Aladár Paasonen

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1898 –

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Who is Aladár Paasonen?

Colonel Aladár Antero Zoltán Béla Gyula Arpád Paasonen, known as Aladár Paasonen, was a Finnish military officer who served as Chief of Intelligence of the Finnish Defence Forces during the Continuation War, and later in the CIA.

Paasonen was born in Budapest, Hungary, son of Finnish Professor of Linguistics Heikki Paasonen, and his Hungarian wife Mariska Paskay de Palásthy.

Paasonen participated in the Finnish Civil War on the White side, reaching the rank of sub-lieutenant. In 1920, he was promoted to lieutenant. Between 1921 and 1922 he studied at the École Supérieure de Guerre, where among his classmates was Charles de Gaulle.

In 1923, Paasonen was promoted to captain, in 1926 to major and in 1929 to lieutenant colonel. He served as the Finnish military attaché in Moscow in 1931–33 and in Berlin in 1933. In 1937, he was promoted to colonel, and appointed senior adjutant to President Kyösti Kallio.

Paasonen was member of the Finnish delegation to Moscow in the negotiations prior to the Winter War. During the Winter War, he was stationed in Paris, France, with a mission to procure weapons and equipment to the Finnish Defence Forces. France awarded him the Légion d'honneur, rank "Officier".

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Dec 11, 1898

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on July 23, 2013

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