Nils-Ivar Carlborg

Carlborg was born on 29 March 1913 in Småland Artillery Regiment Parish (Smålands artilleriregementes församling), Jönköping, Sweden,{{cite book |editor-last=Szabad |editor-first=Carl |title=Sveriges befolkning 1970 |edition=Version 1.04 |year=2002 |publisher=Sveriges släktforskarförb. |location=Stockholm |language=sv |isbn=9187676311 |id={{LIBRIS|8861349}}}} the son of lieutenant colonel Nils Gustaf Carlborg och Elisabeth Hugoson. Carlborg passed studentexamen in Skövde in 1931.{{cite book |url=https://runeberg.org/vemarvem/norr68/0581.html |editor1-last=Davidsson |editor1-first=Åke |date=1968 |title=Vem är vem? |volume=5, Norrland : supplement, register |trans-title=Who's Who? |edition=2nd |location=Stockholm |publisher=Vem är vem bokförlag |language=sv |id={{SELIBR|53513}} |page=557}}

Carlborg graduated from Military Academy Karlberg in 1934{{cite book |last=Kjellander |first=Rune |title=Sveriges regementschefer 1700-2000: chefsbiografier och förbandsöversikter |year=2003 |publisher=Probus |location=Stockholm |language=sv |isbn=9187184745 |id={{LIBRIS|8981272}} |page=47}} and was commissioned as an officer the same year and was assigned to Svea Artillery Regiment as a second lieutenant,{{cite book |url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/2077/64015/1/gupea_2077_64015_1.pdf |title=Sveriges statskalender för året 1935 |year=1935 |publisher=Fritzes offentliga publikationer |location=Uppsala |language=sv |page=305}} where he was promoted to underlöjtnant in 1936,{{cite book |url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/2077/64198/1/gupea_2077_64198_1.pdf |title=Sveriges statskalender för året 1937 |year=1937 |publisher=Fritzes offentliga publikationer |location=Uppsala |language=sv |page=316}} and to lieutenant in 1938{{cite book |url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/2077/63588/1/gupea_2077_63588_1.pdf |title=Sveriges statskalender för året 1939 |year=1939 |publisher=Fritzes offentliga publikationer |location=Uppsala |language=sv |page=328}} and to captain in 1942. He attended the General Artillery Course at the Artillery and Engineering College from 1936 to 1938{{cite book |editor-last=Uller |editor-first=Lennart B:son |title=AIHS 1818-1992: minnesskrift med anledning av Högre artilleriläroverkets, Krigshögskolans å Marieberg, Artilleri- och ingenjörhögskolans, Artilleri- och ingenjörofficersskolans, Artilleri- och ingenjörregementsofficersskolans samt (ånyo) Artilleri- och ingenjörhögskolans etthundrasjuttiofyraåriga tillvaro |year=1992 |publisher=Probus |location=Stockholm |language=sv |isbn=9187184184 |id={{LIBRIS|7762906}} |page=108}} and studied at the Royal Swedish Army Staff College from 1940 to 1942. He entered the General Staff Corps in 1944 and served for the next few years in staffs, among other things in the Army Inspectorate (Arméinspektionen) in the Army Staff where in 1948 he was given the task of writing regulations for combat against airborne forces. To gain personal insight into an attacker's possibilities and limitations, he underwent parachute training in the United States. The experience from this led him to propose that Swedish airborne ranger units be established, as the costs should be able to be reduced to a reasonable level. The proposal was heard and a trial course in parachute service was held under his leadership in 1951. This in turn led to the formation of the Swedish Army Paratroop School in 1952.{{cite journal |url=https://militarhistoria.se/1900-tal/de-svenska-fallskarmsjagarna-starten |journal=Militär historia |title=De svenska fallskärmsjägarna – starten |first=Bo |last=Sunnefeldt |year=2014 |number=8 |publisher=Historiska media |location=Lund |language=sv |id={{LIBRIS|11599163}} |access-date=24 March 2022}} Carlborg was promoted to major in Boden Artillery Regiment this year and was the school's first head from 1952 to 1953. He was transferred to Småland Artillery Regiment in 1954 and served in the Army Staff from 1955.

