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Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim was a Finnish military commander and statesman. He served as the military leader of the Whites in the Finnish Civil War (1918), as regent of Finland (1918–1919), as commander-in-chief of the Finnish Defence Forces during World War II (1939–1945), and as the president of Finland (1944–1946). He became Finland's only field marshal in 1933 and was appointed honorary…
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politics · Finnish military leader and statesman (1867–1951) · explorer · politician · military officer · author · soldier · general field marshal · also Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, C. G. E. Mannerheim, C. G. Mannerheim, Carl Gustaf Mannerheim, Mannerheim, Gustaf Mannerheim
Born 4 June 1867 · Died 27 January 1951 · Q152306
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2017· 1 entry
The character "Kitty" has appeared as Mannerheim's bride in Juha Vakkuri's novel Mannerheim ja saksalainen suudelma
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2016· 1 entry
The Ukrainian band Linija Mannerheima ("Mannerheim Line") was formed in response to the ongoing Russian hybrid offensive in Donbas
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2012· 1 entry
Yleisradio made a film about Mannerheim titled The Marshal of Finland
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2008· 1 entry
Because it portrayed Mannerheim as homosexual or bisexual
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1960· 1 entry
The United States honoured Mannerheim as the "Liberator of Finland" with regular first-class domestic and international stamps (at the time four cents and eight cents respectively) as part of its Champions of Liberty ser
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1951· 1 entry
Died 1951-01-27.
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1948· 1 entry
Mannerheim underwent another major surgery, this time in Stockholm
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1947· 1 entry
That the Finns owed much to their old Marshal
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1946· 2 entries
And spent much of his remaining life in a sanatorium in Switzerland, where he wrote his memoirs, and where he died in 1951
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Mannerheim bought Kirkniemi Manor in Lohja, intending to spend his retirement there
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1944· 5 entries
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of Finland (1944).
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Awarded Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (1944).
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Career landmark: President of Finland (1944–1946).
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When the prospect of Nazi Germany's defeat in World War II became clear, the Parliament of Finland unanimously appointed Mannerheim as the President, and he oversaw peace negotiations with the Soviet Union and the United
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And had accepted the office reluctantly after being urged to do so
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1942· 7 entries
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of the German Eagle in Gold with Swords (1942).
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Awarded Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers, 1st class (1942).
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Awarded Grand Officer of the Military Order of Savoy (1942).
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Awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword (1942).
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Awarded Order of the Crown of King Zvonimir (1942).
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Awarded Grand Cross with Holy Crown of the Order of Merit of the Kingdom of Hungary (1942).
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When he was also granted the title of Marshal of Finland
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1941· 7 entries
Awarded Order of Michael the Brave, 1st class (1941).
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Awarded Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (1941).
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Awarded Clasp to the Iron Cross of 1914, 2nd class (1941).
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Awarded Mannerheim Cross 1st Class (1941).
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Awarded Order of Michael the Brave, 2nd class (1941).
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Awarded Order of Michael the Brave, 3rd class (1941).
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Awarded Mannerheim Cross 2nd Class (1941).
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1940· 2 entries
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of the Cross of Liberty (1940).
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Won Medal of Liberty, 1st Class with rosette, of the Order of the Cross of Liberty (1940).
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1939· 4 entries
Awarded Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (1939).
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“I had not wanted to undertake the responsibility of commander-in-chief, as my age and my health entitled me, but I had to yield to appeals from the President of the Republic and the government, and now for the fourth time I am at war.”
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And aware of the imminent war and deploring the lack of equipment and preparation of the army, Mannerheim resigned from the military council on 17 October 1939, declaring that he would agree to return to business only as
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Career landmark: Chief of Defence (1939–1945).
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1936· 3 entries
Mannerheim represented the Finnish government at the funeral of King George V of the United Kingdom
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Went by ship from Aden (a British territory in Southern Arabia) to Bombay
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In Paris where they reconciled face to face
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1933· 2 entries
And was appointed honorary Marshal of Finland in 1942
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Mannerheim received the title of Field Marshal (sotamarsalkka, fältmarskalk)
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1932· 1 entry
Awarded Estonian Red Cross Order First Class (1932).
