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{{Short description|Swedish Navy officer (1941–2020)}}
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[[Rear admiral (Sweden)|Rear Admiral]] '''Erik Torsten Lindh''' (10 August 1941 – 7 August 2020) was a [[Swedish Navy]] officer. He was [[Chief of Navy (Sweden)|Inspector General of the Navy]] from 1998 to 2001.

==Early life==
Lindh was born on 10 August 1941 in [[Gothenburg]], Sweden, the son of managing director Arne Lindh and his wife Margareta (née Richs).<ref name="Salander Mortensen (1996), p. 679">{{cite book |editor-last=Salander Mortensen |editor-first=Jill |date=1996 |title=Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 |trans-title=Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997 |location=Stockholm |publisher=Norstedt |isbn=91-1-960852-7 |language=sv |id={{LIBRIS|3681533}} |url=https://runeberg.org/vemardet/1997/0679.html |page=679}}</ref> He passed ''[[studentexamen]]'' in Gothenburg in 1961.<ref name="Börjesson & Nordbeck (2020), p. 44"/> Before his military service at [[Bohuslän Regiment]] (I 17) in [[Uddevalla]], Lindh studied mathematics at the university with the aim of becoming a [[civil engineer]]. He disliked the university and sent an application to the [[Swedish Navy]] and was accepted.<ref name="Fahlman (2012), pp. 14-15">{{cite journal |url=https://www.officersforbundet.se/globalassets/pdfer/officerstidningen/2011-2012/web_ot_4_12.pdf |journal=Officerstidningen |title=Amiral lär kidsen hålla koll på kulorna |first=Anders |last=Fahlman |year=2012 |number=4 |publisher=Officerarnas riksförbund |location=Stockholm |language=sv |id={{LIBRIS|3614713}} |pages=14–15}}</ref>

==Career==
Lindh was commissioned as an officer after graduating from the [[Royal Swedish Naval Academy]] in 1965 and then served as first officer of the torpedo boat {{HSwMS|Astrea|T112|6}}. Lindh was later captain of the torpedo boats {{HSwMS|Norrtälje|T133|6}} and {{HSwMS|Strömstad|T141|6}} and commanding officer of the 3rd Patrol Boat Division (''3. patrullbåtsdivisionen'').<ref name="Fahlman (2012), pp. 14-15"/> He attended the [[Swedish Armed Forces Staff College]] in 1975<ref name="Salander Mortensen (1996), p. 679"/> and served in the Planning and Budget Secretariat at the [[Ministry of Defence (Sweden)|Ministry of Defence]] from 1983<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Spiegelberg |editor1-first=Christina |year=1984 |title=Sveriges statskalender. 1984 |location=Stockholm |publisher=Liber |isbn=91-38-90400-4 |language=sv |id={{LIBRIS|3682782}} |url=https://runeberg.org/statskal/1984/0066.html |page=64}}</ref> and attended the [[Swedish Defence University|Swedish National Defence College]] in 1985.<ref name="Salander Mortensen (1996), p. 679"/> Lindh was commanding officer of the [[3rd Naval Warfare Flotilla (Sweden)|3rd Naval Warfare Flotilla]] from 1988 to 1989.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hmsvastervik.se/Texter/historik/fljc_rapport.htm |publisher=HMS Västerviks Vänner |website=www.hmsvastervik.se |title=4.YTATTACKFLOTTILJEN och 3.YTSTRIDSFLOTTILJEN I KARLSKRONA 1983-2003 |access-date=9 November 2017 |language=sv}}</ref> From 1989 to 1992, Lindh was head of the Program Staff (''Programledning'') in the [[Naval Staff (Sweden)|Naval Staff]] at the [[Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters]].<ref>{{cite book |url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/handle/2077/59882/gupea_2077_59882_1.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y |editor-last=Spiegelberg |editor-first=Christina |title=Sveriges statskalender 1992 |year=1992 |publisher=Allmänna |location=Stockholm |language=sv |isbn=913812694X |id={{SELIBR|3682771}} |page=114}}</ref> He was promoted to senior captain in 1993.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/handle/2077/59883/gupea_2077_59883_1.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y |editor-last=Almqvist |editor-first=Gerd |title=Sveriges statskalender 1993 |year=1993 |publisher=Allmänna |location=Stockholm |language=sv |isbn=9138128098 |id={{SELIBR|3682772}} |page=395}}</ref> He served as head of the Swedish Armed Forces Internal Audit until the 1 July 1994 when he was promoted to rear admiral and appointed Director Joint Staff (''Chef för ledningsstaben'') in the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters.<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.aef.se/Flygvapnet/Tidskrifter/FV_Nytt/Flygvapennytt_1994-1.pdf |journal=Flygvapennytt |publisher=Flygstaben |title=Sammanställning över utnämningar och nya befattningar |number=1 |year=1994 |location=Stockholm |language=sv |id={{LIBRIS|8257600}} |page=34}}</ref> Lindh served as the [[Chief of Navy (Sweden)|Inspector General of the Navy]] and commander of the [[Maritime Component Command|Naval Center/Naval Tactical Command]] from 1998 to 2001.<ref name="Lidén (2002)">{{cite journal |url=http://www.aff.a.se/vf021_05.htm |journal=Vårt försvar: Tidskrift |title=Marinens nye generalinspektör |trans-title=The Navy's new Inspector General |first=Erik |last=Lidén |year=2002 |number=1 |publisher=Allmänna försvarsföreningen |volume=113 |location=Stockholm |language=sv |id={{LIBRIS|3430365}} |access-date=9 November 2017}}</ref>

