Gustav Hägglund
Chief of Defence of the Finnish Defence Forces (born 1938) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Johan Edvin Birger Gustav Hägglund (6 September 1938 – present) is a retired Swedish-Finnish general. He was the Chief of Defence 1994–2001, and Chairman of the European Union Military Committee 2001–2004.
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Birth name | Johan Edvin Birger Gustav Hägglund |
Born | (1938-09-06) 6 September 1938 (age 85) Viipuri, Finland (now Vyborg, Russia) |
Allegiance | Finland |
Service/ | Finnish Army |
Years of service | 1958–2001 |
Rank | General |
Commands held | UNIFIL Chief of Defence |
Battles/wars | Arab–Israeli conflict (1978) Israeli–Lebanese conflict (1986–88) |
Relations | Woldemar Hägglund (father) |
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