Curt Westberg

Major General Curt Westberg (born 14 September 1943) is a retired Swedish Air Force officer. His senior commands include commanding officer of the Gotland Military District, Middle Military District as well as Commandant General in Stockholm.

Curt Westberg
Born	14 September 1943 Mörsil, Sweden
Allegiance	Sweden
Service/branch	Swedish Air Force
Years of service	1970–2003
Rank	Major General
Commands held	Norrbotten Air Force Wing Gotland Military District Middle Military District Commandant General in Stockholm

Career

Westberg was commissioned as an officer in the Swedish Air Force in 1970 with the rank of fänrik after graduating from the Swedish Air Force Flying Training School (Flygvapnets flygskola). He was promoted to lieutenant in 1972, to captain in 1975 and to major in 1983. Until 1983 he served most of the time at Norrbotten Air Force Wing (F 21), where he, among other things, served as squadron commander and flight commander.[1] He flew AJ 37 Viggen (attack and light attack) an later in the 1990s, JA 37 Viggen (interceptor).[2] He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1985 and served as wing commander of Norrbotten Air Force Wing from 1993 to 1994. He was promoted to colonel in 1994, and to senior colonel in 1995.[1] On 1 October 1995, Westberg took command of the Production Department (Produktionsavdelningen) in the Air Force Command (C FVL PROD). There he was responsible for combat unit production, which included the development of both the war organization and the peace organization.[2] Westberg was at the same time acting chief of the Air Force Command.[1]

On 1 April 1997, Westberg was promoted to major general and appointed chief of the Joint Staff (Gemensamma staben, Gems) in the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters.[3] He then served at the disposal of the Supreme Commander from 1998 to 1999.[1] In 2000, Westberg was appointed commanding officer of Gotland Military District.[4] On 1 July 2001, Westberg took command as commanding officer of the Middle Military District (Mellersta militärdistriktet, MD M).[5] He took office the same year as Commandant General in Stockholm.[6] Westberg retired in 2003.[1]

Westberg has also been chairman of the Swedish Armed Forces Personnel Responsibility Committee (Försvarsmaktens personalansvarsnämnd)[7] and an expert in the Utredningen om Försvarsmaktens skolverksamhet ("The Investigation of the Swedish Armed Forces' School Activities").[8]

Personal life

He is married to Marianne (born 1943), with whom he has two children.[9]

Dates of rank

• 1970 – Fänrik
• 1972 – Lieutenant
• 1975 – Captain
• 1983 – Major
• 1985 – Lieutenant Colonel
• 1994 – Colonel
• 1995 – Senior Colonel
• 1 April 1997 – Major General

References

1. Kjellander, Rune (2013). Svenska flygvapnets högre chefer 1925-2005: chefsbiografier och befattningsöversikter (in Swedish). Värmdö: Rune Kjellander. p. 114. ISBN 9789163711831. SELIBR 15870537.
2. Westberg, Curt (1995). "Nye ansvarige utgivaren: Vi måste synas och bli förstådda" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish). Stockholm: Flygstaben (4): 2. ISSN 0015-4792. SELIBR 8257600.
3. "Ny flyggeneral" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish). Stockholm: Flygstaben (1): 2. 1997. ISSN 0015-4792. SELIBR 8257600.
4. "På nya befattningar" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish). Stockholm: Flygstaben (2): 39. 2000. ISSN 0015-4792. SELIBR 8257600.
5. "Westberg chef i Mitt" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish). Stockholm: Flygstaben (3): 29. 2001. ISSN 0015-4792. SELIBR 8257600.
6. Verksamhetsberättelse (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Kungl. hovstaterna. 2001. p. 19. SELIBR 10041262.
7. "Officerare får behålla sina jobb". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 20 December 1997. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
8. "Försvarsmaktsgemensam utbildning för framtida krav" (in Swedish). Stockholm: Rikdag. 10 March 1998. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
9. "Curt Westberg". www.tjelvar.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 February 2020.