Antero Svensson

Antero Johannes Svensson
Antero Johannes Svensson
Born	30 November 1892; Raisio, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died	26 April 1946 (aged 53); Helsinki, Finland
Buried	Ahvenisto cemetery, Hämeenlinna
Allegiance	German Empire (1916–1918); Finland (1918–1947);
Service/branch	Imperial German Army; Finnish Jäger troops; Finnish Army;
Years of service	1916–1946
Rank	Major General (1941)
Commands held	Karelian Guards Regiment (1937–39); 2nd Brigade (1939–40); 12th Division (1940); Savo–Karelia Military District (1940–41); 7th Division (1941–43); V Corps (1943–44); Light Brigade (1944–46);
Battles/wars	World War I; Finnish Civil War Battle of Länkipohja; ; Winter War; Continuation War Finnish invasion of Ladoga Karelia; Finnish invasion of East Karelia (1941); Vyborg–Petrozavodsk offensive Battle of Vyborg Bay (1944); ; ;
Awards	Mannerheim Cross; Order of the Cross of Liberty; Order of the White Rose; Iron Cross; Order of the German Eagle; Order of the Cross of the Eagle; Legion of Honour; Order of Merit of the Kingdom of Hungary; Order of the Three Stars; Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas; Order of St. Olav; Order of Polonia Restituta; Cross of Merit (Poland); Order of the Crown; Order of the Sword; Order of the White Lion;

Antero Johannes Svensson (30 November 1892 – 26 April 1946) was a Finnish major general, a member of the Jäger Movement and a recipient of the Mannerheim Cross. He participated in the Eastern Front of World War I as a volunteer of the 27th Royal Prussian Jäger Battalion, in the Finnish Civil War as a platoon and squadron commander, the Winter War as a brigade and division commander, and the Continuation War as a division and corps commander.

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