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== Early Life ==
== Early Life ==
Kapanen was born in the small town of
Kapanen was born in the small town of Skudenesstrøm, in the province of Ostra, to Jemina & Emil Kapanen, as the youngest of 5 children. As a young man, Artemi showed promise as a marksman and soldier, as he won several provincial shooting contests as his youth, and his renowned skill hunting in the woods surrounding his home town. Due to this, in combination with his love of history and his ability in the youth corps (a JROTC equivalent), he earned an appointment to the Ostra Provincial Military academy, where he would study in order to be commissioned as a Junior Lieutenant in the [[Royal Talvistovan Army]]

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Grand Marshall

Artemi Kapanen

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Grand Marshall Kapanen, 1946
Birth nameArtemi Matti Rasmus Kapanen
Nickname(s)"The Black Eagle of the Motherland"
BornOctober 16, 1880
Skudenesstrøm, Glyra, Kingdom of Talvistova
DiedDecember 10, 1947 (age 67)
Ljustad, Osta, Kingdom of Talvistova
AllegianceKingdom of Talvistova.png Kingdom of Talvistova
Service/branchRoyal Talvistovan Army
Years of service1902-1947
RankSotamarsalkka.svg Grand Marshall
Commands held2nd Lord's Cavalry, Guards of Bedrosia
Battles/warsFirst Great War, Second Great War
Awards
  • Order of Liberty, 1st Class
  • Grand Service Award
  • Cross of Bravery and Heroism, 2nd Class
  • Royal Unit Commendation
  • Order of the Kaiserreich (Englean Kaiserreich)
MemorialsKapanen Military College
Spouse(s)Lumi Mesikämmen
SignatureArtemi Kapanen's Signature.png

Grand Marshall Artemi Matti Rasmus Kapanen was a Talvistovan military leader. Kapanen served as an officer in the First Great War and then went on to serve as supreme commander of all Talvistovan Forces during the Second Great War.

In a military historical society survey 50 years after his death in 1997, he was rated as the greatest military leader in Talvistovan history, and the greatest talvistovan of all time, next to king Juren II. He is the only man in Talvistovan history to ever hold the ceremonial rank of Grand Marshall.

Early Life

Kapanen was born in the small town of Skudenesstrøm, in the province of Ostra, to Jemina & Emil Kapanen, as the youngest of 5 children. As a young man, Artemi showed promise as a marksman and soldier, as he won several provincial shooting contests as his youth, and his renowned skill hunting in the woods surrounding his home town. Due to this, in combination with his love of history and his ability in the youth corps (a JROTC equivalent), he earned an appointment to the Ostra Provincial Military academy, where he would study in order to be commissioned as a Junior Lieutenant in the Royal Talvistovan Army