Lennart Peyron

Major General Knut Lennart Peyron (19 November 1909 – 30 December 1981) was a Swedish Air Force officer. His senior commands include commanding officer of the Östgöta Wing (F 3), Chief of the Air Staff and the Third Air Group (E 3).

Lennart Peyron
Birth nameKnut Lennart Peyron
Born(1909-11-19)19 November 1909
Stockholm, Sweden
Died30 December 1981(1981-12-30) (aged 72)
Stockholm, Sweden
Buried
Norra begravningsplatsen
AllegianceSweden
Service/branchSwedish Air Force
Years of service1931–1966
RankMajor General
Commands held

Career

Peyron was born on 19 November 1909 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of major general Henry Peyron and his wife Louise (née Reuterskiöld). He became an officer in 1931 when he was commissioned as fänrik in the Swedish Navy. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1936 in the Swedish Air Force, captain in 1940 and major in 1944. Peyron served as chief of staff of the Third Air Group (Tredje flygeskadern, E 3) from 1944 to 1947 when he was promoted to lieutenant colonel. He was then commanding officer of the Flygkadettskolan (F 20) from 1947 to 1951 when he was promoted to colonel and appointed commanding officer of the Östgöta Wing (F 3). In 1952, Peyron was appointed Inspector of Flight Safety (Flygsäkerhetstjänsten) and in 1957 Chief of the Air Staff. In 1957, Peyron was also promoted to major general. He served in this position for three years until he was appointed commanding officer of the Third Air Group in 1960.[1]

Personal life

In 1935, he married Birgit Christianson (born 1911), the daughter of banker Johan Christianson and Helga (née Lundqvist).[1]

Death

Peyron died on 30 December 1981 and was buried at Norra begravningsplatsen in Stockholm on 8 April 1982.[2]

Dates of rank

Awards and decorations

Honours

Filmography

References
  1. Harnesk, Paul, ed. (1962). Vem är vem? 1, Stor-Stockholm [Who's Who? 1, Greater Stockholm] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Vem är vem. p. 1056. SELIBR 53509.
  2. "Peyron, Knut Lennart" (in Swedish). Svenskagravar.se. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  3. Kungl. Hovstaterna: Kungl. Maj:ts Ordens arkiv, Matriklar (D 1), vol. 13 (1960–1969), p. 23, digital imaging.
  4. Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1969). Sveriges statskalender. 1969 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 98. SELIBR 3682754.
  5. "Första divisionen (1941)" (in Swedish). Swedish Film Database. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
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