Lauri Sutela

General Lauri Johannes Sutela (11 October 1918 – 8 November 2011) was a Finnish military officer.[1] He served as an officer in the engineer corps during World War II.[2]

Sutela worked his way up the Finnish Army and finally as the Chief of the Finnish Defence Forces from 15 April 1974 until 11 October 1983.[3]

Death

Sutela died in Helsinki, Finland on November 8, 2011 at the age of 93.

References

  1. ^ "Puolustusvoimain entinen komentaja Sutela on kuollut" (in Finnish). Kaleva. 2011-11-08. http://www.kaleva.fi/uutiset/puolustusvoimain-entinen-komentaja-sutela-on-kuollut/917847. Retrieved 8 November 2011. 
  2. ^ "General Lauri Sutela har avlidit" (in Swedish). Åbo Underrättelser. 2011-11-08. http://www.abounderrattelser.fi/news/2011/11/general-lauri-sutela-har-avlidit.html. Retrieved 8 November 2011. 
  3. ^ Jaakko Salmela (September 2009). "Kenraalit ovat tervaskantoja". Ruotuvaki. http://www.mil.fi/ruotuvaki/index.dsp?action=read_page&pid=138&aid=2099. Retrieved 25 December 2010.