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Stig Wennerström (colonel)

Index Stig Wennerström (colonel)

Stig Erik Constans Wennerström (22 August 1906 – 21 March 2006) was a Swedish Air Force colonel who was convicted of treason for espionage activities on behalf of the Soviet Union in 1964. [1]

46 relations: Aeronautical Medal, Aftonbladet, Aide-de-camp, Air attaché, Associated Press, Bertil Ströberg, Counterintelligence, Danderyd Municipality, Djursholm, Enebyberg, Espionage, Fänrik, General officer, Kungsholmen, Löjtnant, Legion of Merit, Life imprisonment in Sweden, Maid, Main Intelligence Directorate, Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Sweden), Moscow, Nazi Germany, Order of the Sword, Order of Vasa, Parole, Populär Historia, Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, Riksbron, Roll film, Royal Jubilee Commemorative Medals, Royal Swedish Air Force Staff College, Royal Swedish Naval Staff College, Saab 35 Draken, Soviet Union, Stig Bergling, Stig Synnergren, Stockholm, Studentexamen, Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces, Swedish Air Force, Swedish Navy, Swedish Security Service, The Washington Post, Thomas Whiteside (journalist), Treason, Washington, D.C..

Aeronautical Medal

The Aeronautical Medal ("Médaille de l'Aéronautique") is a state decoration of France established by the decree of February 14, 1945.

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Aftonbladet

Aftonbladet is a Swedish evening newspaper published in Stockholm, Sweden.

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Aide-de-camp

An aide-de-camp (French expression meaning literally helper in the military camp) is a personal assistant or secretary to a person of high rank, usually a senior military, police or government officer, a member of a royal family, or a head of state.

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Air attaché

An air attaché is an Air Force officer who is part of a diplomatic mission; this post is normally filled by a high-ranking officer.

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Associated Press

The Associated Press (AP) is a U.S.-based not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City.

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Bertil Ströberg

Bertil Johan Olof Ströberg (30 March 1932 – 25 March 2012) was a Swedish Air Force officer convicted of spying for Poland during the Cold War.

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Counterintelligence

Counterintelligence is "an activity aimed at protecting an agency's intelligence program against an opposition's intelligence service." It likewise refers to information gathered and activities conducted to counter espionage, other intelligence activities, sabotage, or assassinations conducted for or on behalf of foreign powers, organizations or persons, international terrorist activities, sometimes including personnel, physical, document or communications security programs.

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Danderyd Municipality

Danderyd Municipality (Danderyds kommun) is a municipality north of Stockholm in Stockholm County in east central Sweden.

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Djursholm

Djursholm is one of four suburban districts in, and the seat of Danderyd Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden.

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Enebyberg

Enebyberg is a suburban area of Stockholm, Sweden, part of Danderyd Municipality, Stockholm County.

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Espionage

Espionage or spying, is the act of obtaining secret or confidential information without the permission of the holder of the information.

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Fänrik

Fänrik and vänrikki, both from the German Fähnrich, are a Swedish and Finnish military rank.

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General officer

A general officer is an officer of high rank in the army, and in some nations' air forces or marines.

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Kungsholmen

Kungsholmen is an island in Lake Mälaren in Sweden, part of central Stockholm.

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Löjtnant

Löjtnant (from French lieutenant) is a Swedish and Finnish military rank (in Finnish, luutnantti).

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Legion of Merit

The Legion of Merit (LOM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements.

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Life imprisonment in Sweden

Definition of the term "life imprisonment" varies.

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Maid

A maid, or housemaid or maidservant, is a female domestic worker.

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Main Intelligence Directorate

Main Intelligence Directorate (p), abbreviated GRU (p), is the foreign military intelligence agency of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (formerly the Soviet Army General Staff of the Soviet Union).

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Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Sweden)

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Utrikesdepartementet) is responsible for Swedish foreign policy.

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Moscow

Moscow (a) is the capital and most populous city of Russia, with 13.2 million residents within the city limits and 17.1 million within the urban area.

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Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany is the common English name for the period in German history from 1933 to 1945, when Germany was under the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler through the Nazi Party (NSDAP).

