Otto Wilhelm Furuhjelm

Who was Otto Wilhelm Furuhjelm?

Otto Wilhelmsson Furuhjelm was a Russian lieutenant-general of Finnish descent.

Furuhjelm graduated from the Finnish Cadets Corps, and in 1839, enrolled the Life-Guards Semenovskiy Regiment. He was promoted to colonel in 1854, and was made the commander of the Yekaterinoslavsky Grenadeer Regiment at Yekaterinoslav in 1855. In 1858, he took charge of the Tavrichesky Grenadeer Regiment. In 1863, Otto Furuhjelm was promoted to the rank of mayor-general and commanded the Litovsky Regiment. In 1867, he was promoted to chief of the inspector's headquarters of rifle battalions. In this position, Otto W. Furuhjelm contributed to the rearmament of the Imperial Russian Army and earned the rank of lieutenant-general in 1871. He retired in late 1882.