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COMMANDER // 1880–1953

Oskar Wilkman

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18801953

18801890190019101920193019401950Finnish Civil War · 1918Battle of Länkipohja — March 16, 1918 · Finnish Whites · Finnish Civil War

Active service 19181 battle across 1 war; first command at age 38.

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Oskar Wilkman was a Finnish military officer, equestrian and modern pentathlete. He competed for Russia in the modern pentathlon at the 1912 Summer Olympics and for Finland in the equestrianism at the 1920 Summer Olympics. Wilkman fought in the 1918 Finnish Civil War on the White side. His brother was the general Karl Fredrik Wilkama.

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Last verified June 2026
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