In 1957 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel at Småland Artillery Regiment and during the same year he served as acting regimental commander of the regiment, after which he served in the regiment until 1960.{{cite book |url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/2077/64601/1/gupea_2077_64601_1.pdf |title=Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1960 |year=1960 |publisher=Fritzes offentliga publikationer |location=Uppsala |language=sv |page=375}} In 1960 he was promoted to colonel in Småland Artillery Regiment,{{cite book |url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/2077/64656/1/gupea_2077_64656_1.pdf |title=Sveriges statskalender 1961 |year=1961 |publisher=Fritzes offentliga publikationer |location=Uppsala |language=sv |page=384}} whereupon he served as Defence District Commander of Kalmar Defence District (Kalmar försvarsområde, Fo 18) and of Växjö Defence District (Växjö försvarsområde, Fo 16) from 1960 to 1961{{cite book |url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/2077/64656/1/gupea_2077_64656_1.pdf |title=Sveriges statskalender 1961 |year=1961 |publisher=Fritzes offentliga publikationer |location=Uppsala |language=sv |page=352}}{{cite book |url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/2077/63726/1/gupea_2077_63726_1.pdf |title=Sveriges statskalender 1962 |year=1962 |publisher=Fritzes offentliga publikationer |location=Uppsala |language=sv |page=339}} and as army attaché at the Swedish Embassy in London and in The Hague from 1961 to 1964.{{cite book |url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/2077/65480/1/gupea_2077_65480_1.pdf |title=Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1964 |year=1964 |publisher=Fritzes offentliga publikationer |location=Uppsala |language=sv |page=97}}{{cite book |url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/2077/65027/1/gupea_2077_65027_1.pdf |title=Sveriges statskalender 1965 |year=1965 |publisher=Fritzes offentliga publikationer |location=Uppsala |language=sv |page=99}} Carlborg was head of Military Academy Karlberg from 1964 to 1969 and served as Defence District Commander of Stockholm Defence District and as Commandant of Stockholm from 1969 to 1973.{{cite book |editor-last=Jönsson |editor-first=Lena |title=Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 |year=2000 |publisher=Norstedt |location=Stockholm |language=sv |isbn=9172850426 |id={{LIBRIS|8261515}} |page=200}}{{cite book |url=https://runeberg.org/statskal/1972/0397.html |editor-last=Sköldenberg |editor-first=Bengt |title=Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1972 |year=1972 |publisher=Fritzes offentliga publikationer |location=Uppsala |language=sv |id={{SELIBR|3682755}} |page=397}}

After retiring from the military, Carlborg was national corps commander of the National Association of Volunteer Motor Transport Corps from 1973 to 1975{{cite book |url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/2077/59465/1/gupea_2077_59465_1.pdf |editor-last=Sköldenberg |editor-first=Bengt |title=Sveriges statskalender 1975 |year=1975 |publisher=Liber/Allmänna |location=Uppsala |isbn=91-38-02088-2 |language=sv |id={{SELIBR|3682757}} |page=487}}{{cite book |url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/2077/59618/1/gupea_2077_59618_1.pdf |editor-last=Sköldenberg |editor-first=Bengt |title=Sveriges statskalender 1976 |year=1976 |publisher=Liber/Allmänna |location=Uppsala |isbn=91-38-02736-4 |language=sv |id={{SELIBR|3682757}} |page=511}} and as chairman of Stockholm Shooting Federation (Stockholms skytteförbund) until 1976.

Carlborg married in 1941 to Ann-Mari Eklind (born 1920), the daughter of the engineer Ragnar Eklind and Ruth Berglund. They had three children: Hans (born 1943), Jan (born 1945) and Björn (born 1947).