===Post-retirement===
Lindh retired from active service in 2001 at the age of 60 and was then chairman of the Air Defense Investigation (''Luftförsvarsutredningen'') for one year. He then took up a position as a teacher of mathematics at Samskolan in [[Saltsjöbaden]].<ref name="Fahlman (2012), pp. 14-15"/> He was named Teacher of the Year by the students.<ref name="Börjesson & Nordbeck (2020), p. 44"/> Lindh was a board member of the [[Defence Materiel Administration]] and the [[Swedish Fortifications Agency]]. He was also a member of the [[Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences]] and the [[Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences]].<ref name="Salander Mortensen (1996), p. 679"/> During the years 1997–2003, Lindh was chairman of the Naval Officers' Association in Stockholm (''Sjöofficerssällskapet i Stockholm''). He also actively participated in the Friends of the [[Vasa Museum]] association  and the Vasa Redeviva foundation.<ref name="Börjesson & Nordbeck (2020), p. 44"/> He was also chairman of the Ymer 80 Foundation and was involved in Swedeship Marine, which builds fast and powerful aluminum boats for professional use.<ref name="Fahlman (2012), pp. 14-15"/>

==Personal life==
In 1966 he married banker Kristina Bane (born 1943), the daughter of civil engineer Per Bane and Eivor (née Almér).<ref name="Salander Mortensen (1996), p. 679"/> They had two children: Magnus and Annika. He lived in [[Västerhaninge]] and had a summer house on [[Orust]].<ref name="Börjesson & Nordbeck (2020), p. 44">{{cite news |url=https://www.svd.se/arkiv/2020-09-12/44/SVD |newspaper=[[Svenska Dagbladet]] |title=Torsten Lindh, 1941–2021 |first1=Dick |last1=Börjesson |author-link=Dick Börjesson |first2=Peter |last2=Nordbeck |author-link2=Peter Nordbeck (Swedish Navy officer) |page=44 |date=12 September 2020 |access-date=1 September 2022 |language=sv |url-access=subscription}}</ref>

==Death==
Lindh died on 7 August 2020 in Kungsviken, [[Orust Municipality]], Sweden. The funeral was held on 28 August 2020 in {{ill|Morlanda Church|sv|Morlanda kyrka}} on [[Orust]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.familjesidan.se/cases/erik-torsten-lindh/funeral-notices |website=www.familjesidan.se |title=DÖDSANNONS |accessdate=8 December 2020 |language=sv}}</ref> He was interred in Morlanda Old Cemetery on 2 October 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://svenskagravar.se/gravsatt/103348348 |website=www.svenskagravar.se |title=Lindh, Erik Torsten |accessdate=8 December 2020 |language=sv}}</ref>

==Dates of rank==
*1965 – [[Fänrik#Navy|Acting sub-lieutenant]]
*19?? – [[Löjtnant#Navy|Sub-lieutenant]]
*19?? – [[Kapten#Navy|Lieutenant]]
*1976 – [[Örlogskapten|Lieutenant commander]]<ref>{{cite book |year=1978 |title=Sveriges statskalender. 1978 |location=Stockholm |publisher=Fritzes offentliga publikationer |isbn=91-38-03894-3 |language=sv |id={{LIBRIS|3682759}} |url=https://runeberg.org/statskal/1978/0505.html |page=505}}</ref>
*1981 – [[Kommendörkapten|Commander]]<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Spiegelberg |editor1-first=Christina |year=1984 |title=Sveriges statskalender. 1984 |location=Stockholm |publisher=Liber |isbn=91-38-90400-4 |language=sv |id={{SELIBR|3682782}} |url=https://runeberg.org/statskal/1984/0407.html |page=405}}</ref>
*1988 – [[Kommendör|Captain]]
*1993 – [[Kommendör av 1. graden|Senior captain]]
*1994 – [[Rear admiral (Sweden)|Rear admiral]]

==References==
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  | title = Joint Staff
  | years = 1994–????
  | before = [[Bengt Anderberg (Swedish Army major general)|Bengt Anderberg]]
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  | title = [[Chief of Navy (Sweden)|Inspector General of the Navy]]
  | years = 1998–2001
  | before = [[Peter Nordbeck (Swedish Navy officer)|Peter Nordbeck]]<br><small>(as Chief of Naval Staff)</small>
  | after = [[Jörgen Ericsson]]
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  | title = [[Maritime Component Command|Naval Center/Naval Tactical Command]]
  | years = 1998–2001
  | before = [[Peter Nordbeck (Swedish Navy officer)|Peter Nordbeck]]
  | after = [[Jörgen Ericsson]]
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[[Category:Military personnel from Gothenburg]]
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[[Category:Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences]]