Axel Klingenstierna
Axel Klingenstierna | |
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| Born | July 7, 1875 Kila, Södermanland County, Sweden–Norway |
| Died | December 21, 1966 (aged 91) Karlstad, Värmland County, Sweden |
Claës Axel Klingenstierna (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈǎksɛl ˈklɪŋɛnˌɧæːɳa] 1875–1966) was a Swedish general staff officer. He was a member of the aristocratic Klingenstierna family.
Biography
Axel Klingenstierna was born in the village of Kila in Södermanland.[1] In the late 1890s, he studied in Montpellier, Dresden, and Moscow among other places.[1] In 1902, he completed a course at the Royal Swedish Army Staff College.
During the Russo-Japanese War, Klingenstierna and Nils D. Edlund led Swedish efforts to secretly support Japan with military intelligence and met with Col. Akashi Motojirō, spymaster for the Daihon'ei in Europe. Among other things, Klingenstierna and Iwan T. Aminoff were able to arrange for one Lt. Bergen to infiltrate Russia in order to collect intelligence for the Japanese.[2]
In 1906, he became a lieutenant in the General Staff.[1]
Between 1928 and 1931, Klingenstierna served on an anti-aircraft research committee. In 1935, he was promoted to major general and transferred to the reserve.[3]
Klingenstierna died in 1966.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Klingenstierna, Claës Axel". Project Runeberg (in Swedish). 1943. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ 明石 Akashi, 元二郎 Motojirō (1988). Fält, Olavi K.; Kujala, Antti (eds.). Rakka ryūsui: Colonel Akashi's Report on His Secret Cooperation with the Russian Revolutionary Parties during the Russo-Japanese War. Translated by 稲葉 Inaba, 千晴 Chiharu. Finland: Suomen Historiallinen Seura.
- ^ "Klingenstierna, släkter". National Archives of Sweden (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ "Döda 1958-1968". Project Runeberg (in Swedish). 1969. Retrieved 22 April 2025.