Adolf Ehrnrooth
Adolf Erik Ehrnrooth (born February 9, 1905 in Helsinki , † February 26, 2004 in Turku ) was a Finnish infantry general.
Ehrenrooth began his military career in 1922 in a cadet school and served in the Uusimaa dragoon regiment (Finnish: Uudenmaan Rakuunarykmentti ). During the Winter War he served in the 7th Division and the Cavalry Brigade. From the beginning of the Continuation War he was captain of the 2nd Division until he was seriously injured. After his recovery he was appointed to lead the 7th Infantry Regiment (JR 7) of the 2nd Division. During the fighting on the Karelian isthmus he was awarded the Mannerheim Cross . He continued his military career after the Second World War until 1965. He also took part in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London in eventing.
Because of his direct and unassuming manner, Adolf Ehrnrooth was considered a charismatic advocate of the Finnish war veterans. Although he distanced himself from Finnish nationalists, who liked to quote him as an idol, in the last years of his life he advocated the non-governmental organization ProKarelia , which campaigns for the return of the Karelian territories that had been lost to the Soviet Union . Ehrenrooth died at the age of 99 and was buried with a state funeral in the military section of the Hietaniemi cemetery.
In 2004 General Ehrnrooth was voted fourth in a list of the “great Finns” by the Finnish population on the program Suuret Suomalaiset .
Web links
- Biographical summary and pictures of Adolf Ehrnrooth (Finnish)
- Adolf Ehrnrooth in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Ehrnrooth, Adolf |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ehrnrooth, Adolf Erik (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish infantry general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 9, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Helsinki |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 26, 2004 |
| Place of death | Turku |