Einar August Vihma (until 1936 Wichmann; 19 September 1893 – 5 August 1944) was a Finnish
major general. During the
Battle of Tali-Ihantala he commanded the
6th Division. He was killed in action during the battle.
Vihma started his military career in 1915 when he joined the
Jäger Movement. In 1917 he came to Finland with the German U-boat to fight on the side of the
Whites during the
Finnish Civil War. After the war he was head of the Finnish cadet school between 1933 and 1936 and head of the
White Guard between 1936 and 1939.
During the
Winter War he served as initially as a
Brigade commander and later
Division commander on the western
Karelian Isthmus. He was awarded the
Mannerheim Cross
The Mannerheim Cross ( fi, Mannerheim-risti, sv, Mannerheimkorset), officially Mannerheim Cross of the Cross of Liberty ( fi, Vapaudenristin Mannerheim-risti, link=no, sv, Frihetskorsets Mannerheimkors, link=no) is the most distinguished Finnish ...
in 1941. During the
Continuation War he took part in the re-capture of
Vyborg and later in the
Battle of Tali-Ihantala, where he distinguished himself by managing to halt the Soviet advance in his sector. He was killed in action during the long battle.
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1893 births
1944 deaths
People from Kuopio
People from Kuopio Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)
Finnish major generals
Jägers of the Jäger Movement
German military personnel of World War I
People of the Finnish Civil War (White side)
Finnish military personnel killed in World War II
Knights of the Mannerheim Cross
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