Martin Ekström
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Martin Eugen Ekström was a Swedish military adventurer who became the leader of the National Socialist Bloc, an umbrella organization for various fascist and National Socialist groups. Ekström was bor
Martin Ekström
Iranian Gendarmerie
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The Iranian Gendarmerie, also known as the Government Gendarmerie, was the gendarmerie, and subsequent modern highway patrol, in Iran. A paramilitary force, it also played a significant part in politi
Martin Ekström
…graduated from the Artillery School in 1916 and completed the German officers examination in Turkey in 1916. Ekström was military instructor of the Persian Gendarmerie from 1911 to 1915 and was chief of staff of Vaasa White Guard District. He participated in the Finnish Civil War, the Estonian War of Independence, and…
General Harald Hjalmarson in Iran, 1911
General Harald Hjalmarson's uniform on display at the Swedish Army Museum