Ali Aaltonen
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Aleksi "Ali" Aaltonen (2 August 1884 – May 1918) was a Finnish journalist and former lieutenant of the Russian Imperial Army, who served as the first commander-in-chief of the Finnish Red Guards from November 1917 to the end of January 1918. He was executed after the Finnish Civil War in May 1918.
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Native name | Aleksi Aaltonen |
Born | (1884-08-02)2 August 1884 Jämsä, Russian Finland, Russian Empire |
Died | May 1918 (aged 33) Lahti, Finland |
Allegiance | Russian Empire Red Finland |
Years of service | 1903–1905, 1917–1918 |
Rank | Lieutenant |
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