Paavo Talvela

Paavo Talvela
Born	(1897-02-19)19 February 1897 Helsingin maalaiskunta, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died	30 September 1973(1973-09-30) (aged 76) Helsinki, Finland
Buried	Kulosaari Cemetery
Allegiance	German Empire (1916–1918)  Finland (1918–1946)
Service / branch	Imperial German Army Finnish Jäger troops  Finnish Army
Years of service	1916–1946
Rank	General of the Infantry (1966)
Commands	Commander-in-chief, Aunus expedition Savo Jäger Regiment (1926–27) Group Talvela (1939–40) III Corps (1940) II Corps (1941) VI Corps (1941–42) Aunus Group (1944)
Battles / wars	World War I Eastern Front Finnish Civil War Kinship Wars Aunus expedition Viena expedition World War II Winter War Battle of Tolvajärvi Continuation War Invasion of Ladoga Karelia Svir–Petrozavodsk offensive
Awards	Mannerheim Cross Order of the Cross of Liberty Order of the White Rose Iron Cross German Cross in Gold Order of Merit of the German Eagle Order of the Sword Order of Vasa Order of the Crown of Italy Order of St. Olav

Paavo Juho Talvela (born Paavo Juho Thorén; 19 February 1897 – 30 September 1973) was a Finnish general of the infantry, Knight of the Mannerheim Cross and a member of the Jäger movement. He participated in the Eastern Front of World War I, the Finnish Civil War, the Finnish Kinship Wars, the Winter War and the Continuation War.

Talvela was also active in Finnish far-right politics, being involved in both the founding of the Academic Karelia Society and in the Lapua Movement. In 1940, he was also involved in talks with Germany about forming a Finnish Jäger battalion as part of the Wehrmacht.