The Generals of WWII
Generals from Finland
Talvela, Paavo Juho
General of Infantry
* 19th of February 1897
† 30th of September 1973
Promotions
| 1928-06-15 | Colonel |
| 1939-12-18 | Major-General |
| 1942-01-16 | General-Lieutenant |
| 1966-12-06 | General of Infantry |
Service
| 1918-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, Pori Regiment | ||
| 1926-08-12 | – | 1927-01-31 | Commanding OfficerSavo Jäger Regiment |
| 1927-01-31 | – | 1929-06-05 | Chief of Command Section, General Staff |
| 1928-07-12 | – | 1928-07-26 | Acting Chief General Staff |
| 1929-06-05 | – | 1930-05-30 | Attached to General Headquarters |
| 1930-05-30 | Retired | ||
| 1939-10-06 | Recalled | ||
| 1939-10-06 | – | 1939-12-05 | Assistant Head of War Economics Department, Ministry of Defence |
| 1939-10-06 | – | 1939-12-05 | Chief of Staff Armaments Council |
| 1939-12-05 | – | 1940-02-20 | General Officer Commanding Talvela Group |
| 1940-02-20 | – | 1940-04-12 | General Officer Commanding III Corps |
| 1940-04-17 | – | 1941-06-05 | Finnish Liaison Officer to the German Army |
| 1941-06-05 | – | 1941-06-30 | General Officer Commanding II Corps |
| 1941-06-30 | – | 1942-01-15 | General Officer Commanding VI Corps |
| 1942-02-06 | – | 1944-02-24 | Representative of the Commander in Chief by the German High Command |
| 1944-02-24 | – | 1944-06-14 | General Officer Commanding II Corps |
| 1944-06-14 | – | 1944-07-17 | General Officer Commanding Aunus Group |
| 1944-08-01 | – | 1944-09-07 | Representative of the Commander in Chief by the German High Command |
| 1944-09-07 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Valdis Kursietis