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COMMANDER // 1893–1963

Woldemar Hägglund

général de corps d'arméeFinlandFinland2 battles2 wars

Lifespan

1893 – 1963

1900191019201930194019501960Winter War · 1939-1940Continuation War · 1941-1944Battle of Kollaa — December 7, 1939 · Finland · Winter WarFinnish invasion of East Karelia — December 6, 1941 · Finland · Continuation War

Active service 1939–1941 — 2 battles across 2 wars; first command at age 46.

Profile

Johan Woldemar Hägglund was a Finnish lieutenant general during the Second World War, and an early volunteer of the Jäger Movement. He participated in the Eastern Front of World War I, the Finnish Civil War, the Winter War and the Continuation War, commanding army corps in the latter two. In 1944 and 1945, he was in charge of a committee investigating Finnish war crimes, especially those committed against prisoners of war.

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Battles (2)

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