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COMMANDER // 1868–1954

Martin Wetzer

General of the InfantryFinland2 battles1 war

Lifespan

1868 – 1954

1875190019251950Finnish Civil War · 1918Battle of Ruovesi — March 19, 1918 · Finnish Whites · Finnish Civil WarBattle of Vilppula — March 18, 1918 · Finnish Whites · Finnish Civil War

Active service 1918 — 2 battles across 1 war; first command at age 50.

Profile

Martin Wetzer was a Finnish jurist and general. A close friend of commander-in-chief Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, he served as the first chief of staff of the White Army at the outbreak of the Finnish Civil War in 1918, and subsequently commanded the forces that captured Tampere and led the Western Army in the final weeks of the war. He also commanded Finnish volunteers in the Estonian War of Independence. After his military career he served as a jurist, and retired with the rank of lieutenant general, being promoted to general of the infantry in 1928.

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Battles (2)

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