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Order of the Sword

The Order of the Sword (officially: Royal Order of the Sword; Swedish: Kungliga Svärdsorden) is a Swedish order of chivalry and military decoration created by King Frederick I of Sweden on February 23, 1748, together with the Order of the Seraphim and the Order of the Polar Star.

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Order of Vasa

The Royal Order of Vasa (Kungliga Vasaorden) is a Swedish order of chivalry, awarded to citizens of Sweden for service to state and society especially in the fields of agriculture, mining and commerce.

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Parole

Parole is a temporary release of a prisoner who agrees to certain conditions before the completion of the maximum sentence period, originating from the French parole ("voice, spoken words").

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Populär Historia

Populär Historia is a Swedish language monthly history magazine published in Malmö, Sweden.

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Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten

Prince Gustaf Adolf Oscar Fredrik Arthur Edmund, Duke of Västerbotten (22 April 1906 – 26 January 1947) was a Swedish prince, directly in line of succession to the Swedish throne.

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Riksbron

Riksbron (Swedish: "The National Bridge" or "The State Bridge") is an arch bridge in central Stockholm, Sweden leading from Drottninggatan on Norrmalm 44 metres over to Riksgatan on Helgeandsholmen.

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Roll film

Rollfilm or roll film is any type of spool-wound photographic film protected from white light exposure by a paper backing, as opposed to film which is protected from exposure and wound forward in a cartridge.

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Royal Jubilee Commemorative Medals

The Kingdom of Sweden has a long history of awarding royal commemorative insignia.

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Royal Swedish Air Force Staff College

Royal Swedish Air Force Staff College (Flygkrigshögskolan, FKHS) was established in 1939 and located in Stockholm.

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Royal Swedish Naval Staff College

Royal Swedish Naval Staff College (Kungliga Sjökrigshögskolan, KSHS) was a Swedish Navy training establishment between 1898 and 1961, providing courses for naval officers.

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Saab 35 Draken

The Saab 35 Draken ("the kite" or "the dragon") was a Swedish fighter aircraft developed and manufactured by Saab between 1955 and 1974.

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Soviet Union

The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was a socialist state in Eurasia that existed from 1922 to 1991.

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Stig Bergling

Stig Svante Eugén Bergling, later Stig Svante Eugén Sandberg and Stig Svante Eugén Sydholt, (1 March 1937 – 24 January 2015) was a Swedish Security Service officer who spied for the Soviet Union.

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Stig Synnergren

Stig Gustaf Eugén Synnergren (25February 1915 – 29April 2004) was a Swedish Army general who was the Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces from 1970 to 1978.

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Stockholm

Stockholm is the capital of Sweden and the most populous city in the Nordic countries; 952,058 people live in the municipality, approximately 1.5 million in the urban area, and 2.3 million in the metropolitan area.

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Studentexamen

Studentexamen (Swedish for "students' examination" or "students' degree") was the name of the university entrance examination in Sweden from the 17th century until 1968, during the period 1862–1968 taken as a final written and oral exam on graduation from gymnasium (secondary school).

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Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces

The Supreme Commander (Överbefälhavaren; acronym: ÖB) is the highest ranked professional military officer in the Swedish Armed Forces, and is by NATO terminology the Swedish chief of defence equivalent.

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Swedish Air Force

The Swedish Air Force (Svenska flygvapnet) is the air force branch of the Swedish Armed Forces.

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Swedish Navy

The Swedish Royal Navy (Svenska marinen) is the naval branch of the Swedish Armed Forces.

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Swedish Security Service

The Swedish Security Service (Säkerhetspolisen, abbreviated Säpo, until 1989 Rikspolisstyrelsens säkerhetsavdelning abbreviated RPS/Säk) is a Swedish government agency organised under the Ministry of Justice.

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post is a major American daily newspaper founded on December 6, 1877.

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Thomas Whiteside (journalist)

Thomas Whiteside (April 21, 1918 – October 6, 1997) was an American journalist.

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Treason

In law, treason is the crime that covers some of the more extreme acts against one's nation or sovereign.

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Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States of America.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stig_Wennerström_(colonel)

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