Eric Virgin (officer)
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Major General Eric Virgin (18 May 1876 – 12 May 1950)[1] was a Swedish Air Force officer. Originally a Swedish Army officer, Virgin became commanding officer of the Svea Logistic Corps (T 1) 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.
Eric Virgin | |
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Born | (1876-05-18)18 May 1876 Skövde, Sweden |
Died | 12 May 1950(1950-05-12) (aged 73) Stockholm, Sweden |
Buried | |
Allegiance | Sweden |
Service/ | Swedish Army Swedish Air Force |
Years of service | 1895–1934 (Sweden) 1934–1935 (Abyssinia) 1936–1947 (Sweden) |
Rank | Major General |
Commands held | |
Other work | Advisor to Haile Selassie |