Yngve Ekstrand

Rear Admiral Sven Yngve Ekstrand (22 February 1888 – 30 March 1951) was a Swedish Navy officer. He was Chief of the Naval Staff from 1939 to 1942, Commander-in-Chief of the Coastal Fleet from 1942 to 1945 and the East Coast Naval District from 1945 to 1951.

Early life Ekstrand was born on 22 February 1888 in Uppsala, Sweden, the son of senior engineer Åke Gerhard Ekstrand and Hulda (née Mellgren). He had four siblings, three brothers and one sister. Ekstrand attended Norra Latin and, from 1900, Norra Real. He became senior adjutant to His Majesty the King in 1937. Ekstrand was promoted to captain in 1937 and was flag captain the same year. He was Chief of the Naval Staff from 1939 to 1942 when he was promoted to rear admiral. Ekstrand was Commander-in-Chief of the Coastal Fleet from 1942 to 1945 when took command of the East Coast Naval District.

Personal life In 1915 he married Lisa Burman (born 1892), the daughter of the banker Bernhard Burman and Tora Tjäder. He was the father of four daughters,

Death Ekstrand died on Friday evening, 30 March 1951. He had suffered a heart attack while attending the annual meeting of the Naval Reserve Officers' Association (Flottans reservofficersförbund). Shortly after the meeting ended, he fell unconscious, and was pronounced dead at Serafimerlasarettet in Stockholm, where he had been taken by ambulance. The funeral service took place on 6 April 1951 at Skeppsholmen Church. Cremation at the Chapel of the Holy Cross (Heliga Korsets kapell). Ekstrand was buried on 11 April 1951 at Galärvarvskyrkogården in Stockholm.

Dates of rank 1908 – Acting sub-lieutenant 1910 – Sub-lieutenant 1917 – Lieutenant 1930 – Lieutenant commander 1936 – Commander 1937 – Captain 1942 – Rear admiral

Awards and decorations

Swedish

Honours Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences Honorary member of the Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences (1942)