Arthur Nordenswan

Swedish sport shooter

Arthur Nordenswan

Birth name| Arthur Georg Nordenswan
Born| (1883-01-27)27 January 1883
Stockholm, Sweden
Died| 29 December 1970(1970-12-29) (aged 87)
Stockholm, Sweden
Allegiance| Sweden
Finland
Service/branch| Swedish Army
Years of service| 1902–40, 1940–42 (Sweden)
1940 (Finland)
Rank| Colonel
Unit| Svea Life Guards
Västernorrland Regiment
Norrbotten Regiment
Swedish Volunteer Corps
Skaraborg Regiment
Commands held| Skaraborg Regiment
Battles/wars| Winter War
Sports career

Medal record

Men's shooting
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
|  1912 Stockholm | Team 50 m
small-bore rifle

Arthur Georg Nordenswan (27 January 1883 - 29 December 1970) was a Swedish Army officer and sport shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]

## Early life[edit]

Nordenswan was born on 27 January 1883 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of major general Carl Otto Nordensvan and Ebba Maria (née Wallenius).[2]

## Career[edit]

### Military career[edit]

Nordenswan was commissioned as an officer in 1902 and was assigned to Svea Life Guards (I 1) as a second lieutenant the same year. He became a lieutenant there in 1905. Nordenswan was promoted to captain in 1916 and served in Västernorrland Regiment (I 28) in 1921.[2] He was promoted to major and served in Norrbotten Regiment (I 19) in 1926 and was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1930 and served in Skaraborg Regiment (I 9) in 1932.[2]

Nordenswan was commanding officer of the Swedish troops in the Territory of the Saar Basin in connection with the referendum in 1935. He was then promoted to colonel and served as commanding officer of Skaraborg Regiment from 1935 to 1942.[2] During 1940 Nordenswan became colonel in the Finnish Army and commanded the Swedish Volunteer Corps' battlegroup at the Salla Front during the Winter War in Finland.[2]

### Sports career[edit]

In 1912 he won the silver medal as member of the Swedish team in the team 50 metre small-bore rifle competition. In the 50 metre rifle, prone event he finished 16th and in the 25 metre small-bore rifle competition he finished 28th.[3]

## Personal life[edit]

In 1909 he married Inez Kjerner (born 1883), the daughter of Doctor of Medicine Karl Kjerner and Emelie Magnell. They divorced and in 1918 Nordenswan married Ruth Persson (1893–1975), the daughter of farmer Peter Persson and Anna Eriksson.[4]

## Death[edit]

Nordenswan died on 29 December 1970 in Stockholm and was buried at Norra begravningsplatsen in Stockholm.[5]

## Awards and decorations[edit]

Nordenswan's awards:[4]

### Swedish[edit]

* Commander 1st Class of the Order of the Sword (15 November 1941)[6]
* King Gustaf V's Olympic Medal
* Skaraborg Landsturm Association's gold medal (Skaraborgs landstormsförbunds guldmedalj)
* Skaraborg Shooting Federation's gold medal (Skaraborgs skytteförbunds guldmedalj)
* Swedish Military Sports Association's gold medal (Sveriges militära idrottsförbunds guldmedalj)
* Gold Medal of the Society for the Promotion of Ski Sport and Open Air Life (Skid- och friluftsfrämjandets i Sveriges guldmedalj)

### Foreign[edit]

* Second Class of the Order of the Cross of Liberty with swords
* Knight 3rd Class of the Order of Saint Stanislaus
* Cross of Merit of the Protection Corps of Finland (Finska skyddskårernas förtjänstkors)
* Finnish War Memorial Medal

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Arthur Nordenswan". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
2. ^ a b c d e Harnesk, Paul, ed. (1945). Vem är vem?. D. 1, Stockholmsdelen [Who is Who?. D. 1, Stockholm part] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Vem är vem bokförlag. p. 600.
3. ^ "Arthur Nordenswan". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
4. ^ a b Harnesk, Paul, ed. (1962). Vem är vem? 1, Stor-Stockholm [Who is who? 1, Greater Stockholm] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Vem är vem. p. 972.
5. ^ "Norra begravningsplatsen, kvarter 04A, gravnummer 336" (in Swedish). Hittagraven.se. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
6. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1969). Sveriges statskalender. 1969 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 97\. SELIBR 3682754.

## External links[edit]

* profile