Harald Hjalmarson
Harald Hjalmarson | |
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Harald Hjalmarson in 1919 | |
| Born | 14 July 1868 Stockholm, Sweden-Norway |
| Died | 16 December 1919 (aged 51) Uppsala, Sweden |
| Cause of death | Suicide by gunshot |
| Allegiance | Sweden-Norway Sweden Qajar Iran Finland |
| Branch | Swedish Army Iranian Gendarmerie Finnish Army |
| Years of service | 1889–1919 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel (Sweden) General (Persia) Major General (Finland) |
| Commands | Chief of the Persian Gendarmerie (1911–15) Chief of the Swedish Brigade (1918) |
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Harald Ossian Hjalmarson (14 July 1868 – 15 December 1919) was a Swedish military officer and mercenary. During the First World War, he fought on the side of Qajar Iran in the Persian campaign, serving in the Iranian Gendarmerie. Following the end of the First World War, Hjalmarson went to Finland and joined the White Guard during the Finnish Civil War, serving as the commander of the Crenatorial Division. His actions during the Finnish Civil War were unsatisfactory, and he was unpopular among the ranks.