The Generals of WWII
Generals from Finland
Heinrichs, Axel Erik
General of Infantry
* 21st of July 1890
† 16th of November 1965
Promotions
| 1928-05-16 | Colonel |
| 1933-05-16 | Major-General |
| 1940-02-19 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1941-10-03 | General of Infantry |
Service
| 1924-09-18 | – | 1925-07-17 | Acting Chief General Staff |
| 1925-07-17 | – | 1928-06-15 | Chief of Section 3, General Staff |
| 1928-06-15 | – | 1929-07-04 | Commanding Officer Savo Brigade |
| 1929-07-04 | – | 1931-01-01 | Commandant of the Military Academy |
| 1931-01-01 | – | 1938-02-11 | General Officer Commanding 1st Division |
| 1938-02-11 | – | 1939-10-16 | Inspector of Infantry |
| 1939-10-16 | – | 1940-02-19 | General Officer Commanding III Corps |
| 1940-02-19 | – | 1940-03-19 | General Officer Commanding Army of Karelian Isthmus |
| 1940-03-19 | – | 1940-05-16 | Commander in Chief of the Ground Forces |
| 1940-05-16 | – | 1941-06-29 | Chief General Staff |
| 1941-06-29 | – | 1942-01-29 | General Officer Commanding Army of Karelia |
| 1942-01-29 | – | 1944-10-06 | Chief General Staff |
| 1944-10-06 | – | 1944-12-31 | Chief of Staff Armed Forces Main Staff |
| 1944-12-31 | – | 1945-01-12 | Acting Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces |
| 1945-01-12 | – | 1945-06-30 | Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces |
Picture source: Courtesy of Valdis Kursietis