The Generals of WWII
Generals from Finland
Österman, Hugo Viktor
Lieutenant-General
* 5th of September 1892
† 17th of January 1975
Promotions
| 1925-12-06 | Colonel |
| 1930-07-10 | Major-General |
| 1935-05-16 | Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1919-01-05 | – | 1925-08-29 | Commanding Officer 1st Regiment |
| 1923-04-01 | – | 1923-10-01 | Commanding Officer Helsinki Civil Guard District |
| 1924-06-20 | – | 1925-03-07 | Chief of Staff Armed Forces High Command |
| 1925-08-29 | – | 1928-06-09 | General Officer Commanding 3rd Division |
| 1928-06-09 | – | 1933-01-12 | Inspector of Infantry |
| 1929-04-15 | – | 1929-05-14 | Acting Chief of Section 4, General Staff |
| 1929-08-09 | – | 1929-08-22 | Acting Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces |
| 1930-07-10 | – | 1931-03-21 | Assistant Minister of War |
| 1933-01-12 | – | 1939-10-17 | Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces |
| 1939-10-02 | – | 1940-02-28 | General Officer Commanding Army of the Karelian Isthmus |
| 1940-02-28 | – | 1944-02-07 | Inspector-General of Military Training |
| 1940-XX-XX | – | 1944-XX-XX | Chairman of the service Regulations Committee |
| 1944-02-07 | – | 1944-07-20 | Representative of the Commander in Chief by the German High Command |
| 1944-07-20 | – | 1946-06-14 | Inspector of Infantry |
Picture source: Courtesy of Valdis Kursietis