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Erik Heinrichs

1890 - 1965

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Axel Erik Heinrichs (21 July 1890 – 16 November 1965) was a Finnish military general. He was Finland's Chief of the General Staff during the Interim Peace and Continuation War (1940–1941 and 1942–1944) and Chief of Defence for a short time after the war (1945). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Erik Heinrichs is the 1,005th most popular military personnel (up from 1,206th in 2019), the 100th most popular biography from Finland (up from 121st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Finnish Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Erik Heinrichs ranks 1,005 out of 2,058. Before him are Walter Weiß, François Joseph Paul de Grasse, P. G. T. Beauregard, Hamazasp Babadzhanian, Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz, and Stanisław Maczek. After him are Gongsun Du, Nina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg, Vasili Mitrokhin, Hannibal Gisco, Alfredo Guzzoni, and Joseph Trumpeldor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1890, Erik Heinrichs ranks 93. Before him are Alois Eliáš, Elizabeth Bolden, Harry Babcock, Ferruccio Parri, Evert Taube, and Walter Weiß. After him are Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder, Johannes Vares, Konstantin Melnikov, Matome Ugaki, Vasili Eroshenko, and Frank Morgan. Among people deceased in 1965, Erik Heinrichs ranks 74. Before him are Harry Babcock, Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay, Louis Harold Gray, Frederick, Prince of Hohenzollern, Leopold Figl, and Odile Defraye. After him are Alfredo Guzzoni, William Heard Kilpatrick, Wilhelm Worringer, Ladislao Vajda, Roberto Cherro, and Tito Schipa.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Erik Heinrichs ranks 100 out of 751. Before him are Arvid Horn (1664), Bo Carpelan (1926), Matti Vanhanen (1955), Ilmari Juutilainen (1914), Rolf Nevanlinna (1895), and Anders Johan Lexell (1740). After him are Alexander von Nordmann (1803), Lauri Ingman (1868), Karl-August Fagerholm (1901), Clas Thunberg (1893), Albin Stenroos (1889), and Mika Salo (1966).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Finland

Among military personnels born in Finland, Erik Heinrichs ranks 4. Before him are Simo Häyhä (1905), Ernst Linder (1868), and Ilmari Juutilainen (1914). After him are Hugo Österman (1892), Paavo Talvela (1897), Carl Johan Adlercreutz (1759), Woldemar Hägglund (1893), Ali Aaltonen (1884), Oskar Gripenberg (1838), Kurt Martti Wallenius (1893), and Ruben Lagus (1896).

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