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Hugo Österman

1892 - 1975

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Hugo Viktor Österman (5 September 1892, Helsinki – 17 February 1975) was a Finnish lieutenant-general during World War II. He was commander of the Finnish Army 1933–1939. When the Winter War started Österman was made commander of the Army of the Isthmus, but was dismissed on 19 February 1940 after the Finnish lines had been breached. Österman served as Deputy Minister of Defence from 10 June 1930 to 21 March 1931. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hugo Österman is the 1,325th most popular military personnel (up from 1,399th in 2019), the 144th most popular biography from Finland (down from 139th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Finnish Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Hugo Österman ranks 1,325 out of 2,058. Before him are Arima Harunobu, Tomoji Tanabe, Anne Hilarion de Tourville, Georg von Derfflinger, Xie Lingyun, and Martha Christina Tiahahu. After him are Anton Haus, John Burgoyne, Nam Il, Jānis Balodis, Lodewijk van Heiden, and Lucius Flavius Silva.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Hugo Österman ranks 152. Before him are Lucien Buysse, Victor de Sabata, Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji, Walter Krüger, Sayed Darwish, and Alice Brady. After him are Ahmad Javad, James Forrestal, Henry Darger, Princess Marina Petrovna of Russia, Richard Huelsenbeck, and Juana de Ibarbourou. Among people deceased in 1975, Hugo Österman ranks 116. Before him are William Hartnell, K. Kamaraj, Konstantine Gamsakhurdia, Vladimir Kuts, Knut Kroon, and Joseph Laniel. After him are G. M. B. Dobson, Mary Ure, Victor Marijnen, Charles Journet, Shigeyoshi Inoue, and Gustav von Wangenheim.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Hugo Österman ranks 144 out of 751. Before him are Antti Rinne (1962), Emil Väre (1885), Aimo Lahti (1896), Jörn Donner (1933), Petter Adolf Karsten (1834), and Mari Kiviniemi (1968). After him are Timo Salonen (1951), Taina Elg (1930), Juho Vennola (1872), Leo Kinnunen (1943), Martin Wegelius (1846), and Selim Palmgren (1878).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Finland

Among military personnels born in Finland, Hugo Österman ranks 5. Before him are Simo Häyhä (1905), Ernst Linder (1868), Ilmari Juutilainen (1914), and Erik Heinrichs (1890). After him are 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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