Generallöjtnant

Lieutenant General generallöjtnant
Country	Sweden
Service branch	Army Air Force Amphibious Corps (from 2000) Coastal Artillery (until 2000)
Abbreviation	Genlt (Swedish),[1] LtGen (English)[2]
Rank	Three-star[a]
NATO rank code	OF-8
Non-NATO rank	O-9
Next higher rank	General
Next lower rank	Major general
Equivalent ranks	Vice admiral

Lieutenant General (LtGen) (Swedish: generallöjtnant, genlt) is a three-star commissioned officer rank in the Swedish Army, Swedish Air Force and Swedish Amphibious Corps. Lieutenant general ranks immediately above major general and below a general. The rank is equivalent to vice admiral in the Swedish Navy.

History

The lieutenant general was originally the general's deputy (locum tenens) or closest man. The lieutenant general was usually the commander of a division.^[3]

Historically, during the 20th century, lieutenant generals were promoted one grade upon retirement to full four-star general.

Following a proposal from the Swedish Armed Forces, the Government of Sweden decides on employment as a general of any rank.^[4]

In everyday speech, generals of all ranks are addressed as generals.^[5][6]

Rank insignia

Collar patches

• 
  Collar patch m/58 (black m/02) on field uniform M90
  (2002–present)
• 
  Collar patch m/58 (black m/02) on field uniform M90
  (2002–present)
• 
  Collar patch m/58 (gold) on uniform m/58-m/59 and field uniform M90
  (1983–2002)
• 
  Collar patch m/58 (gold) on uniform m/58-m/59 and field uniform M90
  (–2002)
• 
  Collar patch m/58 (bronze) on uniform m/58-m/59
  (1972–1983)
• 
  Collar patch m/58 (bronze) on uniform m/58-m/59
  (1958–1972)
• 
  Collar patch on uniform m/1923
  (1923–1939)

Shoulder marks

• 
  Shoulder mark on uniform m/87 (Army)
  (1987–present)
• 
  Shoulder mark on uniform m/87 (Air Force)
  (1987–present)
• 
  Shoulder mark m/87 on white shirt (Air Force)
  (1987–present)
• 
  Shoulder mark m/87 on uniform m/87 - white and white shirt (Navy)
  (1987–present)
• 
  Shoulder mark on uniform m/1939
  (1939–1958)
• 
  Shoulder mark on uniform m/1923
  (1923–1939)
• 
  Shoulder mark on uniform m/1910
  (1910–1923)

Sleeve insignias

Amphibious Corps and Coastal Artillery

• 
  Sleeve insignia for a lieutenant general in the Amphibious Corps
  (2003–present)
• 
  Sleeve insignia for a lieutenant general in the Amphibious Corps
  (2000–2003)
  and
  Coastal Artillery
  (1972–2000)
• 
  Sleeve insignia for a lieutenant general in the Coastal Artillery
  (1901–1972)

Air Force

• 
  Sleeve insignia for a lieutenant general (1972–?) (today only on mess dress uniform)
• 
  Sleeve insignia for a lieutenant general (?–1972)
• 
  Flight suit sleeve insignia (Ärmmatta m/02) for a lieutenant general^[7]
  (1972–present)
• 
  Flight suit sleeve insignia for a lieutenant general
  (?–1972)

Army

• 
  Sleeve insignia for a lieutenant general on uniform m/1906
  (1906–1923)

Hats

• 
  Hat for general of any rank on uniform m/1865-99
  (1865–?)

Personal flags

The command flag of a lieutenant general (and a vice admiral) is a double swallowtailed Swedish flag. In the first blue field 3 five-pointed white stars placed one over two.^[8]

• 
  Lieutenant general/Vice admiral flag
  (1972–present)

See also

• List of Swedish Air Force lieutenant generals
• List of Swedish Army lieutenant generals after 1900
• List of Swedish Navy lieutenant generals

Footnotes

1. Lieutenant general was a two-star rank until 1972 and general was the three-star rank in the Swedish Armed Forces rank structure.

References

Notes

1. "Försvarsmaktens föreskrifter om personaltjänst (FFS 2019:6)" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 2019-12-02. p. 3. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
2. "Försvarsmaktens gemensamma identitet – direktiv för användandet av Försvarsmaktens namn, profil och bild" (PDF). 1.3 (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 2013-09-16. p. 66. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-02-23. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
3. Westrin, Theodor, ed. (1908). Nordisk familjebok: konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi (in Swedish). Vol. 9 (New, rev. and rich ill. ed.). Stockholm: Nordisk familjeboks förl. p. 902. SELIBR 8072220.
4. "Förordning om ändring i förordningen (2000:555) med instruktion för Försvarsmakten" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Code of Statutes. 20 June 2005. p. 2. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
5. Etikett och god ton: Praktisk handbok i sättet att uppföra sig. 1 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Åhlén & Åkerlund. 1932. p. 128. SELIBR 1353820.
6. Handbok: parad 6: traditionsvård : H PARAD 6 2016 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Försvarsmakten. 2017. p. 31. SELIBR 22459606.
7. Reglemente: uniformsbestämmelser 2015 : Unibest FM 2015 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Försvarsmakten. 2015. p. 343. SELIBR 19513428.
8. Braunstein 2004, p. 111

Print

• Braunstein, Christian (2004). Svenska försvarsmaktens fälttecken efter millennieskiftet [The flags and standards of the Swedish armed forces after the turn of the millennium] (PDF). Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 7 [dvs 8] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Statens försvarshistoriska museer. ISBN 91-971584-7-X. SELIBR 9815350. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-05-22. Retrieved 2020-11-03.