Folke Herolf

Folke Olof Ragnar Herolf (11 November 1912 – 20 August 1982) was a Swedish Army officer. He served as commanding officer of the Quartermaster Corps of the Swedish Armed Forces from 1968 to 1973.

Folke Herolf
Birth name	Folke Olof Ragnar Herolf
Born	11 November 1912 Hässjö, Sweden
Died	20 August 1982 (aged 69) Stockholm, Sweden
Allegiance	Sweden
Service/branch	Swedish Army
Years of service	1936–1973
Rank	Senior Colonel
Commands held	Quartermaster Corps of the Swedish Armed Forces

Career

Herolf was born on 11 November 1912 in Hässjö Parish, Timrå Municipality, Sweden,[1] the son of Olof Nilsson, a chief engineer, and his wife Alfhild (née Fliesberg).[2] He passed studentexamen in Sundsvall in 1932 and was commissioned as an officer in Skaraborg Regiment (I 9) in 1936 with the rank of fänrik. Herolf passed the quartermaster examination in 1942 after which he served regimental quartermaster in the Life Regiment Hussars (K 3) from 1942 to 1945.[2] He was promoted to captain in 1943 and served in the Army Staff from 1945 to 1948. Herolf served as section chief in the Royal Swedish Army Supply Administration from 1948 to 1954 when he was promoted to major.[3]

He then served as quartermaster in the II Military Area from 1954 to 1957. Herolf was head of the Operating Section (Driftsektionen) in the Förplägnadsbyrån ("Catering Bureau") in the Royal Swedish Army Supply Administration from 1957 to 1958,[4][5] promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1958[3] and was head of the Military Section in the Centralbyrån ("Central Bureau") in the Royal Swedish Army Supply Administration from 1958 to 1963.[5][3] From 1963 to 1965, Herolf was chief of staff of the Head Office in the Swedish Army Quartermaster Corps, after which he was promoted to colonel in 1965 and served as head of the Food Bureau in the Quartermaster Administration of the Swedish Armed Forces from 1965 to 1968. In 1968, Herolf was promoted to senior colonel and served as commanding officer of the Quartermaster Corps of the Swedish Armed Forces from 1968 to 1973.[3]

Personal life

In 1939, he married Elisabeth Edlund (born 1915), the daughter of Torsten Edlund and Bertha Ström. They had two children; Madeleine (born 1941) and Dag (born 1945).[2]

Herolf died on 20 August 1982 in Kungsholm Parish, Stockholm.[1]

Dates of rank

• 1935 – Fänrik
• 19?? – Lieutenant
• 1943 – Captain
• 1954 – Major
• 1958 – Lieutenant Colonel
• 1965 – Colonel
• 1968 – Senior Colonel

Awards and decorations

• Knight of the Order of the Sword[2]
• Swedish Military Sports Association's silver medal (Sveriges militära idrottsförbunds silvermedalj)[2]

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. Davidsson, Åke, ed. (1968). Vem är vem?. 5, Norrland : supplement, register [Who's Who?. 5, Norrland : supplements, directory] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Vem är vem. p. 698. SELIBR 53513.
3. Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1977 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1977] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1976. p. 431. ISBN 91-1-766022-X. SELIBR 3681523.
4. Sveriges statskalender för året 1958 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1958. p. 99.
5. Sveriges statskalender. 1963 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1963. p. 101.