Nils Swedlund

Nils Swedlund
Birth name	Nils Per Robert Swedlund
Nickname(s)	Stora Bullret[1] ("Big Noise")
Born	(1898-05-16)16 May 1898 Gävle, Sweden
Died	28 June 1965(1965-06-28) (aged 67) Mariehamn, Åland Islands
Buried	Skogsö cemetery, Saltsjöbaden
Allegiance	Sweden
Service / branch	Swedish Army
Years of service	1919–1961
Rank	General
Commands	Norrbotten Regiment Army Department, Defence Staff Vice Chief of the Defence Staff Section 1, Defence Staff Chief of the Defence Staff Supreme Commander
Relations	Sten Swedlund (nephew)

General Nils Per Robert Swedlund (16 May 1898 – 28 June 1965) was a senior Swedish Army officer. Swedlund, commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1919, served in Hälsinge Regiment. He rose through the ranks, becoming a captain in the General Staff Corps in 1933 and later teaching at the Royal Swedish Army Staff College. Promoted to major in 1940 and lieutenant colonel in 1942, he held key roles in the Defence Staff.

During World War II, Swedlund trained Norwegian police troops and later commanded Norrbotten Regiment. He served as Chief of the Defence Staff from 1947 to 1951, achieving major general, lieutenant general, and general ranks in quick succession. As Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces from 1951 to 1961, he strongly advocated for Swedish nuclear weapons and played a role in forming a secret resistance movement in case of a Soviet invasion, known as the Stay-behind movement.