Mäntsälä rebellion
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The Mäntsälä rebellion was a failed coup attempt by the Lapua Movement to overthrow the Finnish government.
Rebel machine guns
Kurt Martti Wallenius
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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.
Mäntsälä rebellion
…leading members of the Lapua Movement and hundreds of armed members of Civil Guards arrived at Mäntsälä. The former Chief of General Staff Major General Wallenius also joined the leadership of the rebellion. The men refused to disperse and demanded the cabinet's resignation and a change in political course. Two…
Wallenius in 1937
Kurt Wallenius, date unknown
Kenraalimajuri Wallenius in 1940