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Eric Virgin

Swedish major-general and commander of the air force

PersonDied aged 73humanQ20156215

Born: May 18, 1876
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1.Stated in Swedish Census 1910sok.riksarkivet.se/?postid=Folk_126247572Retrieved 2024-06-23
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Died: May 12, 1950
Birthplace: Skövde
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1.Stated in Swedish Census 1910sok.riksarkivet.se/?postid=Folk_126247572Retrieved 2024-06-23
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Place of death: Stockholm
Citizenship: Sweden
Occupation: military personnel
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1.Stated in Swedish Census 1910sok.riksarkivet.se/?postid=Folk_126247572Retrieved 2024-06-23
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Positions held: Commander of the Air Force(1931–1934)
, Inspector General of the Service Troops(1927–1931)
, regiment commander(1926–1927)
Education: Royal Swedish Army Staff College
, Swedish Infantry Combat School

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Major General Eric Virgin was a Swedish Air Force officer. Originally a Swedish Army officer, Virgin became commanding officer of the Svea Logistic Corps in 1926 and was appointed Inspector of the Swedish Army Service Troops the year after. In 1931 he was appointed Chief of the Air Force for the newly established Swedish Air Force. Virgin left the position as major general in 1934 to become advisor to the Emperor of Abyssinia. He left Abyssinia two days before the outbreak of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War in 1935; back in Sweden, he was placed in the Swedish Air Force reserve, where he remained until 1947. Virgin died three years later.

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Given name: Eric
Sex or gender: male
Family name: Virgin
Place of burial: Norra begravningsplatsen burial plot reference: Kvarter: 11C Gravplats: 00058 · coordinates: 59.3557°N, 18.0261°E
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1.svenskagravar.se/search?query=Virgin%2C+ERIC&parishId=&cemeteryId=&graveNumber=&birthDate=&deathDate=&burialDate=Retrieved 2022-02-14
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Military branch: Swedish Army(until 1931)
Swedish Air Force(since 1931)
Military, police or special rank: major general
Allegiance: Sweden
Father: Ivar Virgin
Family: Virgin
Sibling: Ivar Virgin

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