Ingvar Berg

Ingvar Berg
Birth name Ingvar Oskar Daniel Berg
Born (1905-10-10)10 October 1905
Stockholm, Sweden
Died 2 July 1993(1993-07-02) (aged 87)
Haverdal, Sweden
Allegiance Sweden
Service/branch Swedish Air Force
Years of service 1926–1967
Rank Major General
Commands held Air Force Bomb and Shooting School (1943–45)
F 7 Såtenäs (1945–50)
F 1 Hässlö (1950–54)
4th Air Force Escadre (1954–57)
2nd Air Force Escadre (1957–66)
Head of Contingent at NNSC (1966–67)
Ingvar Berg
Personal information
Born (1905-10-10)10 October 1905
Stockholm, Sweden
Died 2 July 1993(1993-07-02) (aged 87)
Haverdal, Sweden
Sport
Sport Modern pentathlon
Club A1 IF, Stockholm

Ingvar Oskar Daniel Berg (10 October 1905 – 2 July 1993) was a Swedish military commander and modern pentathlete who finished fourth at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

In 1926 Berg became an artillery officer and in 1936 a lieutenant in the Swedish Air Force. Between 1943 and 1945 he served as the head of a newly formed Air Force school and after that took various leading positions at the Air Force. From 1966 to 1967 he headed the UN monitoring mission in Korea.[3]

References

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  1. "Ingvar Berg". sports-reference.com.
  2. Ingvar Berg. Swedish Olympic Committee
  3. Kjellander, Rune (2013). Svenska Flygvapnets högre chefer 1925–2005. Ödeshög: Rune Kjellander. p. 43. ISBN 978-91-637-1183-1
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