Stig H:son Ericson

Admiral Stig (Hansson) H:son[clarification needed] Ericson RoKKMO (12 July 1897 – 8 January 1985) was a Swedish Navy naval officer.

[2] Ericson completed the staff course at the École Superieure de Guerre Navale in Paris from 1930 to 1931 when he was promoted to lieutenant and was then flag adjutant of the Commander-in-Chief of the Coastal Fleet from 1932 to 1936.

The period after the end of the World War II was marked by rapid technological development towards new fire-control systems, missiles and an increasingly powerful aircraft.

The different armed services representatives were constantly engaged in a battle of division of the military government funding.

[6] Furthermore, Ericson was chairman of Svenska Dagbladet's Foundation from 1962 to 1967, of the Carnegiestiftelsen from 1967 to 1979 and of the Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde from 1966 to 1976.

Ericson was chairman of the Council for Socioeconomic Issues (Rådet för samhällsekonomiska frågor) from 1970 to 1979.

At the funeral were King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, Princess Christina with her husband Tord Magnuson and both of Stig H:son Erikson's successors in the office of Marshal of the Realm, Gunnar Lagergren [sv; de] and Sten Rudholm.

Prime Minister Olof Palme with his wife Lisbeth Palme, personal physician Gunnar Björck, former Master of Ceremonies Tore Tallroth [sv] and Princess Marie Elisabeth of Wied [sv] were among the roughly 300 guests at the funeral.

Chief of the Navy , Vice Admiral Ericsson (left) and Chief of Danish Navy Staff, Vice Admiral Hans Alfred Nyholm in 1955.
Ericsson's grave at Galärvarvskyrkogården in Stockholm .