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'''Oscar Eugéne Nygren''' (26 September 1872 – 12 January 1960) was a [[Swedish Army]] general. He was Chief of the [[General Staff (Sweden)|General Staff]] from 1933 to 1937 and acting [[Chief of Army (Sweden)|Chief of the Army]] from 1936 to 1937. Although retired from active service in 1937, he was called back in service after [[World War II]] broke out, as commander of the 2nd Army Corps. He finally retired from the Army in 1941.
[[General (Sweden)|General]] '''Oscar Eugène Nygren''' (26 September 1872 – 12 January 1960) was a [[Swedish Army]] officer. Nygren's military career spanned over four decades, marked by a series of senior appointments. Beginning as a second lieutenant in the [[Hälsinge Regiment]] in 1892, he underwent extensive training, including attending the [[Royal Swedish Army Staff College]] and serving as a cadet at the [[General Staff (Sweden)|General Staff]]. Nygren steadily ascended the ranks, reaching the positions of major, Vice Chief of the [[Military Office of the Land Defence|Military Office of the Ministry of Land Defence]], and lieutenant colonel at the General Staff.

His noteworthy roles included leading the Royal Swedish Army Staff College and serving as the Chief of the Military Office of the Ministry of Land Defence. Nygren also contributed to various international committees as a military expert and chaired a pension insurance company. Upon retiring in 1937, he achieved the highest rank of general in his military career. During [[World War II]], he was called back into service as the commander of the newly formed 2nd Army Corps, holding leadership positions in Upper Norrland and West Sweden, showcasing his contributions to the military and international committees.

==Early life==
Nygren was born on 26 September 1872 in [[Gävle]], Sweden, the son of Richard Nygren, a city broker, and his wife Thekla (née Engelmark).<ref name="Harnesk (1945), pp. 615-616">{{cite book |editor1-last=Harnesk |editor1-first=Paul |date=1945 |title=Vem är vem?. D. 1, Stockholmsdelen |trans-title=Who is Who?. D. 1, Stockholm part |location=Stockholm |publisher=Vem är vem bokförlag |language=sv |url=https://runeberg.org/vemarvem/sthlm45/0631.html |pages=615–616}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
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Nygren was born in [[Gävle]], Sweden, the son of city broker Richard Nygren and his wife Thekla (née Engelmark).<ref name="Harnesk (1945), pp. 615-616">{{cite book |editor1-last=Harnesk |editor1-first=Paul |date=1945 |title=Vem är vem?. D. 1, Stockholmsdelen |trans-title=Who is Who?. D. 1, Stockholm part |location=Stockholm |publisher=Vem är vem bokförlag |language=Swedish |url=http://runeberg.org/vemarvem/sthlm45/0631.html |pages=615–616}}</ref> He became a second lieutenant in [[Hälsingland Regiment]] (I 14) in 1892 and studied at the [[Royal Swedish Army Staff College]] from 1896 to 1898 and was a cadet at the [[General Staff (Sweden)|General Staff]] from 1898 to 1901. Nygren became a lieutenant at the General Staff in 1902 and was promoted to captain in 1904. He was adjutant to the head of the [[Ministry of Land Defence]] from 1907 to 1910 and was transferred to Hälsingland Regiment (I 14) in 1909.<ref name="Cronenberg (1990-1991), p. 704">{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=8472 |publisher=[[National Archives of Sweden]] |encyclopedia=[[Svenskt biografiskt lexikon]] |title=Oscar E Nygren |first=Arvid |last=Cronenberg |year=1990–1991 |volume=27 |page=704 |access-date=2016-07-11 |language=Swedish}}</ref> Nygren was major at the General Staff in 1912 and was appointed Chief of Staff in the III. Army Division in 1912.<ref name="Harnesk (1945), pp. 615-616"/>


