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Olof Gerhard Thrnell was a Swedish Army general. He was Swedens first Supreme Commander fromDecember 1939 until 1944. Before 1939 that had been the role of the King.

Thrnell was born in Trn, Sderhamn Municipality and was the son of the vicar Per Thrnell and Gerhardina Margareta, ne Lindgren. He was the brother of Professor Gsta Thrnell. After passing his maturity exam onMay 1895 at Norra Latin in Stockholm he became an officer in 1897.

Source: Wikipedia