Lauri Taavetti Tiainen (15 February 1891,

Rantasalmi Rantasalmi is a municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southern Savonia regions of Finland, region, northwest of Savonlinna and northeast of Mikkeli. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area ...

– 18 September 1958) was a Finnish

colonel Colonel ( ; abbreviated as Col., Col, or COL) is a senior military Officer (armed forces), officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, a colon ...

during

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

. Kilin and Raunio 2007, p. 71 Tiainen joined the Jaeger Movement in 1915 and trained and fought in the Royal Prussian 27th Jäger Battalion. He worked under the name "''Pfadfinder''". After the

Finnish Civil War The Finnish Civil War was a civil war in Finland in 1918 fought for the leadership and control of the country between Whites (Finland), White Finland and the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic (Red Finland) during the country's transition fr ...

, Tiainen worked as a commander of battalion, an army school lecturer, a commander of regiment, the commander of Savo Brigade. In 1933, he was promoted as the Commander of Karelian Military Administrative Division. Tiainen was the Commander of the 12th Division in the Battle of Kollaa during the

Winter War The Winter War was a war between the Soviet Union and Finland. It began with a Soviet invasion of Finland on 30 November 1939, three months after the outbreak of World War II, and ended three and a half months later with the Moscow Peac ...

. Tiainen became ill in the end of January and he had to leave the position on 31 January 1940. He was succeeded by Antero Svensson. During the rest of the war and in the

Continuation War The Continuation War, also known as the Second Soviet–Finnish War, was a conflict fought by Finland and Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union during World War II. It began with a Finnish declaration of war on 25 June 1941 and ended on 19 ...

, Tiainen worked under the Home Front Cadre. He resigned in 1945.

References

Citations

Bibliography

* 1890 births 1958 deaths People from Rantasalmi People from Mikkeli Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish military personnel of World War II Jägers of the Jäger Movement Finnish colonels {{Europe-mil-bio-stub