===Military career===
He was vice chief at the Military Office of the Ministry of Land Defence (''Lantförsvarsdepartementets kommandoexpedition'') in 1915 and was lieutenant colonel at the General Staff in 1915. Nygren was appointed head of the Royal Swedish Army Staff College in 1917 and conducted study trips to [[German Empire|Germany]], [[Kingdom of Bulgaria|Bulgaria]], [[Ottoman Empire|Turkey]], the [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]] and the [[Macedonian Front]] in 1918.<ref name="Lindblad (1924), p. 563">{{cite book |editor1-last=Lindblad |editor1-first=Göran |date=1924 |title=Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1925 |trans-title=Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1925 |location=Stockholm |publisher=P. A. Norstedt & Söners |language=Swedish |url=http://runeberg.org/vemardet/1925/0569.html |page=563}}</ref> Back in Sweden he became colonel in the General Staff in 1919. He was appointed head of the ''kommandoexpedition'' in 1919 conducted a study trip to the [[Italian Front (World War I)|Italian Front]] in 1922.<ref name="Lindblad (1924), p. 563"/> Back in Sweden he became executive officer of the [[Svea Life Guards]] (I 1) in 1923.<ref name="Harnesk (1945), pp. 615-616"/>
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Nygren was commissioned as an officer 1892 and was assigned as a second lieutenant to [[Hälsinge Regiment]] (I 14) the same year. He studied at the [[Royal Swedish Army Staff College]] from 1896 to 1898 and was a cadet at the [[General Staff (Sweden)|General Staff]] from 1898 to 1901. Nygren became a lieutenant at the General Staff in 1902 and was promoted to captain in 1904. He was adjutant to the head of the [[Ministry of Land Defence]] from 1907 to 1910 and was transferred to Hälsinge Regiment (I 14) in 1909.<ref name="Cronenberg (1990-1991), p. 704">{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=8472 |publisher=[[National Archives of Sweden]] |encyclopedia=[[Svenskt biografiskt lexikon]] |title=Oscar E Nygren |first=Arvid |last=Cronenberg |year=1990–1991 |volume=27 |page=704 |access-date=2016-07-11 |language=sv}}</ref> Nygren was major at the General Staff in 1912 and was appointed Chief of Staff in the [[3rd Army Division (Sweden)|III Army Division]] in 1912.<ref name="Harnesk (1945), pp. 615-616"/>


Nygren was appointed commanding officer of the 7th Infantry Brigade in 1926 and commandant at [[Boden Fortress]] in 1928. He was promoted to major general in 1929 and was appointed military commander of [[Upper Norrland]] in 1930.<ref name="Harnesk (1945), pp. 615-616"/> Nygren was after that Chief of the General Staff from 1933 to 1937 and acting [[Chief of Army (Sweden)|Chief of the Army]] from 1936 to 1937 when he was promoted to lieutenant general. He was promoted to general upon retirement in 1937<ref name="Harnesk (1945), pp. 615-616"/> and was placed in the reserve the year after.<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Burling |editor1-first=Ingeborg |date=1956 |title=Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1957 |trans-title=Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1957 |location=Stockholm |publisher=Norstedt |language=Swedish |url=http://runeberg.org/vemardet/1957/0757.html |page=733}}</ref> In 1939, when [[World War II]] broke out, Nygren was appointed commander of the newly formed 2nd Army Corps in Upper Norrland and in 1940 he became commanding officer of the same in [[West Sweden]]. Nygren left the position in August 1941.<ref name="Cronenberg (1990-1991), p. 704"/>
He was Vice Chief of the [[Military Office of the Land Defence|Military Office of the Ministry of Land Defence]] in 1915 and was lieutenant colonel at the General Staff in 1915. Nygren was appointed head of the Royal Swedish Army Staff College in 1917 and conducted study trips to [[German Empire|Germany]], [[Kingdom of Bulgaria|Bulgaria]], [[Ottoman Empire|Turkey]], the [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]] and the [[Macedonian front]] in 1918.<ref name="Lindblad (1924), p. 563">{{cite book |editor1-last=Lindblad |editor1-first=Göran |date=1924 |title=Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1925 |trans-title=Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1925 |location=Stockholm |publisher=P. A. Norstedt & Söners |language=sv |url=https://runeberg.org/vemardet/1925/0569.html |page=563}}</ref> Back in Sweden he became colonel in the General Staff in 1919. He was appointed Chief of the Military Office of the Ministry of Land Defence in 1919 conducted a study trip to the [[Italian Front (World War I)|Italian Front]] in 1922.<ref name="Lindblad (1924), p. 563"/> Back in Sweden he became executive officer of the [[Svea Life Guards]] (I 1) in 1923.<ref name="Harnesk (1945), pp. 615-616"/>


