Background
Göransson was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and was the son of lieutenant colonel Erik Göransson and Elsa, née Engelbrecht.
Göransson was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and was the son of lieutenant colonel Erik Göransson and Elsa, née Engelbrecht.
He studied first at the War College from 1935 to 1937, and later at the Prussian Military Academy in Berlin from 1938 to 1939.
He was Chief of the Army from 1963 to 1969. He became second lieutenant at the Uppland Infantery Regiment (I 8) in 1930. Göransson was promoted to captain of the General Staff Corps in 1940 and was a teacher at the War College from 1942 to 1945.
He served at the Svea Life Guards (I 1) from 1945 to 1947 and was appointed major of the General Staff in 1948.
He was promoted to lieutenant colonel of the General Staff Corps in 1952 and served at the South Scania Infantry Regiment (I 7) in 1953. Göransson was promoted to colonel and commander of the Hälsingland Regiment (I 14) in 1955.
He remained in that position until 1957, when he was promoted to major general and appointed acting Chief of the Defence Staff. Göransson was then Chief of Defence Staff from 1957 to 1960 and was the military commander of the I. Military Area from 1961 to 1963.
He was promoted to lieutenant general in 1963 and was Chief of the Army from 1963 to 1969, when he was promoted to full general.
Göransson was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences from 1949.