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).
Biography
Erik Heinrich's grandfather, the ironmaster Anders Heinrichs, was of Swedish descent and originally bore the name Henriksson. The family came to Finland in 1849. Heinrich's parents were Axel Ossian Andreas Heinrichs and Johanna (Hanna) Matilda Rönnholm.
Heinrichs was also a praised author of which his book on Gustaf Mannerheim is considered his best. He was made an honorary doctor at University of Helsinki in 1957.
Heinrichs married Maria Emma Augusta Paulig, daughter of , in 1921.
Bibliography
- Kring Östersjön. Bilder och betraktelser från jägarnas färder (1918)
- Hotel S:t Petersburg. Några minnen för vännerna från jägartiden (1919)
- Kleber i Egypten. Ett krigaröde från franska revolutionens dagar (1947)
- Mannerheim-gestalten. 1. Den vite generalen 1918-1919 (1957)
- Vid franska atlantkusten i de hundra dagarnas spår (1957)
- Mannerheim-gestalten. 2. Marskalken av Finland (1959)