Moje Östberg

Rear Admiral Knut Mauritz "Moje" Östberg (9 September 1897 – 13 November 1984) was a Swedish Navy officer. Östberg's senior commands include postings as captain of the coastal defence ships and HSwMS Manligheten as well as captain of the seaplane cruiser . He also served as commanding officer of the West Coast Naval District as well as naval attaché in Berlin, Washington, D.C. and Ottawa.

Early life Östberg was born on 9 September 1897 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of Axel Östberg, a bank clerk, and his wife Hilda (née Eriksson). He enrolled as a cadet at the Royal Swedish Naval Academy in 1916. He devoted himself to the naval artillery, and served on the coastal defence ships and , the torpedo cruiser HSwMS Claes Horn and the destroyer HSwMS Vidar and became a sub-lieutenant (löjtnant) in 1922. and then as a staff officer in the Military Office of the Naval Defence (Sjöförsvarets kommandoexpedition) from 1938 to 1942. During this time he was also a teacher in the art of naval warfare at the Royal Swedish Army Staff College. During his time in the Defence Staff, he was also head of the school department of the mine cruiser and of the coastal defence ship .

Death Östberg died on 13 November 1984 in Lund

Dates of rank 1919 – Acting sub-lieutenant 1922 – Sub-lieutenant 1934 – Lieutenant 1941 – Lieutenant commander 1943 – Commander 1945 – Captain 1955 – Rear admiral

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