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Lieutenant General Johan Helge Fritiof Söderbom (21 May 1881 – 3 January 1975) was a senior Swedish Army officer. Söderbom began his military career in 1902 after graduating from the Military Academy Karlberg and was first assigned to the Hälsinge Regiment. He became a qualified quartermaster in 1907 and steadily advanced through roles within the Swedish Army Quartermaster Corps, gaining promotions up to colonel by 1928. In parallel with his military duties, he held key administrative roles, including expert positions in Swedish and Finnish defence reforms and taught at the Royal Swedish Army Staff College. In 1935, he was promoted to major general and appointed Quartermaster-General of the Swedish Army, a position he held until 1946. During World War II, he played a crucial role in overseeing the army’s logistical mobilization and rearmament. He also served as vice chief of the Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration from 1944 to 1946. Upon retiring, he was promoted to lieutenant general in recognition of his outstanding organizational abilities.