Nygren was appointed commanding officer of the 7th Infantry Brigade in 1926 and [[Boden Fortress#Commandants|Commandant in Boden Fortress]] in 1928. He was promoted to major general in 1929 and was appointed military commander of [[Upper Norrland]]'s Troops in 1930.<ref name="Harnesk (1945), pp. 615-616"/> Nygren was after that [[Chief of the General Staff (Sweden)|Chief of the General Staff]] from 1933 to 1937 and acting [[Chief of Army (Sweden)|Chief of the Army]] from 1936 to 1937 when he was promoted to lieutenant general. He was promoted to general upon retirement in 1937<ref name="Harnesk (1945), pp. 615-616"/> and was placed in the reserve the year after.<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Burling |editor1-first=Ingeborg |date=1956 |title=Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1957 |trans-title=Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1957 |location=Stockholm |publisher=Norstedt |language=sv |url=https://runeberg.org/vemardet/1957/0757.html |page=733}}</ref> In 1939, when [[World War II]] broke out, Nygren was appointed commander of the newly formed 2nd Army Corps in Upper Norrland and in 1940 he became commanding officer of the same in [[West Sweden]]. Nygren left the position in August 1941.<ref name="Cronenberg (1990-1991), p. 704"/>
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==Other work==
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Nygren was military member of the [[Supreme Court of Sweden|Supreme Court]] from 1934 to 1954.<ref name="Cronenberg (1990-1991), p. 704"/> He was military expert for the committee on the [[League of Nations]] and for Sweden's representative at the League of Nations' council meeting in [[Geneva]] in 1922. Nygren was Swedish member of the League of Nations' permanent advisory military committee and assistant to the Swedish representative in the League of Nations' disarmament commission. He was also chairman of the board the pension insurance company ''Allmänna pensionsförsäkringsbolaget''.<ref name="Harnesk (1945), pp. 615-616"/>


