Aarne Sihvo
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 Aarne Sihvo | |
| Born | 22 November 1889 Virolahti, Viipuri Province, Grand Duchy of Finland |
| Died | 12 June 1963 (aged 73) Helsinki, Finland |
| Allegiance |  Finland |
| Years of service | 1918 - 1953 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | Chief of Defence |
| Battles/wars | Finnish Civil War Winter War Continuation War |
| Awards | Order of Lāčplēsis, 2nd class (Latvian) |
Aarne Sihvo (22 November 1889 – 12 June 1963) was a Finnish general. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1919 to 1920, representing the National Progressive Party.[1] He was the Chief of Defence of the Finnish Defence Forces 1926–1933 and 1946–1953. Sihvo is recipient of the Latvian military Order of Lāčplēsis, 2nd class.[2]
Sihvo was born in Virolahti and died, aged 73, in Helsinki. He is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.[3]
References
- ^ "Eduskunta - kansanedustajat". Eduskunta.fi. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ^ Priedītis, Ērichs Ēriks (1996). Latvijas Valsts apbalvojumi un Lāčplēši (in Latvian). Riga: Junda. ISBN 9984-01-020-1. OCLC 38884671.
- ^ "Hietaniemen hautausmaa – merkittäviä vainajia" (PDF). Helsingin seurakuntayhtymä. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
External links
Media related to Aarne Sihvo at Wikimedia Commons
- Works by Aarne Sihvo at Project Gutenberg
- Finnish Civil War: Aarne Sihvo
- Parliament of Finland: Aarne Sihvo
- The Finnish Defence Forces: Chiefs of Defence
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- People from Viipuri Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)
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- People of the Finnish Civil War (White side)
- Finnish military personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the Order of Lāčplēsis, 2nd class
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