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1931· 2 entries
Tasked with making preparations for a potential war with the Soviet Union
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Appointed Mannerheim as chairman of Finland's Defence Council and gave him a written promise that in the event of war he would become the Commander-in-Chief of the Finnish Army
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1930· 1 entry
Awarded 1st Class of the Military Order of the Cross of the Eagle (1930).
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1929· 2 entries
Mannerheim rejected a plea by right-wing radicals to become a military dictator
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For a period of five years and it also allowed him to drive a passenger car and a motorcycle in private traffic
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1927· 1 entry
To avoid going through the Soviet Union, he travelled through the British Empire, going by ship from London to Bombay
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1920· 1 entry
And headed the Finnish Red Cross from 1922 to his death
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1919· 4 entries
Awarded Royal Order of the Seraphim (1919).
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Awarded Knight of the Order of the Elephant (1919).
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Awarded Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (1919).
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When Mannerheim served as Regent, she took on the role of hostess at official functions, and also served as the general wreath-bearer at the grand promotion ceremony of the philosophical faculty that year
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1918· 7 entries
Awarded Iron Cross (1914), 1st class (1918).
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Awarded Iron Cross (1914), 2nd class (1918).
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Awarded Cross of Liberty, 4th Class (1918).
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Awarded Cross of Liberty, 1st Class (1918).
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Awarded Order of the Sword - Commander Grand Cross (1918).
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of the Cross of Liberty (1918).
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Career landmark: Regent of Finland (1918–1919).
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1909· 1 entry
Mannerheim presented results of the expedition to Emperor Nicholas II
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1905· 4 entries
Awarded Order of Saint Vladimir 4th class with swords and bow (1905).
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Awarded Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class with swords (1905).
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Awarded Order of St. Anna 2nd class with swords (1905).
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And briefly commanded an irregular unit of Hong Huzi, a local militia, on an exploratory mission into Inner Mongolia
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1904· 1 entry
Mannerheim was transferred to the officer riding school in Saint Petersburg where he was commanded to already in the previous year
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1903· 2 entries
Via China to the United States together with her children
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Was put in charge of the model squadron in the Imperial Chevalier Guard and became a member of the equestrian training board of the cavalry regiments
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1902· 3 entries
Earned Silver cross of the Order of the Redeemer (1902).
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In an unofficial separation of residence
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When the couple entered an unofficial separation in residence
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1901· 1 entry
Was promoted to a captain in the cavalry
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1896· 1 entry
Took part in the coronation of Emperor Nicholas II, standing for four hours in his full-dress Imperial Chevalier Guard uniform at the bottom of the steps leading up to the imperial throne
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1895· 2 entries
Awarded Knight's Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph (1895).
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Started taking care of the regiment train
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1892· 1 entry
At the age of 25 Mannerheim married Anastasia Arapova (1872–1936), the wealthy heiress of a Russian major general of Russian-Serbian heritage
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1889· 1 entry
Studied at Nikolaevskaya Cavalry School (1887–1889).
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1886· 1 entry
Studied at Hamina Cadet School (1882–1886).
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1882· 1 entry
At the age of 14, where he began his military career
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1880· 1 entry
For his mistress, a daughter of Baron and General Johan Mauritz Nordenstam, the young Mannerheim's mother and her seven children went to live with her aunt Louise; but Mannerheim's mother died the following year
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1867· 1 entry
Born 1867-06-04.
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1862· 1 entry
Carl Robert Mannerheim married Hedvig Charlotta Hélène von Julin (1842–1881), the daughter of a wealthy industrialist, John von Julin (1787–1853)
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1809· 1 entry
Mannerheim's great-grandfather, Count Carl Erik Mannerheim (1759–1837), son of the Commandant Johan Augustin Mannerheim, became the first head of the executive of the newly-autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland, an office th
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