# Greger Falk

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[Major General](/source/Generalmajor_(Sweden)) **Kurt Bengt Greger Fredrik H:son Falk** (13 March 1910 – 20 January 1990) was a [Swedish Air Force](/source/Swedish_Air_Force) officer. His senior commands include positions as the Inspector of the Control and Reporting System (1953–1957), the [Vice Chief of the Air Staff](/source/Chief_of_the_Air_Staff_(Sweden)) (1951–1953), commanding officer of the Fourth Air Group (1957–1961), as well as Vice Chief and then Chief of the [Royal Swedish Air Force Materiel Administration](/source/Royal_Swedish_Air_Force_Materiel_Administration) (1961–1967).

## Early life

Falk was born on 13 March 1910 in [Visby](/source/Visby), Sweden, the son of Major General [Hjalmar Falk](/source/Hjalmar_Falk_(Swedish_Army_officer)) and his wife Kerstin Söderberg.[1] He had one sister, *Sonja* Anne-Louise (born 13 August 1911).[2] He passed *[studentexamen](/source/Studentexamen)* in [Stockholm](/source/Stockholm) in 1928.[1]

## Career

Falk was commissioned as an officer in 1931 and was assigned as a second lieutenant to [Norrbotten Regiment](/source/Norrbotten_Regiment) in [Boden](/source/Boden,_Sweden). He transferred to the [Swedish Air Force](/source/Swedish_Air_Force) where he became a lieutenant in 1936, and captain in 1940.[1] During 1939–1940, Falk participated as a volunteer soldier in the [Swedish Voluntary Air Force](/source/Flying_Regiment_19,_Finnish_Air_Force) (F 19) at the Salla Front in Finland during the [Winter War](/source/Winter_War).[3] Falk attended the [Royal Swedish Air Force Staff College](/source/Royal_Swedish_Air_Force_Staff_College) in 1943,[1] and served as teacher in the art of air warfare at the [Royal Swedish Army Staff College](/source/Royal_Swedish_Army_Staff_College) in 1943,[4] and was promoted to major in 1944.[1] He was appointed head of the Organisation Department in the [Air Staff](/source/Air_Staff_(Sweden)) in 1944.[5]

Falk was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1947 and was appointed commanding officer of the [Södermanland Wing](/source/S%C3%B6dermanland_Wing) in 1949. He was promoted to colonel in 1951 and served as [Vice Chief of the Air Staff](/source/Chief_of_the_Air_Staff_(Sweden)) in 1951. Falk was appointed Inspector of the Control and Reporting System of the Swedish Air Force in 1953 and attended the [Swedish National Defence College](/source/Swedish_Defence_University) in 1954. He was commanding officer of the Fourth Air Group (*Fjärde flygeskadern*, E 4) in 1957, attended the Swedish National Defence College in 1959, and was promoted to major general in 1959. He served as Vice Chief of the [Royal Swedish Air Force Materiel Administration](/source/Royal_Swedish_Air_Force_Materiel_Administration) from 1961 to 1963 and as chief of the same from 1963 to 1967.[1] In his capacity as Vice Chief and Chief of the Royal Swedish Air Force Materiel Administration, he was a member of the [Administration Board of the Swedish Armed Forces](/source/Administration_Board_of_the_Swedish_Armed_Forces) from 1961 to 1967.[6][7][8]

Falk served as military adviser at the Instituut voor Tuinbouwtechniek, the Netherlands from 1967, as board member of the [Swedish National Defence Research Institute](/source/Swedish_National_Defence_Research_Institute) and [National Aeronautical Research Institute](/source/National_Aeronautical_Research_Institute) from 1961 to 1967.[1] After Falk retired from the air force, he worked as a consultant for [Standard Radio & Telefon AB](/source/Standard_Radio_%26_Telefon_AB) from 1967 to 1975.[9]

## Personal life

In 1936, Falk married Margit Holmberg (1917–1994), the daughter of factory manager Harald Holmberg and Annie (née Wersén). They had two children: Monica (born 1938) and Ingela (born 1942).[1]

## Death

Falk died on 20 January 1990 in [Djursholm](/source/Djursholm), Sweden, and was interred at [Djursholm Cemetery](/source/Djursholm_Cemetery) in [Djursholm](/source/Djursholm).[10]

