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Kaarlo Leinonen

Finnish general
Person human Q5483485

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[22]
Date of birth
March 15, 1914
Date of death
April 19, 1975
Place of birth
Tervola
Place of death
Karjalohja
Country of citizenship
Finland[6]
Occupation
politician
Position held
Minister of Defence of Finland[7]
Award received
Cross of Liberty, 4th Class, Memorial medal of the Winter War, Cross of Liberty, 4th Class, Cross of Liberty, 3rd Class, Cross of Liberty, 2nd Class, Memorial medal of the Continuation War, Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Gold Medal of Merit of the Reserve Officers Association, Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Cross of Merit of the Frontier Guards, Order of the People's Army, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav‎, Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Commander of the Legion of Honour, Order of the Sword - Commander 1st Class, Order of the Sword - Commander Grand Cross, Order of the Republic, Order the Red Banner, Officer of the Legion of Merit[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Finnish[26]
End of work period
1974[28]
Family name
Leinonen[24]
Given name
Kaarlo[25]
Military, police or special rank
general[23]
Start of work period
1934[27]
🏷️ Also known as
en Kaarlo Leinonen en Kaarlo Olavi Leinonen fi Kaarlo Olavi Leinonen he קארלו ליינונן sv Kaarlo Olavi Leinonen
🔖 Identifiers · 10
ISNI
0000000484516943
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Kaarlo-Olavi-Leinonen-1972.jpg ↗
BiographySampo person ID
p4539
Finnish Ministers database ID (archived)
106
Finnish Ministers database ID (new)
kaarlo-leinonen
Freebase ID
/m/05sxr36
Geni.com profile ID
6000000094849564947
KANTO ID
000082987
Kansallisbiografia ID
7679
Our Campaigns candidate ID
621210

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Award received 5
Order of the Republic, Commander of the Legion of Honour, Order of the People's Army, Cross of Merit of the Frontier Guards, Gold Medal of Merit of the Reserve Officers Association
Country of citizenship 1
Finland
Given name 1
Kaarlo
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Finnish
Military, police or special rank 1
general
Occupation 1
politician
Place of birth 1
Tervola
Place of death 1
Karjalohja
Position held 1
Minister of Defence of Finland
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Kaarlo Leinonen was born on March 15, 1914[1], in Tervola[2]. He died on April 19, 1975[3], in Karjalohja[4]. He worked as a politician[5].

FAQs

Where was Kaarlo Leinonen born?

Kaarlo Leinonen's place of birth was Tervola[2].

Where did Kaarlo Leinonen die?

Kaarlo Leinonen died in Karjalohja[4].

What did Kaarlo Leinonen do for work?

Kaarlo Leinonen worked as a politician[5].

What awards did Kaarlo Leinonen receive?

Honors received include Cross of Liberty, 4th Class[8], Memorial medal of the Winter War[9], and Cross of Liberty, 3rd Class[10].

Related Entities

Finland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . BiographySampo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Finnish Ministers database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . The National Biography of Finland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . The National Biography of Finland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . The National Biography of Finland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . The National Biography of Finland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . The National Biography of Finland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . The National Biography of Finland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . The National Biography of Finland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . The National Biography of Finland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . The National Biography of Finland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . The National Biography of Finland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . The National Biography of Finland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . The National Biography of Finland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . The National Biography of Finland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . The National Biography of Finland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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