Leo Skurnik

Leo Skurnik
Skurnik in 1940
Born(1907-03-28)28 March 1907
Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died4 December 1976(1976-12-04) (aged 69)
Oulu, Finland
AllegianceFinnish Army
RankMedical major
UnitPioneer Battalion 15 of the 53rd Infantry Regiment, Finnish III Corps
AwardsIron Cross, 2nd Class (refused)

Leo Skurnik (28 March 1907 – 4 December 1976) was a Finnish physician, a medical officer in the Finnish Army and one of the three Finnish Jews who were proposed to be awarded the Iron Cross by Nazi Germany during World War II but refused to accept it.

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