Heikki Nurmio

Heikki Nurmio (1887–1947) was a Finnish jäger and writer. He is remembered for writing the lyrics for "Jääkärien marssi" ('' Jäger March'') composed by

Jean Sibelius Jean Sibelius (; ; born Johan Julius Christian Sibelius; 8 December 186520 September 1957) was a Finnish composer of the late Romantic music, Romantic and 20th-century classical music, early modern periods. He is widely regarded as his countr ...

in 1917. Heikki Nurmio joined the 27th Jäger Battalion in 1916 in Germany. He participated in battles in Germany's Eastern Front and fought against the

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in the

Finnish Civil War The Finnish Civil War was a civil war in Finland in 1918 fought for the leadership and control of the country between Whites (Finland), White Finland and the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic (Red Finland) during the country's transition fr ...

. His book ''Jääkärin päiväkirja'' (Diary of a jäger) was published in 1918 and he became known for writing war novels for younger audiences. During

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, Nurmio served in the Finnish Army Headquarters as the chief of the War History office. He was promoted to colonel on May 16, 1938. His brother was Yrjö Nurmio. 20th-century Finnish historians 1887 births 1947 deaths Jägers of the Jäger Movement {{Finland-writer-stub