Back إريك هاينريكس Arabic Erik Heinrichs Danish Axel Erik Heinrichs German Erik Heinrichs Estonian اریک هاینریکس Persian Erik Heinrichs Finnish Erik Heinrichs French אריק היינריקס HE Erik Heinrichs Italian エリック・ハインリッヒス Japanese
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Erik Heinrichs | |
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.jpg) Army's commander-in-chief Axel Erik Heinrichs | |
| Born | 21 July 1890 Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire |
| Died | 16 November 1965 (aged 75) Helsinki, Finland |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (1915–1918) White Finland (1918) Finland (1918–1945) |
| Service/ | Imperial German Army White Guard Finnish Army |
| Years of service | 1915–1945 |
| Rank | General of Infantry |
| Commands held | III Corps Army of the Isthmus Army of Karelia Chief of Defence |
| Battles/wars | First World War Finnish Civil War Winter War Continuation War |
| Awards | Mannerheim Cross 1st class Mannerheim Cross 2nd class Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Axel Erik Heinrichs (21 July 1890 – 16 November 1965) was a Finnish military general. He was Finland's Chief of the General Staff during the Interim Peace and Continuation War (1940–1941 and 1942–1944) and Chief of Defence for a short time after the war (1945).[1]
- ^ "Erik Heinrichs". Biografiskt lexikon för Finland (in Swedish). Helsingfors: Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland. urn:NBN:fi:sls-4412-1416928957018.