Bengt Rosenius

Major General Bengt Rosenius (30 November 1918 – 28 December 1979) was a Swedish Air Force officer. Rosenius served as wing commander of the Östgöta Air Force Wing, Inspector of Flight Safety and commanding officer of the Attack Group. Later in his career he served two years as Military Equipment Inspector and head of the National Swedish War Materials Inspectorate.

Bengt Rosenius
Born	(1918-11-30)30 November 1918 Stockholm, Sweden
Died	28 December 1979(1979-12-28) (aged 61) Täby, Sweden
Buried	Norra begravningsplatsen
Allegiance	Sweden
Service/branch	Swedish Army (1927–33) Swedish Air Force (1933–68)
Years of service	1941–1977
Rank	Major general
Commands held	Section III, Defence Staff Östgöta Air Force Wing Inspector of Flight Safety Attack Group
Battles/wars	Congo Crisis
Other work	Military Equipment Inspector

Career

Rosenius was born on 30 November 1918 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of Nils Rosenius, an accountant, and his wife Edith (née Horwitz). He passed studentexamen in 1938. He was commissioned as an officer in the Swedish Air Force in 1941 with rank of fänrik. Rosenius was promoted to captain in 1948 and was the same year course director at the Royal Swedish Air Force College (Flygkadettskolan) in Uppsala.[1] Rosenius then attended the staff course at the Royal Swedish Air Force Staff College from 1948 to 1949. He was promoted to major in 1954 and to lieutenant colonel in 1957, the same year he attended the Swedish National Defence College. Rosenius was head of the Air Staff's Education Department from 1956 to 1958 and of the Defence Staff's Section III (Press Department) from 1958 to 1961.[2]

In 1961, Rosenius served as Senior Air Staff Officer in the United Nations (ONUC) Air Force in Congo during the Congo Crisis.[2][3] In 1962, he was promoted to colonel and appointed wing commander of Östgöta Air Force Wing in Linköping. In 1965, Rosenius was appointed Inspector of Flight Safety (Inspektör för flygsäkerhetstjänsten).[2] The same yar he became a board member of the Civil Aviation Administration.[2] Rosenius was promoted to major general in 1973 and was appointed commanding officer of the Attack Group.[4] Rosenius retired from active service in 1977 and on 1 July he took up the position as Military Equipment Inspector and head of the National Swedish War Materials Inspectorate. Rosenius held the position until his death on 28 December 1979.[5]

Personal life

In 1944, he married Ingela Hagner (born 1921), the daughter of Gustav Hagner and Hertha Hagner. They had two children; Marianne (born 1945) and Ulrika (born 1957).[2]

Rosenius died on 28 December 1979 and was buried at the Northern Crematorium at Norra begravningsplatsen in Stockholm.[6]

Dates of rank

• 1941 – Fänrik
• 1943 – Lieutenant
• 1948 – Captain
• 1954 – Major
• 1957 – Lieutenant Colonel
• 1962 – Colonel
• 1973 – Major General

Awards and decorations

• Commander First Class of the Order of the Sword (6 June 1969)[7]

Honours

• Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences (1966)[2]

Filmography

• Första divisionen (1941) - air force officer at the farewell dinner[8]

References

1. Sveriges statskalender för året 1950 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1950. p. 442.
2. Davidsson, Åke, ed. (1968). Vem är vem?. 5, Norrland : supplement, register [Who's Who?. 5, Norrland : supplements, directory] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Vem är vem. p. 889. SELIBR 53513.
3. Hansson, Johan (2005-05-18). "Våra första internationella insatser – ett tecken på beslutsvilja?" (in Swedish). Swedish Defence University. p. 42. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
4. Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1977 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1977] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1976. p. 863. ISBN 91-1-766022-X. SELIBR 3681523.
5. "Konstitutionsutskottets betänkande 1987/88:40 med anledning av granskning av statsrådens tjänsteutövning och regeringsärendenas handläggning" (in Swedish). Riksdag. p. 165 (Appendix A 7). Retrieved 14 March 2019.
6. "Rosenius, BENGT". www.svenskagravar.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 March 2019.
7. Kungl. Hovstaterna: Kungl. Maj:ts Ordens arkiv, Matriklar (D 1), vol. 13 (1960–1969), p. 37, digital imaging.
8. "Första divisionen (1941)" (in Swedish). Swedish Film Database. Retrieved 14 March 2019.

External links

• Bengt Rosenius at the Swedish Film Database

Military offices
Preceded by ?	Section III of the Defence Staff 1958–1961	Succeeded by Claës Skoglund¹
Preceded by Åke Sundqvist	Östgöta Air Force Wing 1962–1965	Succeeded by Olle Knutsson
Preceded by Christian Nilsson	Inspector of Flight Safety 1965–1973	Succeeded by Björn Hedberg
Preceded by Gösta Odqvist	Attack Group 1973–1977	Succeeded by Sven-Olof Olson
Government offices
Preceded by Lage Thunberg	Military Equipment Inspector 1977–1979	Succeeded by Sven Norberg
Notes and references
1. After 1961, Section III was called Operationsledning III/3 (OpLIII/OpL3) - beredskap och övningar ("Operations Command III/3 (OpLIII/OpL3) - readiness and exercises")