Per Kellin

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Major General Per Åke Nilsson Kellin (17 September 1903 – 31 March 1973) was a Swedish Army officer. He served as Chief of Home Guard from 1955 to 1968

Early life

Kellin was born on 17 September 1903 in Svea Life Guards Parish (Svea Livgardes församling) in Stockholm, Sweden, as the son of captain Nils Adolf Kellin and his wife Thyra Charlotta Hermansson. He passed studentexamen at {{ill|Nya Elementar|sv}} in Stockholm in the spring of 1922.{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=11417 |publisher=National Archives of Sweden |encyclopedia=Svenskt biografiskt lexikon |title=Per Å N Kellin |first=Bertil |last=Broomé |year=1975–1977 |volume=21 |page=39 |access-date=2022-08-26 |language=sv}}

Career

Kellin was commissioned as an officer in 1924 with the rank of second lieutenant and was assigned to Södermanland Regiment (I 10) the same year. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1928 and later as captain in the General Staff Corps. In 1939, Kellin participated in a course in the French Army.{{cite book |editor1-last=Harnesk |editor1-first=Paul |date=1945 |title=Vem är vem?. D. 1, Stockholmsdelen |trans-title=Who's Who?. D. 1, Stockholm part |location=Stockholm |publisher=Vem är vem bokförlag |language=sv |id={{SELIBR||8198269}} |url=https://runeberg.org/vemarvem/sthlm45/1055.html |page=1039}} He served as a teacher at the Royal Swedish Naval Staff College from 1940 to 1942 when he was promoted to major. During this time, Kellin was also military contributor in Radiotjänst (1941–1945), Arbetet (1941–1944) and in Svenska Dagbladet (1941–1947).{{cite book |editor1-last=Harnesk |editor1-first=Paul |date=1962 |title=Vem är vem? 1, Stor-Stockholm |trans-title=Who's Who? 1, Greater Stockholm |edition=2nd |location=Stockholm |publisher=Vem är vem |language=sv |id={{SELIBR|53509}} |url=https://runeberg.org/vemarvem/sthlm62/0720.html |page=696}}

Kellin served as Vice Chief of the Military Office of the Land Defence (Lantförsvarets kommandoexpedition) in 1944 and as Chief of the Army Section in the Military Office of the Minister of Defence from 1945 to 1947. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in the General Staff Corps in 1946 and he served in the Älvsborg Regiment (I 15) in 1947. Kellin was promoted to colonel in the General Staff Corps in 1950 and he was appointed Section Chief in the Army Staff. In 1952, Kellin was promoted to colonel in the Swedish Army Service Troops and in 1952 he was appointed commanding officer of the Scanian Logistic Regiment in Hässleholm.

On 1 October 1955, Kellin assumed the position of Chief of Home Guard{{cite book |editor-last=Åkerstedt |editor-first=Therese |title=Hemvärnet 70 år |year=2010 |publisher=Balkong |location=Stockholm |language=sv |isbn=9789185581412 |id={{SELIBR|11881232}} |page=61}} and became a member of the Executive Committee of the Central Board of the National [Swedish] Rifle Clubs (Skytteförbundens överstyrelse).{{cite book |year=1955 |title=Sveriges statskalender för året 1955 |location=Stockholm |publisher=Fritzes offentliga publikationer |language=sv |url=https://runeberg.org/statskal/1963/1132.html |page=1132}} He was promoted to major general in 1959. He held the Chief of Home Guard position until 30 September 1968 when he retired from active service.

Personal life

Kellin married on 7 October 1930 in Frustuna, Södermanland County to Selma Birgitta (Britta) Jernbergh (born 8 August 1906 in Eskilstuna), the daughter of kronokassören JK Carl Laurentius (Lars) Jernbergh and Selma Christina Lovisa Henschen.

Dates of rank

31 December 1924 – Second lieutenant
30 December 1926 – Underlöjtnant
1 January 1928 – Lieutenant
1 October 1937 – Captain
1 October 1942 – Major
1 October 1946 – Lieutenant colonel
1 October 1950 – Colonel
1 October 1959 – Major general

Awards and decorations

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50px {{flagicon|Sweden}} Commander 1st Class of the Order of the Sword (23 November 1956){{cite book |url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/2077/65665/1/gupea_2077_65665_1.pdf |title=Sveriges statskalender. 1969 |editor-first=Bengt |editor-last=Sköldenberg |year=1969 |publisher=Fritzes offentliga publikationer |location=Stockholm |language=sv |id={{LIBRIS|3682754}} |page=96}}
50x50px {{flagicon|Sweden}} Knight of the Order of the Polar Star
50x50px {{flagicon|Sweden}} Knight of the Order of Vasa
50x50px {{flagicon|Sweden}} Home Guard Silver Medal
50px {{flagicon|Sweden}} Swedish Central Federation for Voluntary Military Training Medal of Merit in silver
50x50px {{flagicon|Sweden}} Swedish Women's Voluntary Defence Organization Royal Medal of Merit in silver
50x50px {{flagicon|Sweden}} Swedish Red Cross Medal of Merit in gold (Svenska Röda Korsets förtjänstmedalj i guld, SRKGM) (1953){{cite web |url=https://digitaltmuseum.se/011024447548/medalj |website=www.digitaltmuseum.se |publisher=Digitalt Museum |title=Medalj |trans-title=Medal |date=13 August 2014 |access-date=1 June 2023 |language=sv}}
50x50px {{flagicon|Sweden}} Society for the Promotion of School Youth's Weapons Exercises Medal of Merit in gold and silver (Föreningen för befrämjande av skolungdomens vapenövningars förtjänstmedalj, SkolVGM/SM) (1968){{cite web |url=https://digitaltmuseum.se/011024448338/medaljer |website=www.digitaltmuseum.se |publisher=Digitalt Museum |title=Medaljer |trans-title=Medals |date=13 August 2014 |access-date=1 June 2023 |language=sv}}
50x50px {{flagicon|Sweden}} North Scanian Association for Volunteer Military Training's Silver Medal (Norra skånska befäls(utbildnings)förbundets silvermedalj, NskånskabfbSM) (1954){{cite web |url=https://digitaltmuseum.se/011024447163/fortjansttecken |website=www.digitaltmuseum.se |publisher=Digitalt Museum |title=Förtjänsttecken |trans-title=Badge of Merit |date=13 August 2014 |access-date=1 June 2023 |language=sv}}
{{flagicon|Sweden}} National Swedish Rifle Association's silver medal (Sveriges skytteförbunds överstyrelses silvermedalj, SvsfbSM)
{{flagicon|Sweden}} Swedish Army and Air Force Reserve Officers Association's Badge of Honor (Svenska arméns och flygvapnets reservofficersförbunds hederstecken, SvRoffHt)

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50x50px {{flagicon|Norway}} Commander with Star of the Order of St. Olav (1 July 1968){{cite web |url=https://www.kongehuset.no/tildelinger.html?tid=28028&sek=27995&q=Kellin&type=&aarstall= |publisher=Royal Court of Norway |website=www.kongehuset.no |title=Tildelinger av ordener og medaljer |trans-title=Awards of medals and medals |access-date=2021-12-15 |language=no}}
50x50px {{flagicon|Finland}} Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland
50x50px {{flagicon|Italy}} Officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy
50x50px {{flagicon|France}} Knight of the Legion of Honour
50x50px {{flagicon|Denmark}} King Christian X's Liberty Medal
{{flagicon|Denmark}} Danish Reserve Officers Association's Badge of Honor (Danska reservofficersförbundets hederstecken)
{{flagicon|Denmark}} Danish Home Guard Badge of Merit