(1892-08-08)8 August 1892 Pyhäjärvi, Grand Duchy of Finland
Died
28 March 1978(1978-03-28) (aged 85) Helsinki, Finland
Buried
Hietaniemi Cemetery
Allegiance
German Empire (1915–1918)
Finland (1918–1945)
Service/branch
Imperial German Army
Finnish Jäger troops
Finnish Army
Years of service
1915–1945
Rank
Oberzugführer (Germany)
Lieutenant general (Finland)
Commands held
II Corps
IV Corps
Olonets Group
III, IV, and V Corps as Commander of the Isthmus Forces
Battles/wars
World War I
Finnish Civil War
Battle of Rautu
Winter War
Battle of Vyborg Bay
Continuation War
Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive
Awards
Mannerheim Cross
Grand Cross of the Order of the Cross of Liberty
Order of the White Rose of Finland
Order of the Three Stars
Order of St. Olav
Order of Polonia Restituta
Golden Cross of Merit
Legion of Honour
Order of the Sword
Order of the Polar Star
Several German and Prussian Iron Crosses
Order of the Dannebrog
Order of the Cross of the Eagle
Other work
Writings of Military History
Karl Lennart Oesch (8 August 1892 – 28 March 1978) was one of Finland's leading generals during World War II. He held a string of high staff assignments and front commands, and at the end of the Continuation War commanded three Finnish army corps on the Karelian Isthmus. He received numerous awards, including the Finnish Mannerheim Cross during his service. Following the end of the Continuation War, he was tried and convicted for war crimes relating to the treatment of Soviet prisoners-of-war.
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