Lauri Malmberg

Lauri Malmberg

Kaarlo Lauri Torvald Malmberg (May 8, 1888 in Helsinki – March 14, 1948 in Helsinki) was a Finnish lieutenant general and son of Emil and Aino Malmberg. He was the Chief of Defence of the Finnish Defence Forces in 1925. General Malmberg served as the Commander-in-Chief of the Finnish Civil Guards (a voluntary paramilitary defence organization) from 1921 to 1944, when the organization was abolished as an "anti-Soviet" organization. He also served as the Minister of Defence from 1924 to 1925.[1]

Malmberg is recipient of the Latvian military Order of Lāčplēsis, 2nd class.[2]

His mother was Aino Malmberg and brother Erik Malmberg.

References

  1. ↑ "Council of State - Ministers of Defence". Valtioneuvosto.fi. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Priedītis, Ērichs Ēriks (1996). Latvijas Valsts apbalvojumi un Lāčplēši (in Latvian). Riga: Junda. ISBN 9984-01-020-1. OCLC 38884671.

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