Hugo Österman

Hugo Österman
Hugo Österman
Chief of Defence
	In office; 1933–1939
Deputy Minister of Defence
	In office; 10 July 1930 – 21 March 1931
Personal details
Born	5 September 1892; Helsinki, Finland
Died	17 February 1975 (aged 82); Helsinki, Finland
Awards	Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour; Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of Finland; Order of the Cross of Liberty; Commander First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland; King George VI Coronation Medal; Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Italy; Order of the Three Stars; Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta; Order of the Sword - Commander Grand Cross; Knight Grand Officer of the Order of the Polar Star; Order of the German Eagle; Iron Cross; Order of Merit of the Kingdom of Hungary; Order of the Cross of the Eagle; Finnish Olympic Cross of Merit;
Military service
Allegiance	Finland
Branch/service	Finnish Army
Rank	lieutenant-general
Commands	Army of the Isthmus
Battles/wars	Winter War

Hugo Viktor Österman (5 September 1892, Helsinki – 17 February 1975) was a Finnish lieutenant-general during World War II. He was the Chief of Defence of the Finnish Army from 1933 to 1939.

When the Winter War started Österman was made commander of the Army of the Isthmus, but was resigned in February 1940 after the Finnish lines had been breached.

Österman served as Deputy Minister of Defence from 10 July 1930 to 21 March 1931.