Kaarlo Olavi Leinonen (15 March 1914 – 19 April 1975) was a
Finnish
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* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
* Culture of Finland
* Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland
* Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people
* Finnish cuisine
See also ...
general and
Minister of Defence
A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in som ...
from December 1963 to September 1964. He was the
Chief of Defence of the
Finnish Defence Forces
The Finnish Defence Forces ( fi, Puolustusvoimat, sv, Försvarsmakten) are the military of Finland. The Finnish Defence Forces consist of the Finnish Army, the Finnish Navy and the Finnish Air Force. In wartime the Finnish Border Guard (whic ...
between 1969 and 1974.
The Finnish Defence Forces: Chiefs of Defence
/ref> Leinonen was born in Tervola
Tervola is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Lapland, Finland. The municipality has a population of
() and covers an area of of
which
is water. The population density is
.
Neighbour municipalities are Keminmaa, Ranua, ...
.
References
1914 births
1975 deaths
People from Tervola
People from Oulu Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)
Chiefs of Staff (Finnish Defence Forces)
Ministers of Defence of Finland
Finnish generals
Finnish military personnel of World War II
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