Hjalmar Siilasvuo
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Hjalmar Siilasvuo was a Finnish general renowned for his leadership in key Winter War battles against the Soviet Union, which made him one of Finland’s most celebrated military commanders.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Finnish general
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Finland
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Finland
|
| awardReceived |
Cross of Liberty
ⓘ
Mannerheim Cross of the Order of the Cross of Liberty ⓘ Order of the Lion of Finland ⓘ Order of the White Rose of Finland ⓘ |
| commanded |
9th Division (Finland)
ⓘ
Aunus Group ⓘ Finnish forces in the Lapland War ⓘ III Corps (Finland) ⓘ |
| conflict |
Continuation War
ⓘ
Lapland War ⓘ Winter War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Finland ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Finnish people ⓘ |
| familyName | Siilasvuo ⓘ |
| givenName | Hjalmar ⓘ |
| hasRole |
corps commander
ⓘ
division commander ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Finnish ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Finnish Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
lieutenant general
ⓘ
major general ⓘ |
| militaryUnit |
9th Division (Finland)
ⓘ
surface form:
Finnish 9th Division
III Corps (Finland) ⓘ
surface form:
Finnish III Corps
|
| name | Hjalmar Siilasvuo self-link ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
defeat of Soviet 44th Rifle Division on the Raate Road
ⓘ
encirclement and destruction of Soviet 163rd Division at Suomussalmi ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Kuhmo
ⓘ
Battle of Raate Road ⓘ Battle of Suomussalmi ⓘ Battle of Tali–Ihantala ⓘ operations in Lapland War against German forces ⓘ |
| notableFor |
command in the Continuation War
ⓘ
leadership in encirclement operations in forested terrain ⓘ leadership in the Winter War ⓘ use of motti tactics against Soviet forces ⓘ |
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Finnish–Russian border conflicts
ⓘ
surface form:
Finnish–Soviet border regions
Lapland ⓘ |
| reputation | one of Finland’s most celebrated military commanders ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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