Lennart Rönnback
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Lennart Rönnback was a Finnish
White Guard
veteran of the Finnish Civil War
of 1918. Rönnback died on 4 November 2007, at the age of 102. He was considered the last White Guard
veteran of the Finnish Civil War at the time of his death, but later Lauri Nurminen was discovered. See Last Red Guard and White Guard here.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
White Guard
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...
veteran of 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...
of 1918. Rönnback died on 4 November 2007, at the age of 102. He was considered the last White Guard
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...
veteran of the Finnish Civil War at the time of his death, but later Lauri Nurminen was discovered. See Last Red Guard and White Guard here.