Image: Establishment of the Finnish Defence Forces with day order no 1
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Description: A copy of day order no 1 (päiväkäsky n:o 1) by General Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim that established the first headquarters of the Finnish Defence Forces and thus, the military of modern Finland. The document was issued on 2 February 1918 at Vaasa, Finland, a week after the Finnish Civil War began.
Title: Establishment of the Finnish Defence Forces with day order no 1
Credit: National Library of Finland
Author: Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
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