Vice Admiral Carl Einar Blidberg (20 September 1906 – 21 March 1993) was a Swedish Navy officer.

[1] In 1923, Blidberg served as an extra cadet on the coastal defence ship HSwMS Drottning Victoria when the Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf went to London for the engagement with Louise Mountbatten, our future queen.

[3] After completing the Royal Swedish Naval Staff College's general and higher course, he came to be used in many important positions and investigations.

[2] He was promoted to commander in 1944 and served as a teacher at the Royal Swedish Naval Staff College from 1945 to 1948.

[3] As a practical sailor with experience from both the large ships and destroyers and with deep knowledge, he strongly influenced the development of tactics.

As commander of the East Coast Naval Base (and former chief of staff), he had a decisive influence on the navy's relocation to Muskö.

[3] Blidberg served as chairman of the Swedish Society for Maritime History (Sjöhistoriska samfundet) from 1968 to 1987[6] and later became an honorary member of the same.