## Dates of rank

- 1931 – [Second lieutenant](/source/F%C3%A4nrik)
- 1936 – [Lieutenant](/source/L%C3%B6jtnant)
- 1940 – [Captain](/source/Kapten)
- 1944 – [Major](/source/Major_(Sweden))
- 1947 – [Lieutenant colonel](/source/%C3%96verstel%C3%B6jtnant)
- 1951 – [Colonel](/source/%C3%96verste)
- 1959 – [Major general](/source/Generalmajor_(Sweden))

## Awards and decorations

### Swedish

- Commander 1st Class of the [Order of the Sword](/source/Order_of_the_Sword) (6 June 1957)[11]
- Commander of the [Order of the Sword](/source/Order_of_the_Sword) (5 June 1954)[12]
- Knight of the [Order of the Sword](/source/Order_of_the_Sword) (1946)[13]
- Knight of the [Order of Vasa](/source/Order_of_Vasa) (1948)[14]

### Foreign

- Knight of the [Order of the Dannebrog](/source/Order_of_the_Dannebrog)[1]
- 4th Class of the [Order of the Cross of Liberty](/source/Order_of_the_Cross_of_Liberty) with swords[1]

## Honours

- Member of the [Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences](/source/Royal_Swedish_Academy_of_War_Sciences) (1952)[1]

## Bibliography

- Falk, Greger; Bruun, C-E; Temmes, K J (1988). "En krönika om F19: den svenska frivilliga flygflottiljen i Finland under vinterkriget 1939-1940" (in Swedish). *Flyghistorisk revy*. '***(33). Stockholm: Svensk flyghistorisk fören. [ISSN 0345-3413](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0345-3413)***

## References

1. [*Vem är vem?*](https://runeberg.org/vemarvem/norr68/0650.html) [Who's Who?] (in Swedish). Vol. 5, Norrland : supplement, register. 2nd ed. Stockholm: Vem är vem bokförlag. 1968. p. 626.

1. Sydow, Waldemar von (ed.) (1935). [*Publicistklubbens porträttmatrikel 1936: med biografiska uppgifter om publicistklubbens medlemmar ; på uppdrag av Publicistklubbens styrelse*](https://runeberg.org/pk/1936/0167.html) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Publicistklubben. p. 157.

1. ["Kurt Bengt Greger Fredrik Hjalmarsson - Falk"](https://www.gotlandsforsvarshistoria.se/biografica/akter-1/1487.htm) (in Swedish). *www.gotlandsforsvarshistoria.se*. Retrieved 14 September 2023.

1. [*Sveriges statskalender för året 1945*](https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/handle/2077/63364/gupea_2077_63364_1.pdf) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1945. p. 380.

1. [*Sveriges statskalender för året 1945*](https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/handle/2077/63364/gupea_2077_63364_1.pdf) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1945. p. 117.

1. Kungl. Maj:ts instruktion för försvarets förvaltningsdirektion, SFS 1959:546, p. 1388.

1. Kungl. Maj:ts kungörelse om ändrad lydelse av 7 och 8 §§ instruktionen den 11 december 1959 (nr 546) för försvarets förvaltningsdirektion, SFS 1963:291, p. 636.

1. Kungl. Maj:ts instruktion för försvarets förvaltningsdirektion, SFS 1965:832, p. 1996.

1. [*Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985*](https://runeberg.org/vemardet/1985/0321.html) [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 321. ISBN 91-1-843222-0.

1. ["Falk, Kurt Bengt Greger* Fredrik"](https://svenskagravar.se/gravsatt/e0cda6a6-b79f-4fa9-9133-045f31f94931) (in Swedish). *www.svenskagravar.se*. Retrieved 14 September 2023.

1. [*Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1968*](https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/handle/2077/65026/gupea_2077_65026_1.pdf) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1968. p. 95.

1. [*Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1956*](https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/handle/2077/64334/gupea_2077_64334_1.pdf) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1956. p. 12.

1. [*Sveriges statskalender för året 1950*](https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/handle/2077/64210/gupea_2077_64210_1.pdf) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1950. p. 22.

1. [*Sveriges statskalender för året 1950*](https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/handle/2077/64210/gupea_2077_64210_1.pdf) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1950. p. 171.

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