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- Frederik-Valdemar Olsen (24 May 1877 – 19 November 1962) 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 Rhodesia against a German attack, then advanced from the south of Lake Kivu to take Tabora in what is now Tanzania.After the war he became commander of the Force Publique before retiring as a general in 1925. Olsen was then made general manager of the state-owned Congo River shipping line Unatra, later combined with railway lines to form Otraco.He retired from this position in 1947. (en)
- Frederik Valdemar Olsen (Kalundborg Denemarken, 24 mei 1877 - Etterbeek België, 17 november 1962), was een Belgisch koloniaal officier die het bevel voerde over de Force Publique in Belgisch Congo tijdens de Eerste Wereldoorlog. Later werd hij directeur van CFL. (nl)
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- Frederik-Valdemar Olsen (en)
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- Soldier, businessman (en)
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- 1917 (xsd:integer)
- April 1925 (en)
- September 1924 (en)
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- June 1916 (en)
- September 1924 (en)
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- Frederik Valdemar Olsen (Kalundborg Denemarken, 24 mei 1877 - Etterbeek België, 17 november 1962), was een Belgisch koloniaal officier die het bevel voerde over de Force Publique in Belgisch Congo tijdens de Eerste Wereldoorlog. Later werd hij directeur van CFL. (nl)
- Frederik-Valdemar Olsen (24 May 1877 – 19 November 1962) 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 Rhodesia against a German attack, then advanced from the south of Lake Kivu to take Tabora in what is now Tanzania.After the war he became commander of the Force Publique before retiring as a general in 1925. Olsen was then made general manager of the state-owned Congo River (en)
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- Frederik-Valdemar Olsen (en)
- Frederik Valdemar Olsen (nl)
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