Karl Lennart Oesch Military person

Karl Lennart Oesch (8 August 1892 – 28 March 1978) was one of Finland's leading generals during World War II. He held a string of high staff assignments and front commands, and at the end of the Continuation War fully two-thirds of the Finnish ground forces were under his command. Oesch earned a reputation of being able to deal with difficult situations, a trait that Mannerheim used fully.

Personal facts

Karl Lennart Oesch
Birth dateAugust 08, 1892
Birth place
Otradnoye Priozersky District Leningrad Oblast
Date of deathMarch 28, 1978
Place of death
Helsinki
Resting place
Hietaniemi cemetery

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Military person

award
Mannerheim Cross
military operations
Continuation War
Finnish Civil War
Battle of Tali-Ihantala
Winter War
World War II
Battle of Summa
Battle of Viipuri (Finnish Civil War)
military branch
Finnish Army
Jäger Movement
military commandII Corps IV Corps and three Corps (III IV and V) in Tali-Ihantala.
service start1915
service end1945

Topical connections

Anne HolmlundPolitician
Carl Gustaf Emil MannerheimPresident
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Aarne JuutilainenMilitary person
Veikko KarvonenAthlete
Armas ÄikiäWriter
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