Folke Högberg

Lieutenant General Folke Högberg (20 March 1884 – 8 June 1972) was a Swedish Army officer. Högberg's senior commands include regimental commander of Västernorrland Regiment, commendant of Boden Fortress, Chief of the Army Staff and military commander of the III Military District.

Folke Högberg
Born(1884-03-20)20 March 1884
Helsingborg, Sweden
Died8 June 1972(1972-06-08) (aged 88)
Skövde, Sweden
AllegianceSweden
Service/branchSwedish Army
Years of service1905–1949
RankLieutenant General
Commands held

Career

Högberg was born on 20 March 1884 in Helsingborg, Sweden, the son of Knut Högberg, a postmaster, and his wife Anna (née Borg). He was commissioned as an officer in the Kronoberg Regiment (I 11) with the rank of underlöjtnant in 1905. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1907 and to captain in 1917, the same year he served in the General Staff. Högberg served as teacher of military history at the Royal Swedish Army Staff College from 1922 to 1926, and in 1923 he served in the Göta Life Guards (I 2).[1] He also served as secretary of experts for new enrollment regulations with several conscript statutes from 1925 to 1926.[1] Högberg was major and served in the General Staff in 1926 and as chief of staff of 1st Army Division (I. arméfördelningen) from 1926 to 1930. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1930 and was appointed vice chief of the Military Office of the Land Defense (Lantförsvarets kommandoexpedition).[2]

In 1932, Högberg was appointed head of the Royal Swedish Army Staff College and three years later he was promoted to colonel and was appointed regimental commander of Västernorrland Regiment (I 21) in Sollefteå. During this time, Högberg was also Inspektor of Sollefteå Samrealskola from 1936 to 1937.[1] Högberg was promoted to major general in 1937 and was appointed commandant in Boden Fortress. In 1940, he became Chief of the Army Staff and the General Staff Corps. Högberg became military commander of the III Military District in 1942. He stayed in this positions until 1949 when he was promoted to lieutenant general and retired from active service.[2]

Later life

The year before retiring from the military, Högberg took up a position as Inspektor of the municipal girls' school in Skövde.[3] Högberg was chairman of Skövde hembygdsförening ("Skövde Local History Society") from 1951 to 1969. In autumn of 1954, he led the work on the excavation of Helena of Skövde's chapel and spring.[4]

Personal life

In 1909, he married Ellen Johanson (1885–1976), the daughter of ironmonger Sven Johanson and his wife Mathilda Sundström. They had three children; Karin (born 1910), Anne-Marie (1914–2010) and Eva (1922–2000).[2]

Högberg died on 8 June 1972 and was buried at S:ta Elins kyrkogård ("Helena of Skövde's Cemetery") in Skövde, in the same family grave as his wife and two of his daughters.[5]

Dates of rank

Awards and decorations

Swedish
  • Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword[2]
  • Knight of the Order of the Polar Star[2]
  • Knight of the Order of Vasa[2]
  • Swedish Central Federation of Landstorm Associations Medal of Merit in gold (Sveriges landstormsföreningars centralförbunds förtjänstmedalj i guld) (1942)[6]
  • Swedish Central Federation of Landstorm Associations Medal of Merit in silver (Sveriges landstormsföreningars centralförbunds förtjänstmedalj i silver) (1932)[6]
  • Voluntary Motor Transportation Corps Medal of Merit in gold (Frivilliga Automobilkårens förtjänstmedalj i guld) (1943)[6]
  • Västergötland Ancient Monument Association Medal of Merit (Västergötlands forminnesförenings förtjänstmedalj) (1961)[7]

Foreign

Honours

Bibliography
  • Högberg, Folke (1967). Hooks herrgård: historik i kort sammanfattning (in Swedish) ([Ny, kompletterad uppl.] ed.). [Hok]: [Hooks herrgård]. SELIBR 1711040.
  • Högberg, Folke (1965). Medeltida absidkyrkor i Norden: en studie särskilt anknuten till Västergötland. Skövdeortens hembygds- och fornminnesförenings skriftserie, 99-0876542-6 ; 10 (in Swedish). Stockholm. SELIBR 848471.
  • Högberg, Folke (1962). Hooks historia: kort sammanfattning (in Swedish). Hok: [Hooks herrgård]. SELIBR 1925693.
  • Högberg, Folke (1960). Stavkorshällar och liljestenar i Västergötland. Skövdeortens hembygds- och fornminnesförenings skriftserie, 99-0876542-6 ; 8 (in Swedish). Skövde. SELIBR 772427.
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References
  1. Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1943 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1943] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1940. p. 390. SELIBR 10335454.
  2. Harnesk, Paul, ed. (1965). Vem är vem?. 3, Götaland, utom Skåne, Halland, Blekinge [Who's Who?. 3, Götaland, except Scania, Halland, Blekinge] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Vem är vem. p. 519. SELIBR 53511.
  3. Burling, Ingeborg, ed. (1956). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1957 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1957] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 456.
  4. "Om oss" [About us]. www.hembygd.se (in Swedish). Skövde hembygdsförening. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  5. "FOLKE HÖGBERG" (in Swedish). Finngraven.se. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  6. Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1945 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1945] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1945. p. 516. SELIBR 8261511.
  7. "Västergötlands Fornminnesförenings förtjänstmedalj". www.vastergotlands-fornminnesforening.se (in Swedish). Västergötland Ancient Monument Association. Archived from the original on 27 April 2006. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  8. "Folke Högberg" (in Swedish). Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  9. Broomé, Bertil (1971–1973). "Folke Högberg". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). 19. National Archives of Sweden. p. 659. Retrieved 11 March 2017.CS1 maint: date format (link)
Military offices
Preceded by
Gustaf Lagerfelt		 Boden Fortress
1937–1940		 Succeeded by
Helmer Bratt
Preceded by
Helge Jung		 Chief of the Army Staff
General Staff Corps
1940–1942		 Succeeded by
Henry Tottie
Preceded by
None		 III Military District
1942–1949		 Succeeded by
Sven Ryman
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