Hjalmar-Fritjof Pöhl (24 February 1908 – 12 June 1964) was an Estonian Swedish ecclesiastic and a rural dean (Swedish: kontraktsprost).

• Estonian Wikipedia on Hjalmar Pöhl
• Article in 'Eesti Kirik' by Rita Puidet on 2008-02-20 : Kahe rahva teener Hjalmar Pöhl

Hjalmar graduated from the Tallinna Linna Poeglaste Reaalgümnaasium in 1928. Between 1928–1933 he was at the Faculty of Theology, University of Tartu in Estonia, with continued studies at Uppsala University in Sweden. Hjalmar was ordained 5 June 1933 in Skara Cathedral in the spirit of Nathan Söderblom.

In 1933, he served at the Swedish contract, and by 1934 in the Swedish-Finnish congregation at the Swedish St Michael's Church in Tallinn. When Karl Nilsson left the Vormsi Püha Olavi congregation the same year, Hjalmar filled the position. Hjalmar was also the acting director at the Swedish Mission to Seafarers in Tallinn, and from 1937 onward he also came to fill the vacancy as provost at the Swedish deanery.

Class IV of 'The Order of the Estonian Red Cross' with the serial no. 929 was awarded to Hjalmar-Fritiof Pöhl at 1938-02-24 in the position of 'Vormsi koguduse ajut õp, Rootsi praosti kt'. - (Estonian: Eesti Punase Risti IV klassi teenetemärk, serial 929; French: Ordre de la Croix-Rouge Estonienne). "The Order of the Estonian Red Cross was instituted in 1920 by the Estonian Red Cross Society. The Order of the Estonian Red Cross is bestowed in order to give recognition for humanitarian services rendered in the interests of the Estonian people and for the saving of life. The Order of the Estonian Red Cross comprises six classes."

• Retrieved from Estonian State Decorations
• English Wikipedia on 'The Order of the Estonian Red Cross'

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