Heikki Nurmio

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

Jäger March The "Jäger March" ( fi, "Jääkärimarssi", italic=no, originally "Jääkärien marssi"), , is a military march by Jean Sibelius. He set in 1917 words written by the Finnish Jäger, ''Hilfsgruppenführer'' Heikki Nurmio who served in Libau, in ...

'') composed by

Jean Sibelius Jean Sibelius ( ; ; born Johan Julius Christian Sibelius; 8 December 186520 September 1957) was a Finnish composer of the late Romantic and early-modern periods. He is widely regarded as his country's greatest composer, and his music is often ...

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

Russian Empire The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended the Great Northern War. ...

in the

Finnish Civil War The Finnish Civil War; . Other designations: Brethren War, Citizen War, Class War, Freedom War, Red Rebellion and Revolution, . According to 1,005 interviews done by the newspaper ''Aamulehti'', the most popular names were as follows: Civil W ...

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

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

, 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 Yrjö Fredrik Nurmio (29 April 1901 in Raisio – 15 June 1983 in Helsinki) was director of the National Archives of Finland 1949–67 and an acting professor in history in 1949. In 1949 he also received the honorary title of professor. He was a b ...

. 20th-century Finnish historians 1887 births 1947 deaths Jägers of the Jäger Movement {{Finland-writer-stub