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===Other work===
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Nygren became a member of the [[Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences]] in 1919.<ref>{{cite book |date=1955 |title=Sveriges statskalender för året 1955 |location=Stockholm |publisher=Fritzes offentliga publikationer |language=Swedish |url=http://runeberg.org/statskal/1955/1163.html |page=1163}}</ref>
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Nygren was military member of the [[Supreme Court of Sweden|Supreme Court]] from 1934 to 1954.<ref name="Cronenberg (1990-1991), p. 704"/> He was military expert for the committee on the [[League of Nations]] and for Sweden's representative at the League of Nations' council meeting in [[Geneva]] in 1922. Nygren was Swedish member of the League of Nations' permanent advisory military committee and assistant to the Swedish representative in the League of Nations' disarmament commission. He was also chairman of the board the pension insurance company ''Allmänna pensionsförsäkringsbolaget''.<ref name="Harnesk (1945), pp. 615-616"/>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
In 1905 he married Jenny Öhgren (1886–1959), the daughter of rådmannen G. A. Öhgren and Ina (née Granberg).<ref>{{cite book |date=1932 |title=Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1933 |trans-title=Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1933 |location=Stockholm |publisher=Norstedt |language=Swedish |url=http://runeberg.org/vemardet/1933/0641.html |page=641}}</ref> He was the father of colonel Hans Nygren (1906–1982).<ref>{{cite book |date=1976 |title=Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1977 |trans-title=Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1977 |location=Stockholm |publisher=Norstedt |language=Swedish |isbn=91-1-766022-X |url=http://runeberg.org/vemardet/1977/0786.html |page=766}}</ref> Nygren died on 12 January 1960 in Stockholm and was buried in [[Norra begravningsplatsen]] in Stockholm.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hittagraven.stockholm.se/sv/Norra-begravningsplatsen/1/10C/10/1 |publisher=Hittagraven.se |title=Norra begravningsplatsen, kvarter 10C, gravnummer 10 |access-date=16 March 2015 |language=Swedish}}</ref>
In 1905 he married Jenny Öhgren (1886–1959), the daughter of rådmannen G. A. Öhgren and Ina (née Granberg).<ref>{{cite book |date=1932 |title=Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1933 |trans-title=Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1933 |location=Stockholm |publisher=Norstedt |language=sv |url=https://runeberg.org/vemardet/1933/0641.html |page=641}}</ref> He was the father of colonel Hans Nygren (1906–1982).<ref>{{cite book |date=1976 |title=Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1977 |trans-title=Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1977 |location=Stockholm |publisher=Norstedt |language=sv |isbn=91-1-766022-X |url=https://runeberg.org/vemardet/1977/0786.html |page=766}}</ref>
==Death==
Nygren died on 12 January 1960 in Stockholm and was buried in [[Norra begravningsplatsen]] in Stockholm.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hittagraven.stockholm.se/sv/Norra-begravningsplatsen/1/10C/10/1 |publisher=Hittagraven.se |title=Norra begravningsplatsen, kvarter 10C, gravnummer 10 |access-date=16 March 2015 |language=sv}}</ref>


==Dates of rank==
==Dates of rank==
*1892 – [[Unterleutnant|''Underlöjtnant'']]
*11 November 1892 – ''[[Underlöjtnant]]''
*1896 – [[Löjtnant|Lieutenant 2nd Class]]
*7 August 1896 – [[Löjtnant|Lieutenant 2nd Class]]
*1900 – [[Löjtnant|Lieutenant 1st Class]]
*9 November 1900 – [[Löjtnant|Lieutenant 1st Class]]
*1905 – [[Kapten|Captain]]
*31 December 1904 – [[Kapten|Captain]]
*1909 – [[Kapten|Captain 1st Class]]
*20 November 1909 – [[Kapten|Captain 1st Class]]
*1913 – [[Major (Sweden)|Major]]
*10 January 1913 – [[Major (Sweden)|Major]]
*1917 – [[Överstelöjtnant|Lieutenant Colonel]]
*17 December 1915 – [[Överstelöjtnant|Lieutenant colonel]]
*1919 – [[Överste|Colonel]]
*16 July 1919 – [[Överste|Colonel]]
*1929 – [[Generalmajor (Sweden)|Major General]]
*22 November 1929 – [[Generalmajor (Sweden)|Major general]]
*1936 – [[Generallöjtnant|Lieutenant General]]
*1 July 1936 – [[Generallöjtnant|Lieutenant general]]
*1937 – [[General (Sweden)|General]]
*1 October 1937 – [[General (Sweden)|General]]


