Major General Hjalmar Siilasvuo

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Major General Hjalmar Siilasvuo was a Finnish military leader renowned for his successful command of Finnish forces against the Soviet Union during the Winter War and Continuation War.

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Major General Hjalmar Siilasvuo canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Finnish military officer
human
major general
allegiance Finland
surface form: Republic of Finland
conflict Continuation War
Winter War
countryOfCitizenship Finland
era World War II
gender male
hasHonor Mannerheim Cross of the Order of the Cross of Liberty
Order of the Cross of Liberty
Order of the White Rose of Finland
languageOfWorkOrName Finnish
militaryBranch Finnish Army
militaryRank major general
militaryTheater Northern Front in Finland
notableBattle Battle of Raate Road
Battle of Suomussalmi
Lapland War
surface form: Lapland War operations against German forces
notableFor commanding Finnish forces against the Soviet Union in the Continuation War
commanding Finnish forces against the Soviet Union in the Winter War
coordinating operations with German forces early in the Continuation War
encirclement and destruction of Soviet divisions at Suomussalmi
later leading Finnish forces against German troops in Lapland War
leadership in harsh winter conditions
successful defensive and offensive operations in northern Finland
occupation military leader
soldier
opponent Soviet Union
partOf Finnish high command during World War II
positionHeld commander of the Finnish 9th Division
commander of the Finnish II Corps
commander of the Finnish III Corps

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9th Division (Finland) commander Major General Hjalmar Siilasvuo