Carl C:son Bonde

Carl C:son Bonde
Carl C:son Bonde in 1922
Birth nameCarl Carlsson Bonde af Björnö
Born(1897-02-28)28 February 1897
Rytterne, Västerås Municipality, Sweden
Died8 May 1990(1990-05-08) (aged 93)
Mörkö, Södertälje Municipality, Sweden
AllegianceSweden
Service/branchSwedish Army
Years of service1917–1938, 1943–1957 (Sweden)
1939–1942 (Finland)
RankColonel (Sweden)
Lieutenant colonel (Finland)
UnitSwedish Volunteer Corps
CommandsDomestic Department, Defence Staff
Battles/warsWinter War
Operation Stella Polaris
RelationsCarl Bonde (father)
Thord Bonde (brother)

Count Carl Carlsson Bonde af Björnö, more commonly known as Carl C:son Bonde (28 February 1897 – 8 May 1990[1]) was a Swedish Army officer. Bonde was serving in the Swedish Army until 1939 when he joined the Swedish Volunteer Corps during the Winter War in Finland. Back in Sweden he became head of the department for interior affairs at the Defence Staff and finally retired from the military in 1957.

  1. ^ Sveriges dödbok 1901-2009 [Swedish death index 1901-2009] (in Swedish) (Version 5.0 ed.). Solna: Sveriges släktforskarförbund. 2010. ISBN 978-91-87676-59-8. SELIBR 11931231.