After his retirement, Carlborg moved to Alicante, Spain.{{cite book |url=https://runeberg.org/vemardet/1981/0196.html |title=Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1981 |trans-title=Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1981 |year=1980 |publisher=Norstedt |location=Stockholm |language=sv |isbn=91-1-805012-3 |id={{SELIBR|3681525}} |page=176}}

Carlborg died on 21 September 2005 in Oscar Parish in Stockholm.{{cite book |editor-last=Szabad |editor-first=Carl |title=Sveriges dödbok 1947-2006. Swedish death index 1947-2006 |edition=Version 4.0 |year=2007 |publisher=Sveriges släktforskarförbund |location=Sundbyberg |language=sv |id={{LIBRIS|10507988}}}}

• 1934 – Second lieutenant
• 1936 – Underlöjtnant
• 1938 – Lieutenant
• 1942 – Captain
• 1952 – Major
• 1957 – Lieutenant colonel
• 1960 – Colonel

• 50x50px {{flagicon|Sweden}} Commander 1st Class of the Order of the Sword (1968)Kungl. Hovstaterna: Kungl. Maj:ts Ordens arkiv, Matriklar (D 1), vol. 13 (1960–1969), p. 36, [https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/E0000848_00024 digital imageing].
• 50x50px {{flagicon|Sweden}} Commander of the Order of the Sword (1964){{cite book |url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/2077/65027/1/gupea_2077_65027_1.pdf |title=Sveriges statskalender 1965 |chapter=Bihang till Sveriges statskalender 1965. Kungl. Svenska riddareordnarna 1965 |year=1965 |publisher=Fritzes offentliga publikationer |location=Uppsala |language=sv |page=94}}
• 50x50px {{flagicon|Sweden}} Knight 1st Class of the Order of the Sword (1953){{cite book |url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/2077/64153/1/gupea_2077_64153_1.pdf |title=Sveriges statskalender för året 1954 |chapter=Bihang till Sveriges statskalender 1954. Kungl. Svenska riddareordnarna 1954 |year=1954 |publisher=Fritzes offentliga publikationer |location=Stockholm |language=sv |page=18}}
• 50px {{flagicon|Sweden}} Knight 1st Class of the Order of Vasa (1952){{cite book |url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/2077/66185/1/gupea_2077_66185_1.pdf |title=Sveriges statskalender för året 1953 |chapter=Bihang till Sveriges statskalender 1953. Kungl. Svenska riddareordnarna 1953 |year=1953 |publisher=Fritzes offentliga publikationer |location=Stockholm |language=sv |page=162}}
• 50px {{flagicon|Sweden}} Silver Medal for Noble Deeds
• {{flagicon|Sweden}} Army Shooting Medal (SkytteM){{cite book |url=https://runeberg.org/vemarvem/sthlm45/0151.html |editor1-last=Harnesk |editor1-first=Paul |date=1945 |title=Vem är vem? |volume=D. 1, Stockholmsdelen |trans-title=Who's Who? |location=Stockholm |publisher=Vem är vem bokförlag |language=sv |id={{SELIBR|8198269}} |page=135}}

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| title = Swedish Army Paratroop School

| years = 1952–1953

| before = None

| after = Nils Engelheart

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| title = Kalmar Defence District

| years = 1960–1961

| before = Åke Grahnberg

| after = Fred Ljunggren

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| title = Växjö Defence District

| years = 1960–1961

| before = Åke Grahnberg

| after = Fred Ljunggren

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| title = Military Academy Karlberg

| years = 1964–1969

| before = Anders Grafström

| after = Gösta Gärdin

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| title = Stockholm Defence District

| years = 1969–1973

| before = Carl Reuterswärd

| after = Nils Östlund

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| title = Commandant of Stockholm

| years = 1969–1973

| before = Carl Reuterswärd

| after = Nils Östlund

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| title = National Association of Volunteer Motor Transport Corps

| years = 1973–1975

| before = Gunnar Löfroth

| after = Curt Hermanson

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