Kjell Koserius

Major General Kjell Bertil Ingvar Koserius (26 October 1943 – 4 December 2002) was a Swedish Air Force officer.

Kjell Koserius
Birth name	Kjell Bertil Ingvar Koserius
Born	(1943-10-26)26 October 1943 Kinna, Sweden
Died	4 December 2002(2002-12-04) (aged 59) Enköping, Sweden
Buried	Enköpings-Näs Cemetery
Allegiance	Sweden
Service/branch	Swedish Air Force
Years of service	1962–2002
Rank	Major General
Commands held	Central Air Command Chief of Staff, Middle Military Area Central Military District Commandant General in Stockholm NNSC

Career

Koserius was born on 26 October 1943 in Kinna Parish, Älvsborg County, Sweden.[1] Koserius graduated from the Swedish Air Force Flying School in 1962 and was commissioned as an officer with then rank of fänrik. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1964.[2] On 21 June 1978, Koserius graduated from Flygvapnets Krigsskola (F 20) in Uppsala, and was awarded commanding officer of F 20's silver plaque and the Swedish Officers Association's (Svenska officersförbundet) book prize for good study achievements.[3] He completed the Higher Course at the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College from 1981 to 1983 and was promoted to major in 1983. Koserius served in the Defence Staff and in the Air Staff from 1983 to 1985. He was head of Section 1 at Uppland Air Force Wing from 1986 to 1988, and was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1987 and served in the Air Staff from 1988.[2]

Koserius was promoted to colonel on 15 May 1991. He was at the time maintaining a long-term substitute as head of the unit for human resource management (C FS/Persl) in the Air Staff.[4] On 1 April 1992, Koserius was appointed permanent head of the same unit in the Air Staff and on 1 July the same year, he was promoted to colonel 1st class.[5] He was succeeded by colonel Nils Ullgren on 1 January 1993 when Koserius was posted to staff of the Middle Military Area (Milo M) as chief of the Operations Command.[6]

On 1 October 1995, Koserius took command of the Central Air Command (Mellersta flygkommandot, FK M),[7] a position he held until 1996.[2] He was promoted to major general in 1997 and served as chief of staff of the Middle Military Area from 1997 to 2000 when he was appointed commanding officer of the newly formed Central Military District (Mellersta militärdistriktet, MD M) in Strängnäs. Koserius was at the same time Commandant General in Stockholm.[8] Koserius was served in these positions until 30 June 2001.[9] From 27 June 2001 to 11 June 2002, Koserius served as head of the Swedish Delegation to the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission (NNSC).[10]

Death

Koserius died on 4 December 2002 in Enköpings-Näs Parish, Uppsala County. He was buried on 23 May 2003 in Enköpings-Näs Cemetery.[11]

Dates of rank

• 1962 – Fänrik
• 1964 – Lieutenant
• 19?? – Captain
• 1983 – Major
• 1987 – Lieutenant Colonel
• 1991 – Colonel
• 1992 – Colonel 1st Class
• 1997 – Major General

References

1. Sveriges dödbok 1901-2009 [Swedish death index 1901-2009] (in Swedish) (Version 5.0 ed.). Solna: Sveriges släktforskarförbund. 2010. ISBN 9789187676598. SELIBR 11931231.
2. Engman, Guy, ed. (2001). Svensk försvarskalender 2002 [Swedish defence handbook. 2002] (in Swedish). Eskilstuna: Guy Engman Promotion. p. 499. SELIBR 8405535.
3. Pernling, C-Å (1978). "Examen vid F20" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish). Stockholm: Flygstaben (3): 18. ISSN 0015-4792. SELIBR 8257600.
4. "UTNÄMNINGAR" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish). Stockholm: Flygstaben (3): 2. 1991. ISSN 0015-4792. SELIBR 8257600.
5. "Utnämningar/förordnanden" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish). Stockholm: Flygstaben (2): 39. 1992. ISSN 0015-4792. SELIBR 8257600.
6. "Utnämningar och förordnanden" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish). Stockholm: Flygstaben (1): 44. 1993. ISSN 0015-4792. SELIBR 8257600.
7. "Personalnytt" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish). Stockholm: Flygstaben (4): 55. 1995. ISSN 0015-4792. SELIBR 8257600.
8. Kjellander, Rune (2013). Svenska flygvapnets högre chefer 1925-2005: chefsbiografier och befattningsöversikter (in Swedish). Värmdö: Rune Kjellander. p. 70. ISBN 9789163711831. SELIBR 15870537.
9. "På nya befattningar" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish). Stockholm: Flygstaben (2): 39. 2000. ISSN 0015-4792. SELIBR 8257600.
10. Jonsson, Gabriel (2009). Peace-keeping in the Korean Peninsula: The Role of Commissions (PDF). Seoul: Korea Institute for National Unification. p. 693. ISBN 978-89-8479-517-4.
11. "Koserius, Kjell Bertil Ingvar". www.svenskagravar.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 February 2020.

Military offices
Preceded by Stig Dellborg	Central Air Command 1995–1996	Succeeded by Bo Waldemarsson
Preceded by Anders Lindström	Chief of Staff of Middle Military Area 1997–2000	Succeeded by None
Preceded by None	Central Military District 2000–2001	Succeeded by Bo Waldemarsson
Preceded by Percurt Green	Commandant General in Stockholm 2000–2001	Succeeded by Curt Westberg
Preceded by Peter Hammarström	Head of Swedish Delegation to NNSC 27 June 2001 – 11 June 2002	Succeeded by Björn Elmer