==Awards and decorations==
==Awards and decorations==

Nygren's awards:<ref name="Harnesk (1945), pp. 615-616"/>
===Swedish===
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* [[File:Royal_Order_of_the_Sword_-_Commander_Grand_Cross_BAR.svg|50px]] {{flagicon|Sweden}} Commander Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Sword]] (14 November 1936)<ref>{{cite book |url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/handle/2077/64208/gupea_2077_64208_1.pdf |title=Sveriges statskalender för året 1946 |year=1946 |publisher=Fritzes offentliga publikationer |location=Uppsala |language=sv |page=8}}</ref>
*Commander Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Sword]]
* [[File:SWE_Order_of_Vasa_-_Knight_2nd_Class_BAR.png|50px]] {{flagicon|Sweden}} Commander 2nd Class of the [[Order of Vasa]] (6 June 1923)<ref>{{cite book |url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/handle/2077/64208/gupea_2077_64208_1.pdf |title=Sveriges statskalender för året 1946 |year=1946 |publisher=Fritzes offentliga publikationer |location=Uppsala |language=sv |page=119}}</ref>
*Commander Second Clas of the [[Order of Vasa]]
* [[File:Order_of_the_Polar_Star_-_Ribbon_bar,_pre_1975.svg|50px]] {{flagicon|Sweden}} Knight of the [[Order of the Polar Star]] (1919)<ref>{{cite book |url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/handle/2077/64208/gupea_2077_64208_1.pdf |title=Sveriges statskalender för året 1946 |year=1946 |publisher=Fritzes offentliga publikationer |location=Uppsala |language=sv |page=90}}</ref>
*Knight of the [[Order of the Polar Star]]
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* {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Landstorm]] Gold Medal (''Landstorm-guldmedalj'')<ref name="Harnesk (1945), pp. 615-616"/>
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*Grand Cross of the [[Order of the White Rose of Finland]]
* {{flagicon|Sweden}} Voluntary Motor Transportation Corps' Gold Medal (''Frivilliga automobilkårens guldmedalj'')<ref name="Harnesk (1945), pp. 615-616"/>
*Grand Cross of the [[Order of Polonia Restituta]]

*Commander First Class of the [[Order of the Dannebrog]]
===Foreign===
*Commander with Star of the [[Order of St. Olav]]
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* {{flagicon|Finland}} Grand Cross of the [[Order of the White Rose of Finland]]<ref name="Harnesk (1945), pp. 615-616"/>
*Commander with Sword of the [[Order of Saint Alexander (Bulgaria)|Order of Saint Alexander]]
*First Class of the [[Order of Merit (Chile)|Order of Merit]]
* {{flagicon|Poland}} Grand Cross of the [[Order of Polonia Restituta]]<ref name="Harnesk (1945), pp. 615-616"/>
*Commander of the [[Legion of Honour]]
* {{flagicon|Denmark}} Commander 1st Class of the [[Order of the Dannebrog]]<ref name="Harnesk (1945), pp. 615-616"/>
*Commander of the [[Order of the Black Star]]
* {{flagicon|Norway}} Commander with Star of the [[Order of St. Olav]]<ref name="Harnesk (1945), pp. 615-616"/>
*Commander of the [[Order of the Crown of Italy]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Commander with Sword of the [[Order of Saint Alexander (Bulgaria)|Order of Saint Alexander]]<ref name="Harnesk (1945), pp. 615-616"/>
* {{flagicon|Chile}} 1st Class of the [[Order of Merit (Chile)|Order of Merit]]<ref name="Harnesk (1945), pp. 615-616"/>
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*Commander with Sword of the [[Order of Orange-Nassau]]
* {{flagicon|France}} Commander of the [[Legion of Honour]]<ref name="Harnesk (1945), pp. 615-616"/>
*Third Class with Sword of the [[Order of Osmanieh]]
*Knight First Class of the [[Order of the Zähringer Lion]]
* {{flagicon|France}} Commander of the [[Order of the Black Star]]<ref name="Harnesk (1945), pp. 615-616"/>
*Knight of the Third Class of the [[Order of the Crown (Prussia)|Order of the Crown]]
* {{flagicon|Italy}} Commander of the [[Order of the Crown of Italy]]<ref name="Harnesk (1945), pp. 615-616"/>
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* {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Commander with Sword of the [[Order of Orange-Nassau]]<ref name="Harnesk (1945), pp. 615-616"/>
*Knight Third Class of the [[Order of Saint Anna]]
* {{flagicon|Ottoman Empire}} 3rd Class with Sword of the [[Order of Osmanieh]]<ref name="Harnesk (1945), pp. 615-616"/>
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*[[Landsturm|Landstorm]] Gold Medal (''Landstorm-guldmedalj'')
* {{flagicon|Baden}} Knight 1st Class of the [[Order of the Zähringer Lion]]<ref name="Harnesk (1945), pp. 615-616"/>
*Volunteers Automobil Unions' Gold Medal (''Frivilliga Automobilkårens guldmedalj'')
* {{flagicon|Prussia}} Knight of the 3rd Class of the [[Order of the Crown (Prussia)|Order of the Crown]]<ref name="Harnesk (1945), pp. 615-616"/>
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*First Class of the [[Austrian Red Cross]]' Badge of Honor
* {{flagicon|Russian Empire}} Knight 3rd Class of the [[Order of Saint Anna]]<ref name="Harnesk (1945), pp. 615-616"/>
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* {{flagicon|Austria}} 1st Class of the [[Austrian Red Cross]]' Badge of Honor<ref name="Harnesk (1945), pp. 615-616"/>

