Aarne Sihvo

Aarne Sihvo

Aarne Sihvo
Born (1889-11-22)22 November 1889
Virolahti, Viipuri Province, Grand Duchy of Finland
Died 12 June 1963(1963-06-12) (aged 73)
Helsinki, Finland
Allegiance Finland 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

  1. "Eduskunta - kansanedustajat". Eduskunta.fi. Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  2. Priedītis, Ērichs Ēriks (1996). Latvijas Valsts apbalvojumi un Lāčplēši. (in Latvian). Riga: Junda. ISBN 9984-01-020-1. OCLC 38884671.
  3. "Hietaniemen hautausmaa – merkittäviä vainajia" (PDF). Helsingin seurakuntayhtymä. Retrieved 2016-08-26.

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