The Generals of WWII
Generals from Finland
Sihvo, Aarne
General of Infantry
* 22nd of November 1889
† 12th of June 1963
Promotions
| 1918-05-03 | Colonel |
| 1925-12-06 | Major-General |
| 1930-08-14 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1946-09-20 | General of Infantry |
Service
| 1918-02-05 | – | 1918-02-12 | Commanding Officer Voiksen Front |
| 1918-02-12 | – | 1918-04-18 | Commanding Officer Forces in Karelia |
| 1918-04-18 | – | 1918-05-16 | General Officer Commanding Karelian Corps |
| 1918-05-16 | – | 1918-10-30 | General Officer Commanding 3rd Division |
| 1918-10-30 | – | 1919-04-04 | In reserve |
| 1919-04-04 | – | 1920-10-04 | Representative to the League of Nations |
| 1920-10-04 | Р| 1921-06-17 | Military Attach̩ to France & Switzerland |
| 1921-06-17 | – | 1921-09-15 | Employment on special duties, Ministry of Defence |
| 1921-09-15 | – | 1923-08-01 | Commanding Officer Assault Regiment |
| 1923-08-01 | – | 1925-07-01 | Commandant of the Military Academy |
| 1925-07-01 | – | 1926-05-22 | Chief of Finnish delegation to the Italian Military Academy |
| 1926-05-22 | – | 1928-05-25 | Acting Commander in Chief of the Defence Forces |
| 1928-05-25 | – | 1933-01-12 | Commander in Chief of the Defence Forces |
| 1933-01-12 | – | 1938-09-29 | Inspector-General of the Defence Forces |
| 1938-09-29 | – | 1941-06-17 | Chief of the Civil Defence, Ministry of Interior |
| 1941-06-17 | – | 1944-11-30 | Commander in Chief Anti-Aircraft Defence Headquarters |
| 1944-11-30 | – | 1946-06-04 | Chief of the Civil Defence Ministry of Interior |
| 1946-06-04 | – | 1953-05-31 | Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces |
| 1953-05-31 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Valdis Kursietis