Karl Lennart Oesch

Military Person

1892 – 1978

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Who was Karl Lennart Oesch?

Karl Lennart Oesch was one of the leading Finnish 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 to the full.

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Born
Aug 8, 1892
Otradnoye
Nationality
  • Finland
Died
Mar 28, 1978
Helsinki
Resting place
Hietaniemi cemetery

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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