Carl Årmann


Lieutenant General Carl Nils Gabriel Årmann was a senior Swedish Army officer. Årmann began his military career as a second lieutenant in 1915 and later attended the Artillery and Engineering College from 1918 to 1920. He held various ranks, including captain and major of the General Staff, before becoming a colonel in 1941. He assumed leadership roles at different artillery regiments and institutions. In 1950, he became a major general and served as the Chief of the Military Office of the Ministry of Defence until his retirement in 1960. He continued to contribute to the military as War Materials Inspector and head of the National Swedish War Materials Inspectorate from 1960 to 1964.

Early life

Årmann was born on 24 August 1894 in Stora Mellösa, Sweden, the son of estate owner Nils Årmann and his wife Alva. He passed studentexamen in Örebro in 1913.

Career

Military career

Årmann was commissioned as an officer in 1915 with the rank of second lieutenant and was assigned to Uppland Artillery Regiment. He completed the higher course at the Artillery and Engineering College from 1918 to 1920 and was captain of the General Staff in 1926. Årmann was teacher at the Artillery and Engineering College from 1928 to 1934 and served in Uppland Artillery Regiment in 1934.
He was major of the General Staff in 1936 and was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1939 and served in Uppland Artillery Regiment in 1940. Årmann was promoted to colonel in 1941 and was appointed head of the Artillery and Engineering College in 1941 and commander of the Norrland Artillery Regiment in 1942 and the Bergslagen Artillery Regiment in 1943.
Årmann was military commander of the III Military District in 1950 and was promoted to major general in 1950. He was then the Chief of the Military Office of the Ministry of Defence from 1951 to 1960 when he retired from active service and was promoted to lieutenant general in the reserve. Årmann then served as War Materials Inspector and head of the National Swedish War Materials Inspectorate at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry from 1960 to 1964.

Sports career

Årmann was a modern pentathlete and competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics and finished tenth.

Other work

Årmann became chairman of the Skövde Flying Club in 1946 and of the Skövde department of the Society for the Promotion of Ski Sport and Open Air Life in 1946. He was a member of the Enrollment Council in 1955.

Personal life

In 1926 he married Brita Flach, the daughter of estate owner Erik Flach and Tyra. Årmann was the father of Jan and Christina.

Dates of rank

Awards and decorations

Swedish

Foreign

Honours