Hugo Cederschiöld

Lieutenant General Hugo Montgomery Cederschiöld (25 September 1878 – 17 March 1968) was a Swedish Army officer and sports shooter.

Hugo Cederschiöld
Cederschiöld in the foreground.
Birth nameHugo Montgomery Cederschiöld
Born(1878-09-25)25 September 1878
Stockholm, Sweden
Died17 March 1968(1968-03-17) (aged 89)
Stockholm, Sweden
AllegianceSweden
Service/branchSwedish Army
Years of service1898–1950
RankLieutenant General
Commands heldInfantry Combat School
Life Regiment Grenadiers
Svea Life Guards
Commandant in Stockholm
Stockholm Defence District
Other workChief of His Majesty's Military Staff

Career

Cederschiöld was born on 25 September 1878 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of Staffan Cederschiöld, the Director-General of the Swedish Customs, and his wife Sophie (née Montgomery Cederhielm). He was the brother of Pehr Cederschiöld, a district judge. Cederschiöld was commissioned as an officer in Svea Life Guards (I 1) in 1898 with the rank of second lieutenant. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1903 when he was commanded to serve the Duke of Skåne. The year after Cederschiöld was an orderly officer to the Duke of Skåne.[1]

He attended the Royal Swedish Army Staff College from 1906 to 1908 and served as regimental adjutant in 1908. Cederschiöld was 1st adjutant at the staff of the IV Army Division (IV. arméfördelningen) from 1911 to 1915.[2] He was promoted to captain in 1912 and served as adjutant to the Crown Prince the same year. Cederschiöld served as brigade quartermaster at the 7th Infantry Brigade from 1917 to 1922.[2]

He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1926 and was the head of Swedish Infantry Combat School from 1926 to 1931. In 1930, Cederschiöld was promoted to colonel and was the chief of staff of the Crown Prince the same year. He was commanding officer of Life Regiment Grenadiers (I 3) from 1931 to 1936 and of Svea Life Guards from 1936 to 1938.[1]

Cederschiöld was expert and secretary of the Shooting Instruction Committee in 1918. He was teacher at the Infantry Combat School from 1919 to 1923, expert and secretary in the Drill Regulations Committee from 1921 to 1922 and was promoted to major in 1921 before serving at Svea Life Guards (I 1) in 1922. Cederschiöld was again expert and secretary of the Shooting Instruction Committee from 1922 to 1923 and in the Drill Regulations Committee from 1923 to 1924. In 1924, he was appointed battalion commander in Svea Life Guards (I 1).[2]

Cederschiöld was promoted to major general in 1937 and was Commendant of Stockholm from 1938 to 1945, as well as commanding officer of the Stockholm Defence District from 1938 to 1945 and Acting Inspector of the Infantry in 1940. He was promoted to lieutenant general and placed in the reserve in 1950. The same year, Cederschiöld became chief of His Majesty's Military Staff,[1] a position he stayed in until 1963.[3]

Other work
Chief of the General Staff Major General Bo Boustedt (right), Colonel Hugo Cederschiöld (left).

Cederschiöld was a member of numerous committees and was active in the Frivilliga Skytterörelsen (lit. Voluntary Shooting Movement) and the Landstormen.[1] He became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences in 1929. Cederschiöld was also president of the Swedish-English Association from 1939 to 1955 and president of Stockholm's Rotary Club from 1940 to 1941 and governor of Sweden's Rotary District number 78A (later 84) from 1948 to 1950. Cederschiöld was also member of the European Rotary International Council from 1948 and was chairman of numerous associations.[4]

Cederschiöld competed in two Shooting events at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[5]

Personal life

In 1908 he married Baroness Margareta Wrangel von Brehmer (1888–1967), the daughter of the senior valet de chambre (överstekammarjunkare), Baron Wolmer Wrangel von Brehmer and Countess Ingeborg Ehrensvärd. He was the father of Wolmer (1910–1985), Hugo (1915–1982), Margareta (born 1921) and Ingeborg (1923–2007).[1] Cederschiöld died on 17 March 1968 and was buried at Hyby New Church in Scania.[6]

Dates of rank

Awards and decorations

Cederschiöld's awards:[1]

gollark: Or void.bar which is neat? So many voids.
gollark: Oh this is neat, you can buy http://void.army.
gollark: Lyricb ad?
gollark: You can also get... void.accountants?
gollark: void.cheap is also available if you want to launch a shopping site?

References
  1. Harnesk, Paul, ed. (1962). Vem är vem? 1, Stor-Stockholm [Who is who? 1, Greater Stockholm] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Vem är vem. p. 249.
  2. Lindblad, Göran, ed. (1924). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1925 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1925] (in Swedish). Stockholm: P. A. Norstedt & Söners. p. 132.
  3. "Cederschiöld, Hugo Montgomery, arkiv > Förteckning" [Cederschiöld, Hugo Montgomery, archive > List] (in Swedish). National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  4. Burling, Ingeborg, ed. (1956). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1957 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1957] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 180.
  5. "Hugo Cederschiöld". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  6. "Hugo Montgomery Cederschiöld" (in Swedish). Gravar.se. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
Military offices
Preceded by
Ernst af Sandeberg		 Life Regiment Grenadiers
1931–1936		 Succeeded by
Helge Jung
Preceded by
Carl Tersmeden		 Svea Life Guards
1936–1938		 Succeeded by
Henry Tottie
Preceded by
None		 Commendant of Stockholm
Stockholm Defence District
1938–1945		 Succeeded by
Nils Stenbeck
Court offices
Preceded by
Olof Thörnell		 Chief of His Majesty's Military Staff
1950–1963		 Succeeded by
Thord Bonde
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