MILITARY PERSONNEL

Ruben Lagus

1896 - 1959

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Ernst Ruben Lagus (12 October 1896 – 15 July 1959), better known as Ruben Lagus, was a Finnish major general, a member of the Jäger Movement and the recipient of the first Mannerheim Cross. He participated in the Eastern Front of World War I as a volunteer of the 27th Royal Prussian Jäger Battalion, in the Finnish Civil War as battalion commander and as a supply officer in the Winter War. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ruben Lagus has received more than 61,027 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ruben Lagus is the 1,771st most popular military personnel, the 269th most popular biography from Finland and the 12th most popular Finnish Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Ruben Lagus ranks 1,771 out of 2,058. Before him are Jonathan M. Wainwright, John Byng, Boston Corbett, Johannes Block, James Jesus Angleton, and Eddie Chapman. After him are John Shalikashvili, Bazilio Olara-Okello, Paul von Plehwe, John Pope, Gustaf Dyrssen, and Richard Bong.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Ruben Lagus ranks 198. Before him are Louis Bromfield, Gerhard Fieseler, Barbara La Marr, Constantin Rădulescu, Ivan Merz, and Hermann Jónasson. After him are Eric Backman, Esteban Canal, Gunnar Lindström, Paul van Ostaijen, Agustín Sancho, and Lotte Jacobi. Among people deceased in 1959, Ruben Lagus ranks 150. Before him are Carl Switzer, Vitaly Bianki, Akaki Chkhenkeli, Walter Bathe, Stanley Spencer, and Preston Sturges. After him are Roald Larsen, Abdulla Shaig, Paul Rivet, Lyda Borelli, Kay Kendall, and Jan Černý.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Ruben Lagus ranks 269 out of 751. Before him are Toivo Loukola (1902), Lasse Mårtenson (1934), Paavo Väyrynen (1946), Eino Leino (1891), Kalle Anttila (1887), and Heidi Hautala (1955). After him are Paavo Johansson (1895), Henrik Gabriel Porthan (1739), Verner Järvinen (1870), Jukka Nevalainen (1978), Reino Kuuskoski (1907), and Heikki Liimatainen (1894).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Finland

Among military personnels born in Finland, Ruben Lagus ranks 12. Before him are Hugo Österman (1892), Paavo Talvela (1897), Adolf Ehrnrooth (1905), Woldemar Hägglund (1893), Kurt Martti Wallenius (1893), and Ali Aaltonen (1884). After him are Oskar Gripenberg (1838).

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