Frederik-Valdemar Olsen
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Frederik-Valdemar Olsen
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Frederik-Valdemar Olsen was a Danish soldier who became a general and commander in chief of the Belgian Congo Force Publique.
He was born into a poor family, joined the Danish army, then in 1898 volunteered to serve in the Congo Free State.
He rose quickly through the ranks, and in 1909–1910 played an important role in a stand-off with German and British forces disputing the eastern border of what was now the Belgian Congo.
During World War I Olsen commanded a force that defended Northern Rhodes
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Danish general
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederik-Valdemar_Olsen
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2024-01-23T13:30:29Z
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