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Ulrich von Coler
German war criminal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ulrich von Coler (6 December 1885 – 19 May 1953) was an Oberleutnant in the Imperial German Army during World War I and an Oberst in the Finnish White Guard and Wehrmacht Heer in World War II. During the Finnish Civil War, he was one of 38 German officers in Finland and commanded the 2nd Jaeger Brigade [fi] Itäarmeija [fi] in Hanko. In 1919, Coler wrote a book called "Suomalaisten jääkärien parissa: muistelmia yhteistyön ajoilta 1915–1918" (With the Finnish Jägers 1915–1918), a curriculum vitae of his time in Finland during the First World War.[2]
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Born | (1885-12-06)6 December 1885 Küstrin (now Kostrzyn nad Odrą), Kingdom of Prussia |
Died | 19 May 1953(1953-05-19) (aged 67)[1] Timmendorfer Strand, West Germany |
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Service/ | Imperial German Army Finnish White Guard Wehrmacht |
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Commands held | Feldkommandantur 810 |
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Spouse(s) | Edith von Coler (m. 1917– d. 1922) |
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During the Second World War, he was assigned command of a Feldgendarmerie unit, Feldkommandantur 810 (FK 810), and oversaw and perpetrated war crimes in Poland and the Crimea.[3]