Hjalmar Åström

Lieutenant General Jakob Hjalmar Åström (22 August 1888 – 28 April 1957) was a Swedish Coastal Artillery officer. Åström's senior commands include postings as commanding officer of the Karlskrona Coastal Artillery Regiment (1935–1941) and Inspector of the Swedish Coastal Artillery (1941–1953).

Early life Åström was born on 22 August 1888 in Uppsala, Sweden, the son of Per Jakob Åström, a senior enforcement officer, and his wife Lydia Humble. He passed studentexamen in 1906 and underwent legal studies.

Career Åström was commissioned as a naval officer with the rank of underlöjtnant in 1908 and was assigned to Karlskrona Coastal Artillery Regiment (KA 2), a regiment he came to belong to right up to the appointment of major general. During his career at KA 2, he held positions as regimental quartermaster, teacher at the non-commissioned officer's school, company commander and battalion commander. Åström was promoted to lieutenant in 1910 and attended the Swedish Infantry Gunnery School in 1911 and the Royal Swedish Naval Staff College from 1912 to 1913 as well as the Royal Swedish Army Staff College from 1916 to 1918. Åström was promoted to captain in 1918 and then served as adjutant in the staff of the Chief of the Swedish Coastal Artillery from 1922 to 1927, and he served as teacher at the Royal Swedish Naval Staff College from 1926 to 1927. He was promoted to major in 1931 and to lieutenant colonel in 1933, after which Åström served as chief of staff of the commandant staff at Karlskrona Fortress from 1933 to 1935. He was promoted to colonel in 1935.

Death Åström died on 28 April 1957 in Stockholm. He was interred at Galärvarvskyrkogården in Stockholm on 18 May 1957.

50x50px Commander with Star of the Order of St. Olav (1 July 1948)

Honours Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences (1939) Member of the Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences (4 November 1930) Honorary member of the Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences (1941)