Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim facts for kids
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Marshal of Finland, Baron
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
VR SR, SVR SR ketj., SL SR
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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 | Askainen, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire |
4 June 1867
Died | 27 January 1951 Lausanne, Switzerland |
(aged 83)
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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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 First World War Finnish Civil War Second World War
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Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim ( 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).
Images for kids
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After his coronation, Nicholas II of Russia leaves Dormition Cathedral. The Chevalier Guard Lieutenant marching in front to the Tsar's right is Mannerheim.
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Mannerheim as Regent (seated), with his adjutants (left) Lt. Col. Lilius, Capt. Kekoni, Lt. Gallen-Kallela, Ensign Rosenbröijer.
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Field Marshal Baron Mannerheim in 1940
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