Gustav Hägglund

Gustav Hägglund
Birth nameJohan Edvin Birger Gustav Hägglund
Born (1938-09-06) 6 September 1938
Viipuri, Finland (now Vyborg, Russia)
AllegianceFinland
BranchFinnish Army
Years of service1958–2001
RankGeneral
CommandsUNIFIL
Chief of Defence
Battles / warsArab–Israeli conflict (1978)
Israeli–Lebanese conflict (1986–88)
RelationsWoldemar Hägglund (father)

Johan Edvin Birger Gustav Hägglund (born 6 September 1938) is a retired Finnish general. He was the Chief of Defence 1994–2001, and Chairman of the European Union Military Committee 2001–2004.

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