Ruben Lagus

Ernst Ruben Lagus
Born	(1896-10-12)October 12, 1896 Koski Hl, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died	July 15, 1959(1959-07-15) (aged 62) Lohja, Finland
Allegiance	German Empire (1915–1918)  Finland (1918–1947)
Service / branch	Imperial German Army Finnish Jäger troops  Finnish Army
Years of service	1915–1947
Rank	Major General (1941)
Commands	1st Jäger Brigade (1941–42) 5th Division (1941) Finnish Armoured Division (1942–44) Group Lagus (1944) 2nd Division (1945–47)
Battles / wars	World War I Finnish Civil War Battle of Tampere World War II Winter War Continuation War Finnish invasion of Ladoga Karelia Finnish invasion of East Karelia (1941) Vyborg–Petrozavodsk offensive Battle of Tali-Ihantala Lapland War
Awards	Mannerheim Cross Order of the Cross of Liberty Order of the White Rose Iron Cross Order of the Sword

Ernst Ruben Lagus (12 October 1896 – 15 July 1959), better known as Ruben Lagus, was a Finnish major general, a member of the Jäger Movement and the recipient of the first Mannerheim Cross. He participated in the Eastern Front of World War I as a volunteer of the 27th Royal Prussian Jäger Battalion, in the Finnish Civil War as battalion commander and as a supply officer in the Winter War. During the Continuation War, he commanded an armoured brigade, later division, which had a significant role in the influential Battle of Tali-Ihantala.