Helge Strömbäck

Vice Admiral Helge Hjalmar Immanuel Strömbäck (26 July 1889 – 20 March 1960) was a Swedish Navy officer. He was the Chief of the Naval Staff from 1942 to 1945 and the Chief of the Navy from 1945 to 1953.

Early life Strömbäck was born on 26 July 1889 in Delsbo, Gävleborg County, Sweden, the son of vicar Hjalmar Strömbäck and his wife Ida (née Steinmetz). He became a sea cadet in 1903. Strömbäck conducted Russian language studies in Moscow from 1913 to 1914 and was promoted to lieutenant in 1918.

Personal life In 1921, Strömbäck married Melanie Suchy (1892–1981). He was the father of Melanie (born 1922), Gudrun (born 1925) and Barbro (born 1927). He was interred on 31 March 1960 at Galärvarvskyrkogården in Stockholm.

Dates of rank 28 October 1909 – Acting Sub-Lieutenant (Underlöjtnant) 31 October 1913 – Sub-lieutenant 6 December 1918 – Lieutenant 12 December 1933 – Lieutenant commander 1 April 1937 – Commander 1 April 1939 – Captain 1 October 1943 – Rear admiral 1 April 1945 – Vice admiral

Awards and decorations Vice Admiral Strömbäck inspects the Swedish Auxiliary Naval Corps' cadet school at Dalarö Fortress circa 1950.

Swedish

Foreign

Honours Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences (1939) Honorary member of the Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences (1943)