Jesper Ingevald Crusebjörn (Grödinge, Stockholm County

Stockholm County

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, Sweden

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, 24 July 1843 – Umeå

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, Sweden, 24 June 1904) was a Swedish politician

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 and officer

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 of the Swedish Army

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, eventually attaining the rank of lieutenant-general

Generallöjtnant

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Biography

He was the son of Frans Crusebjörn and Lovisa Fougt. He became an officer

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 in the Swedish Army

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 in 1863 and was attached to the general staff and teacher at the Swedish National War College from 1872 to 1882. By 1883 he had been promoted to major

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 and in 1888 the was promoted to lieutenant-colonel

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 and took charge of Jämtlands fältjägarkår. He was promoted again three years later to colonel

Överste

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. At the same time he became county governor

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 of Västerbotten County

Västerbotten County

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. Making major-general

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 by 1899, he was also appointed Minister for War, a position he held from 1899 to 1903, during which he enforced the construction of Boden Fortress

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 and was promoted to lieutenant-general

Generallöjtnant

Finnish Defence Forces rank of Kenraaliluutnantti is comparable to Ranks of NATO armies officers as OF-8- Holders of the rank in Sweden :* Head of operations* Head of productions—responsible for the training of all troops* Head of special forces...

 (1901). He was also a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences

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