Kaarlo Leinonen

Kaarlo Olavi Leinonen (15 March 1914 – 19 April 1975) was a Finnish general and Minister of Defence from December 1963 to September 1964.

[1] He was the Chief of Defence of the Finnish Defence Forces between 1969 and 1974.

[2] Leinonen was born in Tervola.

He died in Karjalohja.

This Finnish biographical article is a stub.

General Kaarlo Leinonen during his visit to Sweden in 1972.