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Hjalmar Siilasvuo

Hjalmar Siilasvuo
Hjalmar Siilasvuo (right) receiving a situation report during the Battle of Raate-Road
Born	(1892-03-18)18 March 1892 Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died	11 January 1947(1947-01-11) (aged 54) Oulu, Finland
Buried	Oulu Cemetery
Allegiance	German Empire (1915–1918) Finland (from 1918)
Service / branch	Imperial German Army Finnish Jäger troops Finnish Army
Years of service	1915–1947
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	1st Division (1944–47) III Corps (1941–42; 1944) 9th Division (1939–1940)
Battles / wars	World War I Eastern Front Finnish Civil War Battle of Tampere Battle of Viipuri World War II Winter War Battle of Suomussalmi Battle of Raate Road Battle of Kuhmo Continuation War Operation Silver Fox Svir–Petrozavodsk offensive Lapland War
Awards	Mannerheim Cross Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland Order of the Cross of Liberty Order of the Sword (Sweden) Order of the German Eagle Iron Cross, 1st Class (Germany)
Relations	General Ensio Siilasvuo (son)
Other work	Writings, Municipal Council

Hjalmar Fridolf Siilasvuo (born Hjalmar Fridolf Strömberg, 18 March 1892 – 11 January 1947) was a Finnish lieutenant general (Finnish: kenraaliluutnantti), a knight of the Mannerheim Cross and a member of the Jäger Movement. He participated in the Eastern Front of World War I, the Finnish Civil War, the Winter War, Continuation War and the Lapland War.

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