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Epaulettes, 3 pairs from the first half of the 20th century

Epaulettes, 3 pairs from the first half of the 20th century

Epaulettes for Svea Life Guards, for the General Staff and the General Officers, in original boxes from partly MEA

Age-related wear. Slightly tarnished. Boxes with wear/damage.

Provenance

General Oscar Nygren (1872-1960)

More information

Oscar Nygren had a long career in the military spanning four decades. He began as a second lieutenant at the Hälsinge Regiment in 1892 and ended his career as a lieutenant general and deputy head of the Military Bureau of the Ministry of Defence. He was the chief of the General Staff from 1933 to 1937. He retired in 1937 but was called back during the Second World War as the commander of the newly formed 2nd Army Corps, holding senior positions in Upper Norrland and Western Sweden. He also served as a military member of the Supreme Court from 1934 to 1954, and as a military expert in the League of Nations committee. In 1919, he became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences.

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