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Siilasvuo, Hjalmar Fridolf

Date of birth:
March 18th, 1892 (Helsinki, Finland)
Date of death:
January 11th, 1947 (Oulu, Finland)
Buried on:
Finnish War Graves Oulu
Nationality:
Finnish (1918-present, Republic)

Biography

Lieutenant-General (1940). Commander of the III Finish Corps, which fought between 1941 and 1944 against the Red Army. In 1944, Finland broke all diplomatic contact with nazi Germany and Hjalmar Siilasvuo became commander of Army Group Lapland, which fought in the Lapland War (1944-1945). Siilasvuo died on 11 January 1947 at the age of 54.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
December 21st, 1944
Vapaudenristin 2.luokan Mannerheim-risti (MR 2)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded with swords.
Vapaudenristin 4.luokka (VR 4)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)

With Lapland bar
Medal of the Continuation War 1941-45
Kungliga Svärdsorden - Commander

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  • Photo: Public domain

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