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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.
Hjalmar Fridolf Siilasvuo (vuoteen 1936 saakka Strömberg; 18. maaliskuuta 1892 Helsinki – 11. tammikuuta 1947 Oulu) oli suomalainen jääkäri kenraaliluutnantti ja Mannerheim-ristin ritari, joka tunnetaan erityisesti Suomussalmen taisteluiden johtajana. Siilasvuo taisteli kaikkiaan viidessä sodassa.
Hjalmar advanced in his military career. By 1934, he had already been promoted to the rank of colonel and was stationed in Oulu. A couple of years later, Hjalmar changed his surname Strömberg to Siilasvuo. ***** In Europe, political tension and the threat of war intensified in the late 1930s.
Hjalmar Siilasvuo. Contributor: Morgan Bell. The son of a newpaper editor, Siilasvuo had studied law, and been involved with politics in the Ministry of Education. He was an officer in the Jaeger Battalion in Germany during the Great War, and later became a battalion commander during the Finnish Civil War.
- 1892
- Hjalmar
- 1 Jan 1947
- Siilasvuo
Colonel Hjalmar Siilasvuo was given the command of the Finnish forces and he began immediate counter-measures to regain Suomussalmi. The main forces advanced on Suomussalmi, but failed to take the village, suffering serious losses.
- 30 November 1939-8 January 1940
- Finnish victory
Mannerheim appointed Colonel Hjalmar Siilasvuo, another one of his Jager Battalion protégés, to head there with his JR-27 (27th Infantry Regiment) to take over and defeat the Soviets. Short, blond, blunt-speaking Siilasvuo was another capable citizen-soldier, a newspaper editor’s son, and peacetime lawyer.
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