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Urho Hietanen
Urho Hietanen is a fictional character in Väinö Linna's 1954 war novel '' The Unknown Soldier''. He is one of the main characters in the novel. Hietanen is considered to be inspired by Väinö Linna's comrade-in-arms, Sergeant Pauli Santa (1919–1982) from Vehmaa; however, Hietanen's fate is different from that of his role model, as Linna had freely combined and altered events in this regard, and some features may have also been taken from a couple of other people. The destruction of the Kliment Voroshilov tank with an anti-tank mine, which is described as the most heroic act by Hietanen, is also based on a true incident witnessed by Linna with his own eyes. In the novel Hietanen is an optimist and a joker from the Southwest Finland who has a benevolent attitude towards everything in an effort to maintain the mood of the entire team. Originally, Hietanen was a corporal, but he is promoted to sergeant when he manages to destroy an enemy tank with an anti-tank mine in bat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Hietanen is a Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Helena Hietanen (born 1963), Finnish sculptor *Janne Hietanen (born 1978), Finnish footballer *Juha Hietanen (born 1955), Finnish ice hockey player *Juuso Hietanen (born 1985), Finnish ice hockey player *Konsta Hietanen (born 1984), Finnish footballer *Matti Hietanen (born 1983), Finnish volleyball player *Mika Hietanen (born 1968), Finnish cyclist *Mikko Hietanen (1911–1999), Finnish long-distance runner *Valtteri Hietanen (born 1992), Finnish ice hockey player *Yrjö Hietanen (1927–2011), Finnish sprint canoeist See also * Urho Hietanen, a fictional character from ''The Unknown Soldier'' novel by Väinö Linna * Hietanen (Kotka), a Port of Hamina-Kotka, port in Kotka and an island {{surname Finnish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |