Arnold Majewski

Karl Arnold Woldemar Majewski ( – 10 October 1942 ) was a legendary Finnish cavalry officer of Polish origin.

Family and early life Majewski was born in Tallinn. His family can be traced back to his grandfather Wladislaus Majewski (1828 - 1873) who originated from the Warsaw Governorate, had a long military career in the army of the Russian Empire and then settled in Finland through marriage.

Finnish Civil War When the Finnish Civil War started, Majewski moved back to Finland.

Because of his Polish background and travels around the world in his youth, Majewski's command of the Finnish language was not perfect, which gave further colour to stories told about him. At the start of the raid to Mai Guba Majewski gave the following description of the mission to his troops, which later became famous:

Majewski was hit by shrapnel and badly wounded just before the end of the war. He was promoted after the end of the Winter War.

In the Continuation War he fought at Rukajärvi front, where he earned a reputation as one of the bravest commanders. He was promoted as Lieutenant Colonel in April 1942.

Arnold Majewski (standing, with his back to the camera) inspecting the Soviet dead, mere seconds before being killed in action. On 10 October 1942 Majewski was killed in action at Rukajärvi when he was presenting the position of his battalion to the TK companies after the Finns had resisted an attack from a Soviet battalion. As Majewski was counting the Soviet dead, he carelessly peered over the edge of the trench and was immediately shot by a Soviet sniper.

Majewski was buried in the Majewski family grave at the Turku Cemetery.