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| Lennart Oesch and Carl Mannerheim at a memorial for the Battle of Lützen, celebrating its 300th anniversary, 6 Nov 1932 | Finnish Chief of the General Staff Lennart Oesch (left) and Estonian Chief of the General Staff Nikolai Reek (second from right) inspecting an Estonian military exercise, Estonia, Oct 1938 | Carl Mannerheim and Lennart Oesch during a field exercise in Finnish Karelia, Finland, Aug 1939 | Lieutenant General Lennart Oesch and his chief of staff Colonel Valo Nihtilä inspecting Viipuri, Finland (now Vyborg, Russia), Aug-Sep 1941 |
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| Soviet Major General Vladimir V. Kirpitsnikov, in captivity, lighting a cigarette for Finnish Lieutenant General Lennart Oesch, Russia, Sep 1941 | Portrait of Lennart Oesch, date unknown | Lennart Oesch and Aitanga Niskanen visiting Oesch's relatives in Switzerland, May 1952 |
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