COMMANDER // 1885–1953
Ulrich von Coler
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Lifespan
1885 – 1953
Active service 1918 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 33.
Profile
Ulrich von Coler was an Oberleutnant in the Imperial German Army during World War I and an Oberst in the Finnish White Guard and Wehrmacht Heer in World War II. During the Finnish Civil War, he was one of 38 German officers in Finland and commanded the 2nd Jaeger Brigade Itäarmeija in Hanko. In 1919, Coler wrote a book called "Suomalaisten jääkärien parissa: muistelmia yhteistyön ajoilta 1915–1918", a curriculum vitae of his time in Finland during the First World War.
Battles (1)
1918
Battle of ViipuriFinnish Civil War · Finnish Whites