Arne Mohlin

Mohlin was born on 9 October 1909 in Engelbrekt Parish, Stockholm, Sweden, the son of Einar Mohlin, an adjunct lecturer, and his wife Gunhild (née Appelqvist). ==Career==

He was commissioned as an officer with the rank of second lieutenant in the Swedish Fortification Corps in 1930. He became captain in the Swedish Engineer Troops in 1940 and served in the General Staff Corps in 1944. In 1944 Mohlin was aboard on his way to a military inspection on Gotland when it was torpedoed by the Soviet submarine L21. 84 people died and two survived, Mohlin and Arne Thuresson, the ship's second mate. Mohlin was promoted to major in the Engineer Troops in 1948. At this time, Mohlin also served as military expert in the 1949 Defense Investigation. and he was also a member of the 1958 Defense Command Committee. ==Personal life==

In 1937 he married Martha Uhlin (1914–1995), the daughter of captain Martin Uhlin and Dagmar Kullgren. He was the father of Björn (born 1941), Barbro (born 1943) and Karin (born 1946). ==Death==

Mohlin died on 2 May 1992 in Täby Parish ==Dates of rank==

• 1930 – Second lieutenant • 1935 – Lieutenant • 1940 – Captain • 1948 – Major • 1952 – Lieutenant colonel • 1955 – Colonel • 1961 – Major general • 1966 – Lieutenant general ==Awards and decorations==

• Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword (6 June 1968) • Commander 1st Class of the Order of the Sword (6 June 1961) • Knight of the Order of Vasa ==Honours==

• Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences (1961) ==References==