Nils Björk

Lieutenant General Nils Axel Hjalmar Björk (25 February 1898 – 15 April 1989) was a senior Swedish Army officer. He served as Commanding General of the VI Military District from 1951 to 1963.

Early life Björk was born on 25 February 1898 in Västerås, Sweden, the son of Axel Björk, a master tailor, and his wife Anna (née Nilsson). He passed studentexamen in Västerås in 1916. In 1940, Björk was a member of the Home Guard Investigation Committee. and was promoted to colonel in 1942 and then served as commander of Norrbotten Regiment (I 19) from 1942 to 1946. In 1944, he served as chief of the Evacuation Staff during the evacuation from northern Finland in 1944.

Dates of rank 1918 – Second lieutenant 1920 – Lieutenant 1931 – Captain 1938 – Major 1941 – Lieutenant colonel 1942 – Colonel 1951 – Major general 1962 – Lieutenant general

Awards and decorations

Finnish Population Protection Merit of Merit, 1st class with clasp (Finlands Befolkningsskydds förtjänstmedalj, 1:a klass med spänne) Finnish Commemorative Medal for Humanitarian Activities (Finsk minnesmedalj för humanitär verksamhet)

Honours Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences (1944) Member of the Royal Skyttean Society (1957)