Aarne Sihvo Military person

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. 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.Sihvo was born in Virolahti and died, aged 73, in Helsinki.

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Birth date	November 22, 1889
Birth place	Finland , Virolahti
Date of death	June 12, 1963
Place of death	Finland , Helsinki

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allegiance	Finland
award	Order of Lāčplēsis
military operations	Continuation War Finnish Civil War Winter War
military command	Chief of Defence
service start	1918
service end	1953