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Kurt Martti Wallenius

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Finnish major general (1893-1984)

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Kurt Martti Wallenius was a Finnish major general and writer. He served as Chief of the General Staff of Finland from 1925 to 1930 and as commander of the Lapland Group at the start of the Winter War.

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Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
Cross of Liberty, 4th Class
Memorial medal of the War of Liberation
grand officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy
Order of the Three Stars, 2nd Class
Knight Grand Officer of the Order of Saint Olav
Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Iron Cross, 2nd class
Order of the Sword - Commander 1st Class
Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
Knight Grand Officer of the Order of the Dannebrog

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Kurt Martti Wallenius was a Finnish major general and writer. He served as Chief of the General Staff of Finland from 1925 to 1930 and as commander of the Lapland Group at the start of the Winter War. Wallenius was active in the far-right Lapua movement and was convicted for his role as a leader of the Mäntsälä rebellion in 1932. After his military career ended he became a prominent author whose depictions of Lapland and the Arctic Ocean are regarded as classics of northern literature.

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Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1893 to 1984 · aged 90
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16 languages

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