Nils Sköld

Nils Sköld
Sköld in 1978.
Birth nameNils Gunnar Sköld
Born(1921-05-23)23 May 1921
Stockholm, Sweden
Died17 March 1996(1996-03-17) (aged 74)
Stockholm, Sweden
Kungsholm Cemetery, Stockholm
59°19′44″N 18°02′59″E / 59.32879°N 18.04962°E / 59.32879; 18.04962
AllegianceSweden
BranchSwedish Army
Years of service1943–1984
RankLieutenant General
Commands
AwardsOrder of the Sword
UNEF Medal
RelationsPer Edvin Sköld (father)
Margareta Biörnstad (sister)

Lieutenant General Nils Gunnar Sköld (23 May 1921  17 March 1996) was a Swedish Army officer. He served as Commanding General of the Eastern Military District and Commandant General in Stockholm from 1974 to 1976 and as Chief of the Army from 1976 to 1984.