jääkäriupseeri

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • An officer in the Finnish armed forces, who has also served in the 27th Jaeger Battalion of the German Army in WWI, consisting of Finnish volunteers who had secretly travelled to Germany in order to obtain military training, with the final aim of liberating Finland from the Russian rule.

Etymology

Compound from Finnish jääkäri (jaeger, rifleman, infantry private) + Finnish upseeri (officer).

Origin

Finnish

upseeri

Gloss

officer

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