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Marshal of Finland, Baron
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
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| 6th President of Finland | |
| In office 4 August 1944 – 11 March 1946 |
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| Prime Minister | Antti Hackzell Urho Castrén J. K. Paasikivi |
| Preceded by | Risto Ryti |
| Succeeded by | J. K. Paasikivi |
| Commander-in-Chief of the Finnish Defense Forces | |
| In office 17 October 1939 – 12 January 1945 |
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| Preceded by | Hugo Österman (as Commander of the Hosts) |
| Succeeded by | Axel Heinrichs (as Chief of Defence) |
| In office 25 January 1918 – 30 May 1918 |
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| Preceded by | post created |
| Succeeded by | Karl Fredrik Wilkama |
| State Regent of Finland | |
| In office 12 December 1918 – 26 July 1919 |
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| Preceded by | P. E. Svinhufvud |
| Succeeded by | K. J. Ståhlberg as President of the Republic |
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| Born | (1867-06-04)4 June 1867 Askainen, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire |
| Died | 27 January 1951(1951-01-27) (aged 83) Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Resting place | Hietaniemi cemetery, Helsinki |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Spouse(s) | Anastasie Arapova (div. 1919) |
| Children | Anastasie Mannerheim (1893–1977) Sophie Mannerheim Jr. (1895–1963) |
| Relatives | Count Carl Robert Mannerheim (father) Count Carl Gustaf Mannerheim (paternal grandfather) See Mannerheim family |
| Profession | Military officer, statesman |
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| Allegiance |  Russian Empire Finland |
| Branch/service | Imperial Russian Army White Guard Finnish Army |
| Years of service | 1887–1917 (Russia) 1918–1946 (Finland) |
| Rank | Lieutenant General (Russia) Field Marshal (Finland) |
| Battles/wars |
Russo-Japanese War
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Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (Swedish pronunciation: [kɑːɭ ²ɡɵsːtav ˈeːmɪl ²manːɛrˌheɪm]; 4 June 1867 – 27 January 1951) was a Finnish military leader and statesman. Mannerheim served as the military leader of the Whites in the Finnish Civil War, Regent of Finland (1918–1919), commander-in-chief of Finland's defence forces during World War II, Marshal of Finland, and the sixth President of Finland (1944–1946).
Mannerheim (right) with a fellow student, Antanas Ričardas Druvė, in Nicholas Cavalry School, St Petersburg, late 1880s.
After his coronation, Nicholas II of Russia leaves Dormition Cathedral. The Chevalier Guard Lieutenant marching in front to the Tsar's right is Mannerheim.
Gustaf Mannerheim's route across Asia from St. Petersburg to Peking, 1906–1908.
Mannerheim as Regent (seated), with his adjutants (left) Lt. Col. Lilius, Capt. Kekoni, Lt. Gallen-Kallela, Ensign Rosenbröijer.
Mannerheim leading the victory parade at the end of the Finnish Civil War in Helsinki, 1918
Field Marshal Baron Mannerheim in 1940
Discussion with Hitler, Marshal Mannerheim and President Ryti. Hitler visited Mannerheim on his 75th birthday.
Mannerheim's funeral parade in Helsinki Senate Square on 4 February 1951.
Mannerheim Square in Helsinki with an equestrian statue of Mannerheim.
Finnish postal stamp 1941
Mannerheim was honoured by the US Mail with a postage stamp
