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902:Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1967
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714:Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1955
685:Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1943
665:Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1957
706:Svensson, Stina; Ekstedt, Tage, eds. (1955).
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366:King Gustaf V's Jubilee Commemorative Medal
348:King Gustaf V's Jubilee Commemorative Medal
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144:officer. He served as Inspector of the
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174:in 1913 and was commissioned into the
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204:, and in 1941 he was appointed chief
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1000:Sveriges statskalender för året 1946
981:Sveriges statskalender för året 1946
384:King Gustaf V's Commemorative Medal
631:Vem är vem?. D. 1, Stockholmsdelen
568:Order of the White Rose of Finland
242:Björck served as Inspector of the
160:Björck was born on 31 May 1893 in
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217:Göta Logistic Corps
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248:White Buses
237:Kungafonden
150:White Buses
72:8 July 1981
59:31 May 1893
1072:Categories
1056:1946–1949
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55:1893-05-31
41:Birth name
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