Claes Purjo

Bror Claes Purjo (January 10, 1918 - March 27, 1996[1]) was a Finnish CEO and SS volunteer, born in Helsinki, who was involved in the pro-German resistance movement in Finland from 1944 to 1946.

In the summer of 1941, Purjo joined the Finnish SS volunteer battalion, where he rose to the rank of SS-Obersturmführer.

Purjo remained in Germany on secondment even after the Finnish SS battalion had been repatriated at the beginning of June 1943.

Purjo, who was pro-German and supported National Socialism, had good connections with Germany's political and military leadership.

[2] Purjo was also a member of the leadership of the pro-German Finland Union, founded by Finns living in Berlin, together with Admiral Gustav von Schoultz, baroness Ruth Munck and Professor Johannes Öhquist.