Elias Simojoki
Elias Simojoki | |
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Member of Parliament | |
In office 01.09.1933–31.08.1939 | |
Constituency | Western Electoral District of Kuopio county |
Personal details | |
Born | Lauri Elias Simelius 28 January 1899 Rautio, Grand Duchy of Finland |
Died | 25 January 1940(1940-01-25) (aged 40) Impilahti, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Cause of death | Killed in action |
Citizenship | Finland |
Political party | Patriotic People's Movement |
Education | Honors Degree in Theology at University of Helsinki |
Occupation | Priest |
Known for | Political activist |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Finland |
Branch/service | Infantry |
Years of service | 1940 |
Unit | JR 39 |
Battles/wars |
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Lauri Elias Simojoki (28 January 1899 – 25 January 1940) was a Finnish clergyman who became a leading figure in the country's far right movement.
The son of a clergyman, Simojoki was born on 28 January 1899 in Rautio.[1] As a youth he saw service in the struggle for Finnish independence and then with the Forest Guerrillas in East Karelia.[1] A student in theology at the University of Helsinki, he became involved in the formation of Academic Karelia Society, serving as chairman from 1922-1923 and secretary from 1923-1924.[1] He advocated the union of all Finnish people into a Greater Finland whilst in this post.[1] Strongly influenced by Russophobia, the student Simojoki addressed a rally on 'Kalevala Day' in 1923 with the slogan "In the name of Finland's lost honour and her coming greatness, death to the Ruskis."[2]
Simojoki was ordained as a minister in 1925 and he held the chaplaincy at Kiuruvesi from 1929 until his death.[1] He became involved with the Patriotic People's Movement and, in 1933, took command of their youth movement, Sinimustat (The Blue-and-Blacks), which looked for inspiration to similar movements amongst fascist parties in Germany and Italy.[1] The movement was banned in 1936 due to its involvement in revolutionary activity in Estonia, although Simojoki continued to serve as a leading member of the Patriotic People's Movement.[1] He was a Member of Parliament in 1933-1939. He founded a second youth group, Mustapaidat (the Black Shirts), in 1937, although this proved less successful.[1]
When the Winter War broke out in 1939, Simojoki enlisted as a chaplain in the Finnish Army.[1] He was killed in action on Koirinoja's ice in Impilahti, while putting down a wounded horse in no man's land. After the Finnish troops were unable to put down the horse from their positions, Simojoki skied to the horse and euthanized it with a pistol. Having done that, he was gunned down by a Soviet machine gun.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Philip Rees, Biographical Dictionary of the Extreme Right Since 1890, Simon & Schuster, 1990, p. 359
- ^ Christopher S. Browning, Constructivism, Narrative and Foreign Policy Analysis: A Case Study of Finland, Peter Lang, 2008, p. 129
- ^ Virkkunen, Sakari (1975). Elias Simojoki – legenda jo eläessään. WSOY. p. 218. ISBN 951 0-06258-8.
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- John Rosberg
- Yrjö Ruutu
- Yrjö Saarinen
- Antti Salamaa
- Bruno Salmiala
- Kaarlo Salovaara
- Jaakko Seise
- Elias Simojoki
- Teo Snellman
- Arne Somersalo
- Paavo Susitaival
- Paavo Talvela
- Eino Tuomivaara
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- Jukka Tyrkkö
- Ensio Uoti
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- James Hirvisaari
- Esa Henrik Holappa [fi]
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- Seppo Lehto
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- Olavi Mäenpää
- Pekka Siitoin
- Ano Turtiainen
- Assassination of Heikki Ritavuori
- Murder of Onni Happonen
- Murder of Erik Mättö [fi]
- Murder of Yrjö Holm [fi]
- Mäntsälä rebellion
- Peasant March
- Ståhlberg kidnapping
- Vaasa riot
- Kursiivi printing house arson
- 1986 Oulu airplane hijacking attempt [fi]
- Jyväskylä library stabbing
- Helsinki Central Railway Station assault [fi]
- Assassination attempt of Pekka Kataja [fi]
- Kankaanpää terrorism arrests
- Lahti terrorism arrests [fi]