General Sten Bengt Gustaf Gustafsson (2 December 1933 – 15 March 2019) was a senior Swedish Army officer.

He underwent various promotions and training, including attending the Royal Swedish Army Staff College and becoming an officer in Boden Engineer Corps.

Gustafsson's journey included attending the National Defence College and culminated in his appointment as Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces in 1986.

His tenure saw challenges like submarine hunts and significant global events like the fall of the Berlin Wall and the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact.

Additionally, Gustafsson held memberships and board positions in defense-related organizations, including the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences, the General Defense Association, Swedair, and the National Swedish Board of Voluntary Military Training.

Gustafsson was born on 2 December 1933 in Hästveda, Sweden, the son of Gustav Svensson, a radio technician, and his wife Frida (née Lundell).

[1] Gustafsson's early interests included football, handball, chess and bridge, running and high jump.

Gustafsson studied at the education company Hermods AB, courses in practical mathematics, aerodynamics, aeronautics, airplane engines and materials.

"[2] He attended the Royal Swedish Army Staff College in 1959 and became an officer in Boden Engineer Corps (Ing 3).

[1] He was promoted to senior colonel in 1982 and was appointed Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Defence, a position he stayed in until 1984.

Gustafsson's term as Supreme Commander was marked initially by continued submarine hunts, but came increasingly to be about the fall of the Berlin Wall and the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact.