Bert Stenfeldt

Major General Bert Göran Stenfeldt (born 12 August 1933) was a Swedish Air Force officer. Stenfeldt served as Chief of the Air Staff from 1987 to 1990 and as the commander of the First Air Group from 1990 to 1994.

Bert Stenfeldt
Birth name	Bert Göran Stenfeldt
Born	12 August 1933 Malmö, Sweden
Allegiance	Sweden
Service/branch	Swedish Air Force
Years of service	1958–1994
Rank	Major General
Commands held	Helicopter Test Unit Norrbotten Air Force Wing Chief of the Air Staff First Air Group

Early life

Lönnbom was born on 12 August 1933 in Malmö S:t Pauli Parish in Malmö, Malmöhus County, Sweden,[1] the son of Harald Persson and his wife Agnes (née Stenfeldt).[2]

Career

Stenfeldt became a sergeant pilot in 1951 and was commissioned as an officer in the Swedish Air Force in 1958 with the rank of Fänrik, stationed in Blekinge Air Force Wing.[3] He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1960 and from 1960 to 1966, Stenfeldt was posted at Skaraborg Air Force Wing. He attended the General Course at the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College in 1963, was promoted to Captain in 1966 and attended the Staff Course at the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College from 1966 to 1968. Stenfeldt served in the staff of the First Air Group from 1968 to 1970 and in 1971 he was promoted to Major and to Lieutenant Colonel.[3]

Stenfeldt attended the Air Command and Staff College in United States from 1973 to 1974[3] and served as head of the Central Department in Section 1 of the Air Staff from 1976.[4] Stenfeldt studied at the Swedish National Defence College in 1978 and in 1982. He was promoted to Colonel in 1979 and appointed commander of the Helicopter Test Unit (Helikopterförsöksförbandet, HKP F). In 1982, Stenfeldt was promoted to Senior Colonel and appointed commander of the Norrbotten Air Force Wing and Upper Norrland air defence sector (F 21/Se ÖN). From 1984 to 1987, he served as head of the System Section (Systemsektionen) in the Air Staff. In 1987, Stenfeldt was promoted to Major General and was appointed Chief of the Air Staff, a position he held for three years. His final assignment before retiring was as commanding officer of the First Air Group in Gothenburg from 1990 to 1994.[3] Stenfeldt retired on 30 September 1994.[5]

Personal life

In 1955, he married Maybritt Christensson.[2]

In 2007, Stenfeldt became chairman of the Swedish Air Force Historic Flight.[6] On 4 April 2019, Stenfeldt became an honorary member of the F 18 Kamratförening ("F 18 Friendship Association").[7]

Dates of rank

• 1958 – Fänrik
• 1960 – Lieutenant
• 1966 – Captain
• 1971 – Major
• 1971 – Lieutenant Colonel
• 1979 – Colonel
• 1982 – Senior Colonel
• 1987 – Major General

Awards and decorations

• Swedish Air Force Volunteers Association Medal of Merit in silver (1989)[8]

Honours

• Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences (1979)[2]

References

1. Sveriges befolkning 1980 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Sveriges släktforskarförb. 2004. ISBN 9187676370. SELIBR 9632925.
2. Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1044. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
3. Kjellander, Rune (2013). Svenska flygvapnets högre chefer 1925-2005: chefsbiografier och befattningsöversikter (in Swedish). Värmdö: Rune Kjellander. p. 102. ISBN 9789163711831. SELIBR 15870537.
4. Sveriges statskalender. 1978 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1978. p. 97. ISBN 91-38-03894-3. SELIBR 3682759.
5. "Efter 56 år - tack och farväl" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish). Stockholm: Flygstaben (2): 47. 1995. ISSN 0015-4792. SELIBR 8257600.
6. Håkansson, Nils-Uno (2016). "Föredrag av Generalmajor Bert Stenfeldt om kalla kriget". www.saabveteranernatrollhattan.com (in Swedish). Veteranföreningen Trollhättan. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
7. Persson, Gunnar (June 2019). "F 18 Hedersmedlem" (PDF). F18-kamraten: tidning för F18 kamratförening med medlemmar ur Kungl Södertörns flygflottilj/flygvapnets Södertörnsskolor (in Swedish). Uttran: F18 kamratförening (59): 15. SELIBR 10339544.
8. "Bragdman-89 & övriga utmärkelser" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish). Stockholm: Flygstaben (2): 32. 1990. ISSN 0015-4792. SELIBR 8257600.

External links

• Bert Stenfeldt at IMDb
• Bert Stenfeldt at the Swedish Film Database (in Swedish)