Lieutenant General Karl (Carl) Erik Björeman (8 June 1924 – 10 September 2020) was a senior Swedish Army officer.
Björeman was born on 8 June 1924 on the farm Kinäs in Östra Ryd Parish, Östergötland County, Sweden,[1][2] the son of Wiktor Johansson, a farmer, and his wife Anna (née Nilsson).
One of his cousins was Carl G. Nilsson [sv], a member of parliament for Östergötland County.
He studied from 1957 to 1959 at the Royal Swedish Army Staff College, was promoted to captain in 1959 and served as deputy company commander in Jämtland Ranger Regiment from 1959 to 1960.
Björeman served as a teacher in the Army Program at the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College from 1964 to 1966 and was company commander in Norrbotten Regiment in 1966.
[8] At the beginning of December 1977, senior colonel Björeman was both the oldest and the fastest when commanders and conscripts from units, staffs and schools in Stockholm completed a military test of a 30 kilometer loaded march with 18 kilos Stäket-Rosersberg round trip.
In groups, the 73 participants went on forest roads and carried out a live fire exercise with the Carl Gustaf m/45 submachine gun and Automatkarbin 4 battle rifle.