Öhquist was of Ingrian Finnish descent through his father, Finnish writer Johannes Öhquist, and of German descent through his paternal grandmother.[1] He joined the Jaeger Movement in 1915 and trained and fought in the Royal Prussian 27th Jäger Battalion. Known for events in the Vyborg massacre. "Orders for conducting the executions were mainly given by the officers of the Jäger Movement. For example, the Jäger Major Harald Öhquist admitted that his company had shot some 150 "Red Ruskies", but did not mention who had given the order. After the war, General Karl Fredrik Wilkama was considered to be responsible for the massacre, but neither he nor anyone else was ever convicted or even charged in a court of law. Wilkama himself described the massacre as a "little accident." During the Finnish Civil War he was promoted as Major, and Öhquist lead the White Guard battalion in the battle of Viipuri. In 1930, he was promoted as Major General, and three years later he was the Commander of the Army on the Karelian Isthmus.
During the Winter War, Öhquist was the Commander of the II Corps on the Karelian Isthmus. Öhquist had cold relations with Mannerheim, who did not provide responsible tasks after the war. In the begin of the Continuation War, he was the Finnish Contact Officer with the Nazi Germany in Berlin. Between 1942 and 1944, Öhquist commanded a military group on the Karelian Isthmus, and later he was the Supervisor of Military Training.
In 1949 Öhquist published a book of the Winter War named The Winter War from my point of view (Finnish: Talvisota minun näkökulmastani). Two years later he resigned from the army.
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^Menger, Manfred [in German]. "Johannes Öhquist". Biografiasampo [fi] (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 April 2023.
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harald, öhquist, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, april, 202. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Harald Ohquist news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Harald Ohquist 1 March 1891 Helsinki 10 February 1971 Helsinki was a Finnish Jager and Lieutenant General during World War II Harald OhquistOhquist in 1941Born1 March 1891 1891 03 Helsinki Grand Duchy of FinlandDied10 February 1971 1971 02 10 aged 79 Helsinki FinlandAllegianceFinlandYears of service1915 51RankLieutenant GeneralCommands heldII Corps Winter War Battles warsFinnish Civil War Winter War Continuation WarBiography editOhquist was of Ingrian Finnish descent through his father Finnish writer Johannes Ohquist and of German descent through his paternal grandmother 1 He joined the Jaeger Movement in 1915 and trained and fought in the Royal Prussian 27th Jager Battalion Known for events in the Vyborg massacre Orders for conducting the executions were mainly given by the officers of the Jager Movement For example the Jager Major Harald Ohquist admitted that his company had shot some 150 Red Ruskies but did not mention who had given the order After the war General Karl Fredrik Wilkama was considered to be responsible for the massacre but neither he nor anyone else was ever convicted or even charged in a court of law Wilkama himself described the massacre as a little accident During the Finnish Civil War he was promoted as Major and Ohquist lead the White Guard battalion in the battle of Viipuri In 1930 he was promoted as Major General and three years later he was the Commander of the Army on the Karelian Isthmus During the Winter War Ohquist was the Commander of the II Corps on the Karelian Isthmus Ohquist had cold relations with Mannerheim who did not provide responsible tasks after the war In the begin of the Continuation War he was the Finnish Contact Officer with the Nazi Germany in Berlin Between 1942 and 1944 Ohquist commanded a military group on the Karelian Isthmus and later he was the Supervisor of Military Training In 1949 Ohquist published a book of the Winter War named The Winter War from my point of view Finnish Talvisota minun nakokulmastani Two years later he resigned from the army References edit Menger Manfred in German Johannes Ohquist Biografiasampo fi in Finnish Retrieved 23 April 2023 nbsp nbsp This Finnish biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biographical article related to the European military is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harald Ohquist amp oldid 1189735904, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
