Karl Lennart Oesch

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Karl Lennart Oesch was a prominent Finnish general of the Second World War, noted for his key leadership role in defending Finland during major battles against the Soviet Union.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Finnish general
human
awardReceived Mannerheim Cross of the Order of the Cross of Liberty NERFINISHED
Order of the Cross of Liberty NERFINISHED
Order of the Lion of Finland NERFINISHED
Order of the White Rose of Finland NERFINISHED
burialPlace Hietaniemi Cemetery, Helsinki NERFINISHED
conflict Continuation War NERFINISHED
Winter War NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth Grand Duchy of Finland NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Finland
countryOfDeath Finland NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1892-08-08
dateOfDeath 1978-03-28
educatedAt Finnish War College NERFINISHED
Hamina Cadet School NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Swedish-speaking Finns NERFINISHED
familyName Oesch NERFINISHED
givenName Karl Lennart NERFINISHED
hasNationality Finnish
languageSpoken Finnish
Swedish
militaryBranch Finnish Army NERFINISHED
militaryRank general
name Karl Lennart Oesch NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage Swedish
notableEvent leadership during the Soviet offensive of 1944
notableFor defence of Finland in World War II
key leadership role in defending Finland during World War II
leadership in battles against the Soviet Union
notableWork planning and directing defensive operations on the Karelian Isthmus
occupation military officer
participantIn Finnish Civil War NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Pyhäjärvi Vpl NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Helsinki NERFINISHED
positionHeld chief of the General Staff of the Finnish Army
commander of the Army of Karelia
commander of the Isthmus Forces
religion Lutheranism
sexOrGender male
sideInConflict White side in the Finnish Civil War NERFINISHED

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Battle of Tali–Ihantala commanderFinnish Karl Lennart Oesch