Lieutenant General Erik Gustaf af Edholm (6 November 1878 – 16 February 1954) was a Swedish Army officer. His senior commands include commanding officer of the Södermanland Regiment, the Eastern Brigade and the III Army Division. af Edholm began his military career in 1899 as a second lieutenant with the Svea Life Guards and later studied at the Royal Swedish Army Staff College, where he also taught tactics from 1912 to 1917. He held various roles in the General Staff, rising through the ranks and gaining experience as a military attaché during the Balkan Wars and through studies with the Italian Army. In 1919, he became secretary of the Committee Against Opposition to National Defence Propaganda.
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6 November 1878 Stockholm, Sweden
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Died |
16 February 1954 (aged 75)
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Zodiac | Scorpio |
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