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Siilasvuo, Pehr Hjalmar ensio

Date of birth:
January 1st, 1922 (Helsinki, Finland)
Date of death:
January 10th, 2003 (Kauniainen, Finland)
Buried on:
Finnish War Graves Oulu
Nationality:
Finnish

Biography

1941: Second Lieutenant
1941: Lieutenant
1944: Captain
1955: Major
1962: Lieutenant-Colonel
1967: Colonel
1969: Major-General
1973: Lieutenant General
1998: General

Was wounded twice in the Second World War

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded with swords.
Vapaudenristin 3.luokka (VR 3)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)

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

With Lapland & Maaselän isthmus bars
Medal of the Continuation War 1941-45

Sources

  • Photo: Public domain

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