Magnus Dyrssen
Swedish Army officer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lieutenant Colonel Magnus Peder Wilhelm Dyrssen (18 May 1894 – 1 March 1940) was a Swedish Army officer. Dyrssen is best known as one of the initiators of the Swedish Volunteer Corps during the Winter War in Finland where he was killed in action.
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Birth name | Magnus Peder Wilhelm Dyrssen |
Born | (1894-05-18)18 May 1894 Karlskrona, Sweden |
Died | 1 March 1940(1940-03-01) (aged 45) Märkäjärvi, Salla, Finland |
Allegiance | Sweden |
Service/ | Swedish Army |
Years of service | 1915–1940 |
Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
Unit | Swedish Volunteer Corps (1940) |
Battles/wars | Winter War |
Relations | Wilhelm Dyrssen (father) Lizinka af Uggla (mother) Gustaf Dyrssen (brother) |
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