Anders Brännström
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Major General Anders Karl Oskar Brännström (born 28 February 1957) is a retired Swedish Army officer. He has served in Cyprus, Kosovo and Afghanistan and been commanding officer of Jämtland Ranger Regiment. Brännström's senior appointments include Deputy Chief of Joint Operations from 2008 to 2012 and Chief of Army from 2013 to 2016. He served as head of Exercise Viking 2018 and then as head of the Total Defence Department of the Joint Staff until 26 January 2018 when he was fired from the position due to critical statements about Sweden's lack of defense ability.[1]
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Anders Brännström | |
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Birth name | Anders Karl Oskar Brännström |
Born | (1957-02-28) 28 February 1957 (age 67) Hancock, Michigan, USA |
Allegiance | Sweden |
Service/ | Swedish Army |
Years of service | 1979–2018 |
Rank | Major General |
Commands held | |
Battles/wars | Kosovo War War in Afghanistan 2004 Kosovo unrest |
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