Torsten Rapp

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Bo Torsten Rapp (20 April 1905, Stockholm – 23 March 1993, Stockholm) was a General of the Swedish Air Force. As a Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces from 1961 to 1970, he was the first Supreme Commander who did not come from the Swedish Army.

Military career

1926-1928 2nd lieutenant Swedish Navy
1928-1930 Lieutenant Swedish Navy
1930-1942 Lieutenant Swedish Air Force
1942-1943 Major Swedish Air Force
1943-1944 Head of Air Command support
1944-1947 Lieutenant Colonel, Wing commander F 17 Kallinge
1947-1948 Colonel, Wing commander F 17 Kallinge
1948-1951 Assistant Head of Air Command
1951-1954 Head of 4th Air Force Escadre
1954-1956 Major General, Head of 5th Air Force Escadre
1957-1960 Assistant Head of Air Force material and appropriations administration
1960-1961 Lieutenant General, Commander of Swedish Air Force
1961-1970 General, Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces

Military offices
Preceded by General Nils Swedlund	Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces	Succeeded by General Stig Synnergren

Authority control	VIAF: 54128894

Persondata
Name	Rapp, Torsten
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	20 April 1905
Place of birth
Date of death	23 March 1993
Place of death

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