Aaro Pajari
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 75 years ago |
Date of birth | July 17,1897 |
Zodiac sign | Cancer |
Born | Asikkala |
Finland | |
Date of died | October 14,1949 |
Died | Kokkola |
Finland | |
Parents | Maria Helena Laatunen |
Battles and wars | Finnish Civil War |
Winter War | |
Battle of Tolvajärvi | |
World War II | |
Continuation War | |
Lapland War | |
Full name | Aaro Olavi Pajari |
Place of burial | Kalevankangas Cemetery, Tampere, Finland |
Awards | Mannerheim Cross |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 747417 |
Aaro Pajari Life story
Aaro Olavi Pajari was a Major General in the Finnish Army. During World War II, he became one of the four double recipients of the Mannerheim Cross 2nd Class. His greatest achievement was the Finnish victory at the Battle of Tolvajärvi in the Winter War, where his small Finnish force smashed a far larger Soviet army.