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Ruben Lagus

1896 - 1959

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Ernst Ruben Lagus (12 October 1896 – 15 July 1959), better known as Ruben Lagus, was a Finnish major general, a member of the Jäger Movement and the recipient of the first Mannerheim Cross. He participated in the Eastern Front of World War I as a volunteer of the 27th Royal Prussian Jäger Battalion, in the Finnish Civil War as battalion commander and as a supply officer in the Winter War. During the Continuation War, he commanded an armoured brigade, later division, which had a significant role in the influential Battle of Tali-Ihantala. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ruben Lagus is the 1,731st most popular military personnel (up from 1,771st in 2019), the 273rd most popular biography from Finland (down from 269th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Finnish Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Ruben Lagus ranks 1,731 out of 2,058. Before him are James Jesus Angleton, Gustaf Dyrssen, Issam Zahreddine, Andrei Sukhovetsky, Dragan Vasiljković, and Gérard Leman. After him are Nazım Pasha, Tom Phillips, James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, Benjamin Briggs, Reinhard Hardegen, and Suheil al-Hassan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Ruben Lagus ranks 201. Before him are Gerhard Fieseler, Kim Myeong-sun, Heinz Prüfer, Marion Zinderstein, Walter Lang, and Firaq Gorakhpuri. After him are Barbara La Marr, Edvin Wide, Eric Backman, Sirarpie Der Nersessian, Kostas Karyotakis, and Ethel Waters. Among people deceased in 1959, Ruben Lagus ranks 153. Before him are Adolf Lindfors, Nazik al-Abid, Akaki Chkhenkeli, Antonio Campolo, Preston Sturges, and Francis de Miomandre. After him are Paul Rivet, Balthasar van der Pol, Andrés Martínez Trueba, Max O. Lorenz, Jacob Epstein, and Maxwell Anderson.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Ruben Lagus ranks 273 out of 751. Before him are Kurt Martti Wallenius (1893), Yrjö Saarela (1884), Adolf Ivar Arwidsson (1791), Kaisa Parviainen (1914), Eino Leino (1891), and Stina Ekblad (1954). After him are Verner Järvinen (1870), Katri Helena (1945), Mr Lordi (1974), Edvin Wide (1896), Lasse Mårtenson (1934), and Jyrki Katainen (1971).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Finland

Among military personnels born in Finland, Ruben Lagus ranks 12. Before him are Paavo Talvela (1897), Carl Johan Adlercreutz (1759), Woldemar Hägglund (1893), Ali Aaltonen (1884), Oskar Gripenberg (1838), and Kurt Martti Wallenius (1893). After him are Adolf Ehrnrooth (1905).

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