Harald Hægermark

Lieutenant General Harald Oskar Hægermark (13 November 1894 – 20 March 1965) was a senior Swedish Army officer. He served as Commanding General of the II Military District from 1951 to 1960.

Early life Hægermark was born on 13 November 1894 in Torsång Parish, Kopparberg County, Sweden, the son of Richard Hægermark, a vicar, and his wife Ida Levin. He passed studentexamen in 1912. and attended the Royal Swedish Army Staff College from 1920 to 1924 and served as aspirant in the General Staff from 1924 to 1926 when he was promoted to captain in the same staff. He served as an office head in the General Staff from 1926 to 1933 and in Södermanland Regiment in 1933. Hægermark was promoted to major and served as a teacher in staff service at the Royal Swedish Army Staff College in 1935. He was then appointed commander of the Royal Signal Regiment in 1942.

Personal life In 1922, Hægermark married Aina Tour (1898–1992), the daughter of Carl Tour and Julia Janson.

Dates of rank 1914 – Underlöjtnant 1918 – Lieutenant 1926 – Captain 1935 – Major 1938 – Lieutenant colonel 1941 – Colonel 1951 – Major general 1960 – Lieutenant general

Awards and decorations

Landstormens Silver Medal (LandstSM)