Torsten Stålnacke

Who is Torsten Stålnacke?

Furir Torsten Stålnacke is a former Swedish UN-soldier during the Congo Crisis who is most known for saving two Irish soldiers lives by dragging and carrying them to safety after his jaw had been blown away by a bullet. He was awarded the Royal Medal of Vasa for his bravery. He later ran a restaurant in Helsingborg and later a boarding house in Sälen until his retirement in 2003. On the 29th of May 2012, on the Swedish Veterans Day he was awarded with Försvarsmaktens medalj för sårade i strid for his casualties in Congo. He died a few months later.