==Honours==
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*Member of the [[Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences]] (1919)<ref>{{cite book |date=1955 |title=Sveriges statskalender för året 1955 |location=Stockholm |publisher=Fritzes offentliga publikationer |language=sv |url=https://runeberg.org/statskal/1955/1163.html |page=1163}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=8472 Aricle] in ''[[Svenskt biografiskt lexikon]]''
*[https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=8472 Article] in ''[[Svenskt biografiskt lexikon]]'' {{lang in|sv}}


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Oscar Nygren
Nygren as major general.
Birth nameOscar Eugène Nygren
Born(1872-09-26)26 September 1872
Gävle, Sweden
Died12 January 1960(1960-01-12) (aged 87)
Stockholm, Sweden
Buried
Norra begravningsplatsen
AllegianceSchweden
Service/branchSwedish Army
Years of service1892–1937, 1939–1941
RankAllgemein
Commands

General Oscar Eugène Nygren (26 September 1872 – 12 January 1960) was a Swedish Army officer. Nygren's military career spanned over four decades, marked by a series of senior appointments. Beginning as a second lieutenant in the Hälsinge Regiment in 1892, he underwent extensive training, including attending the Royal Swedish Army Staff College and serving as a cadet at the General Staff. Nygren steadily ascended the ranks, reaching the positions of major, Vice Chief of the Military Office of the Ministry of Land Defence, and lieutenant colonel at the General Staff.

His noteworthy roles included leading the Royal Swedish Army Staff College and serving as the Chief of the Military Office of the Ministry of Land Defence. Nygren also contributed to various international committees as a military expert and chaired a pension insurance company. Upon retiring in 1937, he achieved the highest rank of general in his military career. During World War II, he was called back into service as the commander of the newly formed 2nd Army Corps, holding leadership positions in Upper Norrland and West Sweden, showcasing his contributions to the military and international committees.

Early life

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Nygren was born on 26 September 1872 in Gävle, Sweden, the son of Richard Nygren, a city broker, and his wife Thekla (née Engelmark).[1]

Career

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Military career

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Nygren was commissioned as an officer 1892 and was assigned as a second lieutenant to Hälsinge Regiment (I 14) the same year. He studied at the Royal Swedish Army Staff College from 1896 to 1898 and was a cadet at the General Staff from 1898 to 1901. Nygren became a lieutenant at the General Staff in 1902 and was promoted to captain in 1904. He was adjutant to the head of the Ministry of Land Defence from 1907 to 1910 and was transferred to Hälsinge Regiment (I 14) in 1909.[2] Nygren was major at the General Staff in 1912 and was appointed Chief of Staff in the III Army Division in 1912.[1]

