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Aarnio, Matti Armas

    Date of birth:
    February 24th, 1901 (Kouvola/Kymenlaakso, Finland)
    Date of death:
    December 16th, 1984 (Finland)
    Nationality:
    Finnish

    Biography

    Colonel Matti Aarnio was a Finnish commander during the Winter War (1939-1940) and the Continuation War (1941-1944).

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    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)

    Toegekend met zwaarden.
    Vapaudenristin 1.luokka (VR 1)
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)

    Awarded with swords and oak leaf.
    Vapaudenristin 2.luokka (VR 2)

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