The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General of Infantry Viktor Alonzo Sundman

Sundman, Viktor Alonzo

General of Infantry

* 19th of June 1895

† 14th of April 1960

Promotions

1940-04-04 Colonel
1943-12-31 Major-General
1951-06-04 Lieutenant-General
1955-06-04 General of Infantry

Service

1933-07-01 1937-12-06 Chief of Training Section, General Staff
1937-12-06 1940-05-04 Military Attaché to Berlin, Rome & Budapest
1940-05-04 1941-06-17 Chief of Command Section, General Staff
1940-05-04 1941-06-17 Chief of Training Section, General Staff
1941-06-17 1942-03-03 Commanding Officer 2nd Jäger Brigade
1942-03-03 1942-04-13 Commanding Officer13th Regiment
1942-04-13 1944-11-28 General Officer Commanding 17th Division
1944-11-28 1949-01-18 Commandant of Helsinki Garrison
1949-01-18 1955-06-19 Chief of the Armed Forces General Staff
Picture source: Courtesy of Valdis Kursietis