He was Vice Chief of the Military Office of the Ministry of Land Defence in 1915 and was lieutenant colonel at the General Staff in 1915. Nygren was appointed head of the Royal Swedish Army Staff College in 1917 and conducted study trips to Germany, Bulgaria, Turkey, the Western Front and the Macedonian front in 1918.[3] Back in Sweden he became colonel in the General Staff in 1919. He was appointed Chief of the Military Office of the Ministry of Land Defence in 1919 conducted a study trip to the Italian Front in 1922.[3] Back in Sweden he became executive officer of the Svea Life Guards (I 1) in 1923.[1]

Nygren was appointed commanding officer of the 7th Infantry Brigade in 1926 and Commandant in Boden Fortress in 1928. He was promoted to major general in 1929 and was appointed military commander of Upper Norrland's Troops in 1930.[1] Nygren was after that Chief of the General Staff from 1933 to 1937 and acting Chief of the Army from 1936 to 1937 when he was promoted to lieutenant general. He was promoted to general upon retirement in 1937[1] and was placed in the reserve the year after.[4] In 1939, when World War II broke out, Nygren was appointed commander of the newly formed 2nd Army Corps in Upper Norrland and in 1940 he became commanding officer of the same in West Sweden. Nygren left the position in August 1941.[2]

Other work

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Nygren was military member of the Supreme Court from 1934 to 1954.[2] He was military expert for the committee on the League of Nations and for Sweden's representative at the League of Nations' council meeting in Geneva in 1922. Nygren was Swedish member of the League of Nations' permanent advisory military committee and assistant to the Swedish representative in the League of Nations' disarmament commission. He was also chairman of the board the pension insurance company Allmänna pensionsförsäkringsbolaget.[1]

Personal life

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In 1905 he married Jenny Öhgren (1886–1959), the daughter of rådmannen G. A. Öhgren and Ina (née Granberg).[5] He was the father of colonel Hans Nygren (1906–1982).[6]

Death

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Nygren died on 12 January 1960 in Stockholm and was buried in Norra begravningsplatsen in Stockholm.[7]

Dates of rank

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Awards and decorations

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Swedish

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Foreign

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Honours

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Harnesk, Paul, ed. (1945). Vem är vem?. D. 1, Stockholmsdelen [Who is Who?. D. 1, Stockholm part] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Vem är vem bokförlag. pp. 615–616.
  2. ^ a b c Cronenberg, Arvid (1990–1991). "Oscar E Nygren". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 27. National Archives of Sweden. p. 704. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
  3. ^ a b Lindblad, Göran, ed. (1924). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1925 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1925] (in Swedish). Stockholm: P. A. Norstedt & Söners. p. 563.
  4. ^ Burling, Ingeborg, ed. (1956). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1957 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1957] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 733.
  5. ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1933 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1933] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1932. p. 641.
  6. ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1977 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1977] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1976. p. 766. ISBN 91-1-766022-X.
  7. ^ "Norra begravningsplatsen, kvarter 10C, gravnummer 10" (in Swedish). Hittagraven.se. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  8. ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1946 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1946. p. 8.
  9. ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1946 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1946. p. 119.
  10. ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1946 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1946. p. 90.
  11. ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1955 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1955. p. 1163.
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Military offices
Preceded by
Hjalmar Säfwenberg
 Military Office of the Ministry of Land Defence
1919–1923 		Succeeded by
Carl Sjögreen
Preceded by
Ernst Silfverswärd
 Svea Life Guards
1923–1927 		Succeeded by
Carl Tersmeden
Preceded by
Curt Rappe
 Commandant in Boden Fortress
1928–1930 		Succeeded by
Carl Reutersvärd
Preceded by Upper Norrland's Troops
1930–1933 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief of the General Staff
1933–1937 		Succeeded by
None
Preceded by
None
 Chief of the Army (acting)
1936–1937 		Succeeded by
Professional and academic associations
Preceded by President of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences
1937–1939 		Succeeded by
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