Jan-Gunnar Isberg
Jan-Gunnar Isberg | |
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Isberg in 2019 | |
| Born | 7 April 1947 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 14 December 2022 (aged 75) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Allegiance | Sweden |
| Service | Swedish Army |
| Years of service | 1969–2010 |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
| Unit | UNFICYP (1984) UNIFIL (1990–91) UNPROFOR/M (1993–95) IFOR (1996) UNSMA (2000) MONUC (2003–05) |
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| Battles / wars | Cyprus dispute (1984) South Lebanon conflict (1990–91) Yugoslav Wars (1993–95, 1996) Afghan Civil War (2000) Ituri conflict (2003-05) Kivu conflict (2003–05) |
Brigadier General Jan-Gunnar Isberg (7 April 1947 – 14 December 2022) was a Swedish Army officer. Isberg has served extensively abroad, in Cyprus, Lebanon, Yugoslavia, Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. His senior commands include commanding officer of the Norrbotten Engineer Corps and the Haparanda Border Regiment, deputy force commander of MONUC and brigade commander of the Ituri Brigade and the Kivu Brigade. Isberg is one of only two Swedish officers (the other being Colonel Jonas Wærn) who have served as brigade commanders in combat under the auspices of the United Nations.