Ingvar Berg


Ingvar Oskar Daniel Berg was a Swedish Air Force officer and modern pentathlete who finished fourth at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Career

Berg was born on 10 October 1905 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of major Rudolf Berg and his wife Ingrid Westermark. Berg passed studentexamen in Karlstad in 1924 and was commissioned as an officer in Svea Artillery Regiment in 1926 with the rank of Fänrik. He attended the higher course at the Artillery and Engineering College from 1930 to 1932 and conducted special studies at the Royal Institute of Technology from 1933 to 1934. Berg then transferred to the newly created Swedish Air Force where he became in lieutenant in 1936. He was promoted to captain in 1937 and served as a teacher at the Artillery and Engineering College from 1938 to 1940. Promoted to major in 1942, Berg then served as a teachter at the Royal Swedish Air Force Staff College from 1943 to 1944 and as commanding officer of the Swedish Air Force Squadron Leader School. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1944.
In 1945, Berg was appointed commanding officer of Skaraborg Air Force Wing from 1945 to 1950. He was promoted to colonel in 1947 and served as commanding officer of Västmanland Air Force Wing from 1950 to 1954 and of the Fourth Air Group from 1954 to 1957. In 1957, Berg was appointed commanding officer of the Second Air Group and the year after he was promoted to major general. He left the position in 1966 and then from 1966 to 1967, Berg headed the Swedish contingent at the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission in Korea. Berg retired from the military in 1967 and then headed the Flygvapnets personaldelegation from 1967 to 1974.

Personal life

In 1933, Berg married Ulla Frydén, the daughter of lieutenant colonel Einar Frydén and Gertrud Heyman. They had three children: Ingrid, Sven and Eva.

Dates of rank

Army