The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General of Infantry Ilmari Armas-Eino Martola

Martola, Ilmari Armas-Eino

General of Infantry

* 12th of May 1896

† 5th of February 1986

Promotions

1931-12-06 Colonel
1941-10-03 Major-General
1966-12-06 Lieutenant-General
1982-06-04 General of Infantry

Service

1927-01-31 1928-05-28 Commanding Officer Savo Jäger Regiment
1927-05-28 1928-06-15 Acting Commanding Officer Savo Brigade
1928-06-15 1931-06-03 Military Attaché to Paris & Brussels
1931-06-03 1933-04-07 Chief of Foreign Countries Section, General Staff
1933-04-07 1940-02-18 Chief of Staff Civil Guard Suojeluskunta
1934-01-01 1935-01-07 Acting General Officer Commanding Civil Guard Suojeluskunta
1939-11-30 1940-02-18 Chief of Staff of the Home Troops
1940-02-18 1940-05-31 General Officer Commanding 1st Division
1940-05-31 1942-05-14 Chief of Staff of the Home Troops
1942-05-14 1944-07-07 General Officer Commanding 2nd Division
1944-07-07 1944-09-21 General Officer Commanding VI Corps
1944-09-21 1944-11-17 Minister of Foreign Affairs
1944-11-17 1946-06-23 General Officer Commanding Uusimaa Military District
1956-11-14 1957-08-30 Military Advisor to U.N. General Secretary
1958-06-14 1958-07-22 Military Advisor to U.N. General Secretary
1966-05-08 1969-12-02 Commander of U.N. Forces, Cyprus (UNFICYP)
Picture source: Courtesy of Valdis Kursietis