Heinrix, Eric

Axel Eric Heinrichs
Axel Eric Heinrichs
	Axel Erik Heinrichs
Date of Birth	July 21, 1890
Place of Birth	Helsinki
Date of death	November 16, 1965 (75 years old)
Place of death	Helsinki
Affiliation
Type of army	German imperial army ; White Guard ; Finnish army
Rank	lieutenant general
Commanded	7th Jäger Battalion ; 3rd Army Corps ; Isthmus Army ; Karelian army
Battles / wars	World War I ; Civil war in Finland ; Winter war ; Continuation War

Axel Erik Heinrichs ( Fin. Axel Erik Heinrichs ; July 21, 1890 - November 16, 1965 ) - Finnish military leader.

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Biography

Born in the family of Ph.D. Axel Heinriks and Johann Matilda Rönholm.

During the First World War, he joined the ranger movement and served in the 27th Royal Prussian Jäger Battalion . Returning to Finland, he led the 7th Jäger Battalion , participated in the battles of Tampere and the Karelian Isthmus .

Later he served in the General Staff, in 1925-1928 he studied in France, commanded the 1st Division, was an inspector of the Ministry of Defense .

After the outbreak of the Winter War, he was appointed commander of the 3rd Army Corps who was responsible for the defense of the eastern part of the Karelian Isthmus, and on February 19, 1940 - the commander of the army of the Karelian Isthmus .

After the war, he commanded the ground forces, headed the General Staff from May 16, 1940 to June 29, 1941 and from January 29, 1942 to October 6, 1944. As the representative of the commander in chief, he was responsible for military relations with Germany in January-February and in May-June 1941. He commanded the Karelian army (June 29, 1941 - January 29, 1942) during the capture of East Karelia.

Mannerheim’s closest adviser on military policy in 1941-1945 and an expert during negotiations on the 1948 friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance treaty . After the end of the continuation war from December 31, 1944 to June 30, 1945, he commanded the Defense Forces, and resigned when the “case of concealing weapons by Finnish military personnel to resist the possible coming of the Communists to power” was opened ( Finnish. Asekätkentä ).

Author of several books:

Itämeren ympärillä (1918)
Hotelli St. Petersburg (1919)
Kléber Egyptissä (1946)
Vid franska Atlantkusten i de hundra dagarnas spår (1957)
Mannerheim Suomen kohtaloissa (1957, 1959, co-author)

Honorary Doctor of the University of Helsinki (1957).

Heinrix Tomb at Kulosaari Cemetery

He was buried in the Kulosaari Cemetery in Helsinki.

Ranks

Gruppenführer (September 2, 1915)
Zugfuhrer (February 6, 1916)
Obertsugfuhrer (June 27, 1917)
Major (February 11, 1918)
Colonel Lieutenant (August 12, 1919)
Colonel (May 16, 1928)
Major General (May 16, 1933)
Lieutenant General (February 19, 1940)
Infantry General (October 3, 1941)

Rewards

Grand Cross of the Order of the Cross of Liberty
Mannerheim Cross Class 1
Class 1 Commander of the Order of the White Rose
Mannerheim Cross Class 2
Order of the Cross of Liberty 3 classes with swords
Commander of the Order of the White Rose
Commemorative Medal of the War of Independence
Winter War Medal
Memorial Cross of the War of the fraternal peoples
White Cross Ingermanland
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Class 1 Iron Cross
Class 2 Iron Cross
Honorary Cross of the First World War 1914/1918
German cross in gold
Order of the Eagle Cross 2 classes
Legion of Honor Officer
Three Star Commander
Cavalier of the Grand Cross of the Order of the Grand Duke of Lithuania Gediminas
Grand Officer of the Order of the Grand Duke of Lithuania Gediminas
Order of the Renaissance of Poland 2 degrees
Order of Mihai the Brave 3 class
Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword
Commander of the Order of the Sword

Links

Biography on mannerheim.fi (fin.)
Biography on blf.fi (fin.)
Biography on brantberg.fi (fin.)
Eric Heinrichs at Internet Movie Database