Paavo Oscar Edward Susitival (real name is Siven ) ( February 9, 1896 - December 27, 1993 ) - Finnish military leader, ultra-right politician , one of the founders of the patriotic Lapua movement and the far-right party Patriotic Popular Movement (IKL), prose writer .
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| Date of Birth | February 9, 1896 |
| Place of Birth | Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland , Russian Empire (now Helsinki , Finland ) |
| Date of death | December 27, 1993 (97 years old) |
| Place of death | Lappeenranta , Finland |
| Affiliation |  Finland |
| Type of army | infantry |
| Rank | lieutenant colonel |
| Part | 29th Infantry Regiment |
| Commanded | commandant Yayanislinna ( Petrozavodsk ) |
| Battles / wars | World War I Winter war The Second World War |
| Awards and prizes |        |
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Biography
He participated as an ordinary soldier in the First World War in the ranks of the German Army. Then he changed the name Siven to Susitival (literally - the Wolf track ) in order to secretly get into Germany, hiding from the tsarist authorities.
Member of the Civil War in Finland . After the war, he continued his military career. He graduated from the military cadet school.
Active participant in the Mäntsälä rebellion in 1932.
He was a member of the Eduskunt (Finnish Parliament) from the far-right party Patriotic Popular Movement (IKL) since 1939.
After the outbreak of the Winter War with the USSR, a staunch supporter of fascism , he voluntarily went to the front, leaving his deputy duties.
Having the experience of command, during the Soviet-Finnish War (1939-1940) he participated in the defeat of the 163rd Infantry Division of the Red Army at the Battle of Suomussalmi .
Subsequently, Susitalval considered this victory not only the peak of his military career, but his whole life.
Member of the Soviet-Finnish war (1941-1944) . With the outbreak of war, Susitalval was appointed commander of the 29th Infantry Regiment, which participated in the offensive on the Karelian Isthmus . Due to the demanding nature, hostility with Marshal Mannerheim and the conflict with officers of the regiment of Susitalil, they were transferred to the post of commandant of Yayanislinn ( Petrozavodsk ).
After the war ended, Paavo Susitalital left the army, lived in Lappeenranta , was engaged in literary work. The main theme of the works is the Winter War , the participation of the Finns in world wars, etc.
He bequeathed to bury him with an officer saber, so that future archaeologists know that his grave belongs to a soldier.
Selected Works
- Naisten tehtäviä sodan aikana (1924)
- Ahvola (1937)
- Lentävä komppania (1938)
- Maamme asema (1943)
- Rykmentti taistelee (1948)
- Suomen puusepänteollisuuden vaiheita (1950)
- Korpivaruskunta (1954)
- Kajaani Oy 1907-1957 (1957)
- Suomen lääkäriliiton historia (1960)
- Karjalainen pataljoona talvisodassa (1963)
- Aktivistit toimivat (1968)
- Ryhmä Susi talvisodassa (1973)
- Aktivisti ei hellitä (1981)
- Testamentti (1991)
Memory
- In Lappeenranta , the street is named after him.
Links
- Paavo Susitaival (Fin.)
- Paavo Susitaival (Fin.)
- Biography (Fin.)
- FAMOUS FINNISH NATIONALISTS AT THE WAR .