Gustav Hägglund

Gustav Hägglund
Birth nameJohan Edvin Birger Gustav Hägglund
Born (1938-09-06) 6 September 1938
Viipuri, Finland (now Vyborg, Russia)
AllegianceFinland
BranchFinnish Army
Service years1958–2001
RankGeneral
CommandsUNIFIL
Chief of Defence
ConflictsArab–Israeli conflict (1978)
Israeli–Lebanese conflict (1986–88)
RelationsWoldemar Hägglund (father)

Johan Edvin Birger Gustav Hägglund (born 6 September 1938) is a retired general of Finland. He was the Chief of Defence 1994–2001, and Chairman of the European Union Military Committee 2001–2004.

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