The Generals of WWII

Generals from Finland Flag for Finland
Portrait of General of Artillery Vilho Petter Nenonen

Nenonen

Vilho Petter, General of Artillery

(1883 – 1960)

1916
Commanding Officer 4th Russian Artillery Regiment
1918
Inspector of Artillery
1918
Chief of Weapons Staff at General Headquarters
1918
- 1919
Comamnding Officer Coastal Artillery Regiment
1919
Chief of Coastal Artillery
1919
- 1920
Chief of Artillery Officer Training Courses
1920
- 1937
Inspector-General of Artillery
1923
Chief of Coastal Artillery
1923
- 1924
Minister of War
1924
- 1925
Acting Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces
1937
- 1940
Chairman of the Weapon Design Board, Ministry of Defence
1940
Head of the Finnish War Material Procurement Delegation in the USA
1940
- 1947
Inspector-General of Artillery
Picture source: Courtesy of Valdis Kursietis