Martin Ekström
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Martin Eugen Ekström (6 December 1887 – 28 December 1954) was a Swedish military adventurer who became the leader of the Nationalsocialistiska Blocket, an umbrella organization for various fascist and National Socialist groups.
Ekström was born in Gålsbo, Avesta Municipality. During the 1918 Finnish Civil War, he led the Vasa Regiment which was responsible of the Vyborg massacre. Lieutenant colonel Ekström led the 3rd Battlegroup[1] of the Swedish Volunteer Corps in the Finnish Winter War. He died in Helsinki, aged 67.
Sources
- Biographical Dictionary of the Extreme Right Since 1890 edited by Philip Rees, 1991, ISBN 0-13-089301-3
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External links
- Ekström, Martin Eugen (06.12.1887), in Swedish with photo.
- National Enlightenment. Traits in the History of Swedish Antisemitism at the Wayback Machine (archived November 17, 2005)
- Swedish Fascism - Why Bother? by Lena Berggren
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- 1887 births
- 1954 deaths
- People from Avesta Municipality
- Swedish politicians
- Swedish Army officers
- Volunteers in the Winter War
- Prussian Army personnel
- Estonian military personnel
- Finnish Army personnel
- Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914), 2nd class
- Recipients of The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
