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COMMANDER // 1886–1976

Yrjö Kallinen

member of the Parliament of FinlandFinland1 battle1 war

Lifespan

1886 – 1976

1900192519501975Finnish Civil War · 1918Battle of Oulu — February 3, 1918 · Finnish Reds · Finnish Civil War

Active service 1918 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 32.

Profile

Yrjö Henrik Kallinen was a Finnish railwayman, cooperative movement functionary and politician, born in Oulu. He was imprisoned from 1918 to 1921 for having sided with the Reds during the Finnish Civil War. Before he was finally imprisoned, he had four death sentences, but managed to be pardoned.

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Battles (1)

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