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Ernst Linder

1868 - 1943

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Ernst Linder (25 April 1868 – 14 September 1943) was a Swedish general of Finnish descent who served in the Swedish Army from 1887 to 1918, after which he participated in the Finnish Civil War as the commander of the Satakunta and Savo army groups, whose responsibility stretched from Finland's western coast adjoining the Gulf of Bothnia to Näsijärvi. Linder was friends with the White Commander, Marshal Gustaf Mannerheim. Following the war, he served as Inspector of Cavalry until retiring in 1920. Linder was promoted into the rank of Major General on 13 April 1918, Lieutenant General in 1938, and General of Cavalry in 1940. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ernst Linder is the 805th most popular military personnel (up from 854th in 2019), the 77th most popular biography from Finland and the 2nd most popular Finnish Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Ernst Linder ranks 805 out of 2,058. Before him are Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan, Soemu Toyoda, Cleombrotus, Hermann Priess, Jahangir Mirza, and Hiroshi Ōshima. After him are Wilhelm Souchon, Otto Kittel, Demosthenes, Barthélemy Catherine Joubert, Shūmei Ōkawa, and Fakhri Pasha.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1868, Ernst Linder ranks 74. Before him are Ahmed Shawqi, Henry Bergman, James Brendan Connolly, Wilhelm Schmidt, Francis Jammes, and Émile Chartier. After him are Fakhri Pasha, Infanta Blanca of Spain, Lin Sen, José Félix Uriburu, Keisuke Okada, and Dawid Janowski. Among people deceased in 1943, Ernst Linder ranks 68. Before him are Alexander Schmorell, Czesława Kwoka, Christoph Probst, John Harvey Kellogg, Lepa Radić, and Takeda Sōkaku. After him are Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Johann Trollmann, Hanns Heinz Ewers, Senjūrō Hayashi, Lin Sen, and Wilhelm Kube.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Ernst Linder ranks 77 out of 751. Before him are Minna Canth (1844), Petteri Orpo (1969), Jaakko Hintikka (1929), Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt (1757), Matthias Castrén (1813), and Kaija Saariaho (1952). After him are Matti Järvinen (1909), Bernhard Crusell (1775), Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928), Juhani Aho (1861), Fredrika Bremer (1801), and Jarno Saarinen (1945).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Finland

Among military personnels born in Finland, Ernst Linder ranks 2. Before him are Simo Häyhä (1905). After him are Ilmari Juutilainen (1914), Erik Heinrichs (1890), 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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