Nils Sköld
| Nils Sköld | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Nils Gunnar Sköld |
| Born |
23 May 1921 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 17 March 1996 (aged 74) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Kungsholms Church cemetery, Stockholm | (59°19′44″N 18°02′59″E / 59.32879°N 18.04962°E) |
| Allegiance | Sweden |
| Service/branch | Swedish Army |
| Years of service | 1943–1984 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held |
Eastern Military Area (1974–76) Chief of the Army (1976–84) |
| Awards |
Order of the Sword UNEF Medal |
| Relations |
Per Edvin Sköld (father) Margareta Biörnstad (sister) |
Nils Gunnar Sköld (23 May 1921 – 17 March 1996) was a Swedish Army officer with the rank of lieutenant general. He was Chief of the Army from 1976 to 1984.
Sköld was born in , Sweden, the son of the politician and former Minister for Defence Per Edvin Sköld and Edit, née Persson. He was also brother to the Marshal of the Realm Per Sköld and the first female National Antiquarian Margareta Biörnstad. He became an officer in 1943 and attended the Royal Swedish Army Staff College from 1948 to 1950. Sköld became a captain of the General Staff in 1954 and served in the Army Staff's Organization Department the same year. He served at the Defence Staff's Planning Department in 1957 and was company commander of the Swedish UN battalion in Gaza in 1959. Sköld served at the Norrbotten Regiment (I 19) the same year and was promoted to major in 1960 and was also teacher of strategy at the Royal Swedish Army Staff College in 1960. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1962 and served at the Norrbotten Regiment (I 19) in 1963. Sköld was promoted to colonel of the General Staff in 1964 and served as section chief at the Defence Staff from 1964 to 1967 and was after that regimental commander of Hälsingland Regiment (I 14) from 1967 to 1968.
He was chief of staff at the Western Military Area (Milo V) from 1968 to 1969. Sköld was promoted to major general in 1969 and was head of the Army Materiel Administration (armématerielförvaltningen) at the Defence Materiel Administration and the Technical Staff Corps from 1969 to 1974. He was promoted to lieutenant general in 1974 and was military commander at the Eastern Military Area (Milo Ö) and the chief commandant in Stockholm from 1974 to 1976. Sköld was then Chief of the Army from 1976 to 1984.
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