Lauri Nurminen
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Lauri Nurminen was the last known White Guard
and the last known veteran from the Finnish Civil War
just after the war broke out in 1918, when he was barely 12 years old.
He died on 20 February 2009 at the age of 102. Aarne Arvonen was believed to be the last Finnish Civil War veteran at death until Nurminen was found and verified as a veteran in 2010, nearly one year after his death. At death he was the last Finnish Civil War veteran of the conflict.
White Guard (Finland)
The White Guard was a voluntary militia that emerged victorious over the socialist Red Guard as part of the Whites in the Finnish Civil War of 1918...
and the last known veteran from the Finnish Civil War
Finnish Civil War
The Finnish Civil War was a part of the national, political and social turmoil caused by World War I in Europe. The Civil War concerned control and leadership of The Grand Duchy of Finland as it achieved independence from Russia after the October Revolution in Petrograd...
Biography
Lauri Nurminen served in the White Guard in the Finnish Civil WarFinnish Civil War
The Finnish Civil War was a part of the national, political and social turmoil caused by World War I in Europe. The Civil War concerned control and leadership of The Grand Duchy of Finland as it achieved independence from Russia after the October Revolution in Petrograd...
just after the war broke out in 1918, when he was barely 12 years old.
He died on 20 February 2009 at the age of 102. Aarne Arvonen was believed to be the last Finnish Civil War veteran at death until Nurminen was found and verified as a veteran in 2010, nearly one year after his death. At death he was the last Finnish Civil War veteran of the conflict.
See also
- List of veterans of World War I who died in 2009–11