Mannerheim cross
Winter war
Marshal mannerheim!
Mannerheim, Carl Gustaf Emil
By Jussi Jalonen
Freiherr Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (1867-1951)
The Finnish aristocrat and cavalry commander in the Imperial Russian army Carl Gustav Emil Mannerheim is sitting at his desk.
His support for anti-Bolshevik intervention caused him to lose the presidential elections in 1919.
Unknown photographer: Suomen valtionhoitaja kenraali Mannerheim, black-and-white photograph, Finland, 1919, in: Voipio, Anni: Suomen marsalkka, Porvoo 1943; source: Wikimedia Commons: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Valtionhoitaja_mannerheim.jpg.
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Mannerheim, Carl Gustaf Emil
Cavalry General, Marshal of Finland
Born 04 June 1867 in Manor of Louhisaari, Grand-Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died 27 January 1951 in Lausanne, Switzerland
Summary
A Finnish aristocrat, Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim served as cavalry commander in the Impe