Carl von Horn (1903–1989)
| Carl von Horn | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Carl C:son von Horn |
| Born |
15 July 1903 Vittskövle, Sweden |
| Died | 13 March 1989 (aged 85) |
| Buried at | Källstorp cemetery, Trelleborg Municipality |
| Service/branch | Swedish Army |
| Years of service | 1923–1963 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands held |
I 11 (1950–57) UNTSO (1958–60) ONUC (1960) UNTSO (1961–63) UNYOM (1963) |
| Battles/wars | Congo Crisis |
Carl C:son von Horn (15 July 1903 – 13 March 1989) was a Swedish Army major general known for his service in various UN missions. He was the chief of United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) in Palestine, the Supreme Commander of the United Nations Operation in the Congo (ONUC) during the Congo Crisis and commander of United Nations Yemen Observation Mission (UNYOM) in Yemen.
von Horn was born in Vittskövle, Sweden and was the son of cavalry captain Carl von Horn and Martha Stjernswärd. The younger brother Jan von Horn also chose a military career and eventually became a colonel and military attaché in London and The Hague. von Horn became an officer in the cavalry regiment Livgardet till häst (K 1) in 1923. He was promoted to captain of the General Staff in 1935 and served in the train in 1939. von Horn was promoted to major of the General Staff and the Defence Staff in 1942 and was chief of bureau at the Royal Railway Board's military bureau.
During World War II he helped organizing prisoner exchange between the Germans and the Allies, but also had to work with the Swedish extradition of Baltic soldiers. As a military man with a strong Anglo-Saxon ethos he called this "the most humiliating moment in modern Swedish history." von Horn was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1945 when he also became chief of the Defence Staff's Communication Department. In 1947, von Horn was appointed military attaché in Oslo, and the following year he moved to Copenhagen where he had received a similar appointment. In 1949 he returned to Sweden and took a position at the Northern Småland Regiment (I 12) and the following year he was promoted to colonel and commander of Kronoberg Regiment (I 11) in Växjö. He stayed there for seven years; in 1957, he was appointed commander of Malmö defence area.
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