Ruben Lagus

Ernst Ruben Lagus
Ernst Ruben Lagus
Born	12 October 1896; Koski Hl, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died	15 July 1959 (aged 62); Lohja, Finland
Allegiance	German Empire (1915–1918); Finland (1918–1947);
Branch	Imperial German Army; Finnish Jäger troops; Finnish Army;
Service years	1915–1947
Rank	Major General (1941)
Commands	1st Jäger Brigade (1941–1942); 5th Division (1941); Finnish Armoured Division (1942–1944); Group Lagus (1944); 2nd Division (1945–1947);
Conflicts	World War I; Finnish Civil War Battle of Tampere; ; World War II Winter War; Continuation War Finnish invasion of Ladoga Karelia; Finnish invasion of East Karelia (1941); Vyborg–Petrozavodsk offensive Battle of Tali-Ihantala; ; ; Lapland War; ;
Awards	Mannerheim Cross; Order of the Cross of Liberty; Order of the White Rose; Iron Cross; Order of the Sword;

Ernst Ruben Lagus (12 October 1896 – 15 July 1959), better known as Ruben Lagus, was a Finnish major general, a member of the Jäger Movement and the recipient of the first Mannerheim Cross. He participated in the Eastern Front of World War I as a volunteer of the 27th Royal Prussian Jäger Battalion, in the Finnish Civil War as battalion commander and as a supply officer in the Winter War. During the Continuation War, he commanded an armoured brigade, later division, which had a significant role in the influential Battle of Tali-Ihantala.