Martin Ekström

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Martin Eugen Ekström
Born	(1887-12-06)6 December 1887 Gålsbo, Sweden
Died	28 December 1954(1954-12-28) (aged 67) Helsinki, Finland
Allegiance	Sweden German Empire Finland Estonia
Years of service	(1905 - 1941)
Rank	Sergeant (Swedish Army) Captain (Swedish Gendarmerie) Oberleutnant (Imperial German Army) Colonel (Estonian Army) Lieutenant colonel (Finnish Army)
Unit	Swedish Army (1905 - 1911) Swedish Gendarmerie (1911-1915) Imperial German Army (1915-1916) Finnish White Army (1918) Estonian Army (1919) White Guard (1918 - 1934) Finnish Army (1940 - 1941)
Commands held	1918 - Mortar Battery (Finnish White Army) 1918 - Vasa Battalion (Finnish White Army) 1918 - Vasa Regiment (Finnish White Army) 1919 - Finnish Volunteer Battalion (Estonian Army) 1923-1934 Vasa Defence Corps (White Guard) 1940 - 3rd Combat Group (Swedish Volunteer Corps) 1941 - Commander of a Finnish Battalion during the Battle of Hangö
Battles/wars	World War I Estonian War of Independence Latvian War of Independence Winter war Continuation War
Awards	Gold and Silver Bravery Medals of the Order of the Lion and the Sun 1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class Gallipoli Star (Ottoman Empire) Cross of Liberty 3rd and 4th Class with Swords (1918) Medal of the Finnish Civil War Medal for the Liberation of Tampere Cross of Liberty I/1 and II/3 (1920) Medal of the Estonian Independence War The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918

Martin Eugen Ekström (6 December 1887 Gålsbo, Avesta Municipality – 28 December 1954 Helsinki) was a Swedish military adventurer who became the leader of the Nationalsocialistiska Blocket, an umbrella organization for various fascist and National Socialist groups.

Lieutenant colonel Ekström led the 3rd Battlegroup of the Swedish Volunteer Corps in the Finnish Winter War.

References

Groups

Pre-1945	National League of Sweden National Socialist Bloc National Socialist People's Party of Sweden National Socialist Workers' Party New Swedish Movement Swedish National Socialist Farmers' and Workers' Party

Defunct (post-1945)	Bevara Sverige Svenskt Info-14 National Alliance Nordic Reich Party National Socialist Front National Youth Sweden Party White Aryan Resistance

Active	Legion Wasa National Democrats Party of the Swedes Swedish Resistance Movement Sweden Democrats European Workers Party

People

Pre-1945	Carl-Ehrenfried Carlberg Per Engdahl Martin Ekström Elof Eriksson Nils Flyg Birger Furugård Sven Olov Lindholm Adrian Molin

Post-1945	Jackie Arklöv Hampus Hellekant Klas Lund Jimmie Åkesson

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