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Einar August Vihma (until 1936 Wichmann; 19 September 1893, Kuopio – 5 August 1944, Ihantala) was a Finnish major general. During the Battle of Tali-Ihantala he commanded the 6th Division. He was killed in action during the battle. Vihma started his military career in 1915 when he joined the Jäger Movement. In 1917 he came to Finland with the German U-boat SM UC-57 to fight on the side of the Whites during the Finnish Civil War. After the war he was head of the Finnish cadet school between 1933 and 1936 and head of the White Guard between 1936 and 1939.

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  • Einar August Vihma (until 1936 Wichmann; 19 September 1893, Kuopio – 5 August 1944, Ihantala) was a Finnish major general. During the Battle of Tali-Ihantala he commanded the 6th Division. He was killed in action during the battle. Vihma started his military career in 1915 when he joined the Jäger Movement. In 1917 he came to Finland with the German U-boat SM UC-57 to fight on the side of the Whites during the Finnish Civil War. After the war he was head of the Finnish cadet school between 1933 and 1936 and head of the White Guard between 1936 and 1939. During the Winter War he served as initially as a Brigade commander and later Division commander on the western Karelian Isthmus. He was awarded the Mannerheim Cross in 1941. During the Continuation War he took part in the re-capture of Vyborg and later in the Battle of Tali-Ihantala, where he distinguished himself by managing to halt the Soviet advance in his sector. He was killed in action during the long battle. (en)
  • Einar August Vihma, född 19 september 1893 i Kuopio, död 5 augusti 1944 i , var en finländsk militär. Fram till 1936 hade han efternamnet Wichmann och han blev generalmajor 1941. Vihma anslöt sig 1915 till jägarrörelsen, och var kompanichef under finska inbördeskriget 1918. Han var chef för kadettskolan i Fredrikshamn 1933–36, Finlands vita gardeskommendant 1936-39. Under vinterkriget var han kommendör för en division vid Taipaleenjoki. Under fortsättningskriget ledde han 12. divisionens anfallsoperation från Joutseno till Kämärä under augusti 1941 och klippte av de sovjetiska förbindelserna från Viborg till sydost. Vid krigsslutet var han på Karelska näset med 6. divisionen och deltog i avvärjningsstriden vid Tali-Ihantala, och stupade i augusti 1944 vid Ihantala. (sv)
  • Ейнар Вігма (до 1936 — Вігман; 19 вересня 1893, Куопіо — 5 серпня 1944, Ігантала) — фінський військовий діяч, генерал-майор. Кавалер Ордену Хрест Маннергейма. Під час Війни-Продовження начальник 6-ї дивізії Фінської Армії. Загинув під час битви при Талі-Ігантала. (uk)
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  • Ейнар Вігма (до 1936 — Вігман; 19 вересня 1893, Куопіо — 5 серпня 1944, Ігантала) — фінський військовий діяч, генерал-майор. Кавалер Ордену Хрест Маннергейма. Під час Війни-Продовження начальник 6-ї дивізії Фінської Армії. Загинув під час битви при Талі-Ігантала. (uk)
  • Einar August Vihma (until 1936 Wichmann; 19 September 1893, Kuopio – 5 August 1944, Ihantala) was a Finnish major general. During the Battle of Tali-Ihantala he commanded the 6th Division. He was killed in action during the battle. Vihma started his military career in 1915 when he joined the Jäger Movement. In 1917 he came to Finland with the German U-boat SM UC-57 to fight on the side of the Whites during the Finnish Civil War. After the war he was head of the Finnish cadet school between 1933 and 1936 and head of the White Guard between 1936 and 1939. (en)
  • Einar August Vihma, född 19 september 1893 i Kuopio, död 5 augusti 1944 i , var en finländsk militär. Fram till 1936 hade han efternamnet Wichmann och han blev generalmajor 1941. Vihma anslöt sig 1915 till jägarrörelsen, och var kompanichef under finska inbördeskriget 1918. Han var chef för kadettskolan i Fredrikshamn 1933–36, Finlands vita gardeskommendant 1936-39. Vid krigsslutet var han på Karelska näset med 6. divisionen och deltog i avvärjningsstriden vid Tali-Ihantala, och stupade i augusti 1944 vid Ihantala. (sv)
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