Years of service	1958–1996
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	Västernorrland Regiment Sollefteå Army Garrison Västernorrland Defence District Chief of Staff, Milo ÖN Upper Norrland Military District Chief of the Army Chief of Army Staff

Career

Sagrén was born on 26 January 1935 in Motala, Sweden, the son of Karl Sagrén, an engineer, and his wife Annie (née Myrman).[1] His father joined the Home Guard, the first day it was established and at the age of 15, Sagrén knew that he wanted to become an officer.[2] Sagrén passed studentexamen in 1955 and became an officer in 1958. Sagrén served at the Life Grenadier Regiment (I 4) and the Army Ranger School from 1958 to 1967 and was completed the higher course of the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College from 1967 to 1969. He then served at the Army Staff from 1969 to 1973 and the Eastern Military Area (Milo Ö) from 1973 to 1976.[1]

He served in the Defence Staff from 1976 to 1982 and was commanding officer of the Västernorrland Regiment (I 21) and Sollefteå Army Garrison from 1982 to 1983. Sagrén was commanding officer of the Västernorrland Regiment and was Defence District Commander of the Västernorrland Defense District (Fo 23) from 1983 to 1984. Sagrén was then director in the Ministry of Defence from 1984 to 1986.[1]

Sagrén was major general and Chief of Staff of the Upper Norrland Military District (Milo ÖN) from 1986 to 1988 and military commander of the Upper Norrland Military District from 1988 to 1990. He was then held the post of Chief of the Army from 1990 to 30 June 1994 and Chief of Army Staff from 1 July 1994 to 1996.[3][4]

Other work

Sagrén was secretary in the 1974 Defense Investigation and expert in 1978 Defense Committee as well as the 1984 Defense Committee.[3] He became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences in 1978.[5] Sagrén was chairman of the board of the Fältrittklubben from 1996 to 2001 (honorary member in 2001),[6] of the Army, Navy and Air Film (Föreningen Armé- Marin- och Flygfilm) from 1996 to 2001,[7] of the Försvarsfrämjandet from 2000[8] until its closure in 2004 and of the Swedish Fencing Federation (Svenska Fäktförbundet)[9] as well as the honorary general secretary of the National Association of the Officers of the Home Guard (Hemvärnsbefälets Riksförbund).[10] Sagrén was also deputy chairman of the board of the Karolinska förbundet.[11]

Personal life

In 1982 he married Yvonne Öström (born 1947).[1] He has three children.[2]

Dates of rank

• 1958 – Fänrik
• 19?? – Lieutenant
• 19?? – Captain
• 19?? – Major
• 19?? – Lieutenant Colonel
• 19?? – Colonel
• 19?? – Colonel 1st Class
• 1986 – Major General
• 19?? – Lieutenant General

Awards and decorations

• Pro Musica Militare (1996)[12]

References

1. Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 958. ISBN 91-1-843222-0.
2. Skott, Staffan (1995-01-26). "En chef som pallar när det blåser hårt". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 March 2017.
3. Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 973. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
4. "Sammanställning över utnämningar och nya befattningar" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish). Stockholm: Flygstaben (1): 34. 1994. SELIBR 8257600.
5. "Matrikel" [Membership record] (in Swedish). Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
6. Dagerhamn, Tore. "Historik" [History] (PDF) (in Swedish). Fältrittklubben. pp. 22, 29–30. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
7. "Föreningens styrelseordföranden" [The association's chairmans of the board]. www.amf-film.se (in Swedish). Föreningen Armé- Marin- och Flygfilm. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
8. Wallin, Stig (2001). "Åke Sagrén ny ordförande" [Åke Sagrén new chairman]. www.forsvarsframjandet.org (in Swedish). Försvarsfrämjandet. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
9. Sagrén, Åke (1997). "Fäktningens historia" [History of fencing] (PDF). Fäktning: officiellt organ för Svenska fäktförbundet (in Swedish). Farsta: Svenska fäktförbundet (2): 2. SELIBR 3620098.
10. "Anslagstavlan" [Bulletin Board]. www.forsvarsutbildarna.se (in Swedish). Försvarsutbildarna. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
11. "Vintersammankomsten den 28 februari 2001" [Winter gathering 28 February 2001] (in Swedish). Karolinska förbundet. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
12. "Tidigare tilldelningar" [Previous awardings]. www.militarmusik.se (in Swedish). Militärmusiksamfundet. Retrieved 16 September 2016.

Military offices
Preceded by Bengt Sjöberg	Västernorrland Regiment 1982–1983	Succeeded by Lennart Rönnberg
Preceded by Bengt Sjöberg	Västernorrland Defence District 1982–1984	Succeeded by Göte Bergerbrant
Preceded by None	Sollefteå Army Garrison 1983–1984	Succeeded by Göte Bergerbrant
Preceded by Lars-Erik Englund	Chief of Staff of the Upper Norrland Military District 1986–1988	Succeeded by Carl-Johan Rundberg
Preceded by Lars-Erik Englund	Upper Norrland Military District 1988–1990	Succeeded by Curt Sjöö
Preceded by Erik G. Bengtsson	Chief of the Army 1990–1994	Succeeded by Himself as Chief of Army Staff
Preceded by Himself as Chief of the Army	Chief of Army Staff 1994–1996	Succeeded by Mertil Melin