Ernst af Klercker

Career af Klercker was commissioned as an officer in 1902 and assigned to the 2nd Life Grenadier Regiment as underlöjtnant. He passed the Royal Swedish Army Staff College from 1909 to 1911, and was appointed, after officer candidate service, Captain of the General Staff in 1916. af Klercker was a teacher of tactics at the Royal Swedish Army Staff College from 1917 to 1918, and he was promoted to Major in 1923.

af Klercker was again serving as a teacher of tactics at the Royal Swedish Army Staff College from 1923 to 1926, and as Chief of Staff at the Inspector of the Military Academy (Inspektören för Militärläroverken) from 1923 to 1926. As head of the General Staff's International Department from 1926 to 1930, he studied certain military conditions abroad. af Klercker was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in 1928 and served as head of the Military Academy Karlberg from 1930 to 1933 and was promoted to Colonel in 1932.

12 December 1902 – Underlöjtnant 2 February 1906 – Lieutenant 3 November 1911 – Lieutenant 1st class 14 June 1916 – Captain 11 May 1923 – Major 3 June 1927 – Lieutenant colonel 11 November 1932 – Colonel 19 March 1937 – Major general 1 March 1947 – Lieutenant general

Awards and decorations Swedish

Foreign

50px Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav (between 1928 and 1931)

Honours Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences (1927)