Background
WICKBERG, Erik was born on July 6, 1904. Son of David Wickberg and Betty Lundblad.
WICKBERG, Erik was born on July 6, 1904. Son of David Wickberg and Betty Lundblad.
Uppsala, Berlin, Stockholm, The Salvation Army Institute Training College, and Staff College.
He soon began working as a clerk at the Salvation Army Headquarters in Switzerland while also working as a translator and Swedish teacher. In 1925, Erik became an Officer from Bern 2 Corps, Switzerland. His first appointment was corps officer in Hamilton, Scotland.
He then took on the role of Training (Education) Officer in Germany, and Private Secretary to the Chief Secretary and Territorial Commander.
He went on to become Private Secretary to International Secretary and Assistant to Under Secretary for Europe at International Headquarters (IHQ). Soon, he moved to Sweden as IHQ Liaison Officer.
During World World War II, he was appointed to Germany, where he was often obliged to sleep in air raid bunkers. When the war was over, he was assigned the task of post-war relief in war-torn Germany.
His next positions were, divisional commander of Uppsala, Sweden, Switzerland Chief Secretary, Sweden Chief Secretary, Territorial Commander of Germany, and Chief of the Staff (IHQ), before becoming the General.
He was recognized with awards from Sweden, of Korea, and The Federal Republic of Germany. Salvation Army work began in Bangladesh, Spain, Portugal, and Venezuela while he was General. He retired from active service on July 5, 1974 and died on April 26, 1996.
General Wickberg was honoured by many nations for his service to God and humanity.
He authored two books: Inkallad (God’s Conscript) (autobiography, Sweden, 1978) and Uppdraget (The Charge - My Way to Preaching, 1990). Erik Wickberg married Ensign Frieda de Groot in 1929, but she died a year later.
Salvation Army.
Married 1st Frieda de Groot in 1929 (died in 1930). Married 2nd Margarete Dietrich in 1932 (died in 1976). Married 3rd Eivor Lindberg in 1977.