Erik Heinrichs
Finnish military general / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Axel Erik Heinrichs (21 July 1890 – 16 November 1965) was a Finnish military general. He was Finland's Chief of the General Staff during the Interim Peace and Continuation War (1940–1941 and 1942–1944) and Chief of Defence for a short time after the war (1945).[1]
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Born | (1890-07-21)21 July 1890 Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire |
Died | 16 November 1965(1965-11-16) (aged 75) Helsinki, Finland |
Allegiance | German Empire (1915–1918) White Finland (1918) Finland (1918–1945) |
Service/ | Imperial German Army White Guard Finnish Army |
Years of service | 1915–1945 |
Rank | General of Infantry |
Commands held | III Corps Army of the Isthmus Army of Karelia Chief of Defence |
Battles/wars | First World War Finnish Civil War Winter War Continuation War |
Awards | Mannerheim Cross 1st class Mannerheim Cross 2nd class Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
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