Ekström, Martin

Date of birth:: December 6th, 1887 (Gålsbo, Sweden)
Date of death:: December 28th, 1954 (Helsinki, Finland)
Nationality:: Swedish

Biography

Lieutenant colonel in the Finnish Army.
Captain in the Swedish Army.
Colonel in the Estonian Army
Oberleutnant in the German Army.

He was the commander of the 3rd Battlegroup of the Swedish Volunteer Corps in Finland.

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Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)

Period:: First World War (1914-1918)

Vapaudenristin 4.luokka (VR 4)

Period:: First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:: 1918

Awarded with swords.

Vapaudenristin 3.luokka (VR 3)

Period:: First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:: 1918

Awarded with swords.

Medal vapautusarmeijan Tampere

Period:: First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:: 1918

Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer

Period:: First World War (1914-1918)

Swedish Volunteer Winter War Medal

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Sources

Photo: Public domain
- National Enlightenment. Traits in the History of Swedish Antisemitism

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Memorial Martin Ekström

Born - Dalarnas län