Karl Lennart Oesch, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Karl Lennart Oesch

Finnish general and war criminal

Date of Birth: 08-Aug-1892

Place of Birth: Otradnoye, Priozersky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia

Date of Death: 28-Mar-1978

Profession: military personnel, politician

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Karl Lennart Oesch (8 August 1892 – 28 March 1978) was one of Finland's leading generals during World War II.
He held a string of high staff assignments and front commands, and at the end of the Continuation War fully two-thirds of the Finnish ground forces were under his command.
Oesch earned a reputation of being able to deal with difficult situations, a trait that Mannerheim used fully.