COMMANDER // 1892–1946
Antero Svensson
Lifespan
1892 – 1946
Active service 1939 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 47.
Profile
Antero Johannes Svensson was a Finnish major general, a member of the Jäger Movement and a recipient of the Mannerheim Cross. He participated in the Eastern Front of World War I as a volunteer of the 27th Royal Prussian Jäger Battalion, in the Finnish Civil War as a platoon and squadron commander, the Winter War as a brigade and division commander, and the Continuation War as a division and corps commander.
Battles (1)
1939
Battle of KollaaWinter War · Finland