COMMANDER // 1861–1944
Pehr Evind Svinhufvud
member of the Parliament of FinlandFinland1 battle1 war
Lifespan
1861 – 1944
Active service 1918 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 57.
Profile
Pehr Evind Svinhufvud af Qvalstad served as the president of Finland from 1931 to 1937. Before 1917, as a lawyer, judge, and politician in the Grand Duchy of Finland, Svinhufvud played a major role in the movement for Finnish independence, and he presented the Declaration of Independence to the Parliament on 15 December [O.S. 4 December] 1917.
Battles (1)
1918
Invasion of ÅlandFinnish Civil War · Central Powers