Our Family History - Person Sheet
Our Family History - Person Sheet
NameHans Henrik Kristensen 
Birth Date12 Jan 1913
Birth PlaceSweden, Göteborg
Bapt Date27 Jun 191369
Bapt PlaceSweden, Göteborg
MemoHaga församling
Death Date18 May 20073
Death PlaceSweden, Hallands, Kungsbacka, Släp
MemoSläps kyrkogård
OccupationMerchant
FatherDir. Harry* Jacob Adolf Kristensen (1883-1968)
MotherAnna Maria Vidlund (1880-1958)
Spouses
Marr Date22 Jun 1944
Marr PlaceSweden, Stockholm
Military notes for Hans Henrik Kristensen
Before and during World War II, Hans Henrik served in the Swedish Armed Forces. His military service number is 689.
He served in the following Swedish Artillery Regiments:
- A2 Gösta artilleriregemente, Göteborg: 16/6/1932 - 7/10/1932
- A3 Wenders artilleriregemente, Kristianstad: 14/10/1933 - 8/10/1933
- A2 Gösta artilleriregemente, Göteborg: 7/5/1934 - 8/10/1934
- A7 Gotlands artilleriregemente, Visby: 1/1/1942 - 16/5/1942
- A7 Gotlands artilleriregemente, Visby: 23/7/1943 - 30/9/1943
His ranks were Second Lieutenant (A2) in 1935, Lieutenant in 1938, and Captain in 1947.
He served in the following Swedish Artillery Regiments:
- A2 Gösta artilleriregemente, Göteborg: 16/6/1932 - 7/10/1932
- A3 Wenders artilleriregemente, Kristianstad: 14/10/1933 - 8/10/1933
- A2 Gösta artilleriregemente, Göteborg: 7/5/1934 - 8/10/1934
- A7 Gotlands artilleriregemente, Visby: 1/1/1942 - 16/5/1942
- A7 Gotlands artilleriregemente, Visby: 23/7/1943 - 30/9/1943
His ranks were Second Lieutenant (A2) in 1935, Lieutenant in 1938, and Captain in 1947.
Notes for Hans Henrik Kristensen
Hans worked for his father’s company, H. H. Kristensen AB, in Gothenburg from 1935 to 1939. During this time, he lived in Germany, England, Scotland, and the United States. In April 1939, at the age of 26, he left for the United States, traveling on the Drottningholm and arriving in New York on April 11, 1939.
In 1942, Hans attended the War College and was promoted to captain in the Artillery in 1943. He served as an assistant military attaché in London from 1946 to 1947 and later headed a department within the Defence Staff’s foreign department in 1948.
Hans returned to H. H. Kristensen AB in 1952.
In 1942, Hans attended the War College and was promoted to captain in the Artillery in 1943. He served as an assistant military attaché in London from 1946 to 1947 and later headed a department within the Defence Staff’s foreign department in 1948.
Hans returned to H. H. Kristensen AB in 1952.
Notes for Marianne (Spouse 1)
Mariannes’ parents are Ragnar Emanuel Laurentius Perslow (1880-1940) and Annie Maria Björnberg (1891-1976)