Claës-Henrik Nordenskiöld

Major General Claës-Henrik Bengtsson (B:son) Nordenskiöld (28 July 1917 – 11 November 2003) was a Swedish Air Force officer and sailor.

[2] He was head of the Swedish Air Force Squadron Leader School (Flygvapnets bomb- och skjutskola) from 1954 to 1956 and was an expert of the 1955 Defense Preparation.

[4] Nordenskiöld became colonel at the Defence Staff in 1962 and was also serving as chairman of the board of Gustaf Werner Group in Gothenburg from 1963.

[8] Nordenskiöld was highly competitive and loved challenges, whether it was hunting, sailing or clay pigeon shooting, and he reached both Swedish championship class and a first prize at the 6 Metre World Cup in Newport Harbour, California.

[10] Nordenskiöld died on 11 November 2003 and was buried on 4 June 2004 in the family grave at the Southern Cemetery (Södra kyrkogården) in Kalmar.

Gravesite of Major General Claës-Henrik Nordenskiöld at the Southern Cemetery in Kalmar .