His family can be traced back to his grandfather Wladislaus Majewski (1828 - 1873) who originated from the Warsaw Governorate, had a long military career in the army of the Russian Empire and then settled in Finland through marriage.

[2] He fought in the civil war as a volunteer in the White Army cavalry under Georg Elfvengren of Karelian Forces.

In 1941, Majewski married pharmacist Helga Sonck-Majewski (née Sonck, born 26 December 1916 in Tallinn - died 12 March 2015 in Porvoo).

He was the youngest battalion commander in Finnish forces, and quickly became known as daredevil officer who was never afraid to expose himself to enemy fire.

[2] In the Continuation War, Majewski was famous for his 100 km winter raid to Mai Guba (north of Sekehe) behind the Soviet lines in January 1942.

[4] Because of his Polish background and travels around the world in his youth, Majewski's command of the Finnish language was not perfect, which gave further colour to stories told about him.

[2] At the start of the raid to Mai Guba Majewski gave the following description of the mission to his troops, which later became famous: Hyvät härrat.

Am I making this clear, or are there any questions?Majewski was hit by shrapnel and badly wounded just before the end of the war.