Carl-Olof Wrang
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Carl-Olof Wrang (27 January 1917 – 18 September 1998) was a Swedish Army lieutenant colonel. Wrang joined the Waffen-SS in 1939 but deserted and instead fought the Soviets in Finland during the Winter War. Wrang also participated in the Continuation War and saw action in the Battle of Hanko. After the war, Wrang re-entered the Swedish Army and was placed in the reserve in 1946. He worked as a factory manager for a few years, before resuming his military career. Wrang served as commanding officer of the Swedish Army Paratroop School in the late-1950s and served as a UN observer in Kashmir and with the Swedish battalions during the Congo Crisis and during the Cyprus dispute in the 1960s. He retired in 1977.
Carl-Olof Wrang | |
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Born | (1917-01-27)27 January 1917 Lidingö, Sweden |
Died | 18 September 1998(1998-09-18) (aged 81) Vallentuna, Sweden |
Allegiance | Sweden |
Service/ | Swedish Army |
Years of service | 1939, 1941–46, 1953–77 (Sweden) 1939–1941 (Finland) |
Rank | Lieutenant colonel (Sweden) Lieutenant (Finland) Obersturmführer (Germany) |
Commands held | Swedish Army Paratroop School |
Battles/wars | Winter War
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