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Tuomas Gerdt
Birth name
Kaiho Tuomas Albin Gerdt
Born
(1922-05-28)28 May 1922 Heinävesi, Finland
Died
1 November 2020(2020-11-01) (aged 98) Helsinki, Finland
Allegiance
Finland
Service/branch
Finnish War
Rank
Captain
Battles/wars
Winter War Continuation War
Awards
Knight of the Mannerheim Cross
Kaiho Tuomas Albin Gerdt (28 May 1922 – 1 November 2020) was a Finnish soldier and Knight of the Mannerheim Cross, numbered #95.[1] He was born in Heinävesi. Gerdt, serving as a junior runner officer in the infantry regiment 7, was awarded the Mannerheim Cross on 8 September 1942. At that time he held the rank of a sergeant. After coming home from the war on 13 November 1944, Gerdt worked as a manager in Oy Wilh. Schauman Ab and as an office manager in Oy Kaukas Ab and Kymmene Oy.[2] Gerdt, serving as the chairman of the Mannerheim Cross Knight Foundation, was the last living Knight of the Mannerheim Cross.[3]
^Hurmerinta, Viitanen 2004, p. 73.
^Hurmerinta 2008, p. 62.
^Heikki Nykänen on kuollut – Vain yksi Mannerheim-ristin ritari jäljellä[permanent dead link] Aamulehti 7 December 2011. Accessed on 15 December 2011.
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