Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
Finnish military leader and statesman (1867–1951)
Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (Swedish pronunciation: [kɑːɭ ²ɡɵsːtav ˈeːmɪl ²manːɛrˌheɪm]; 4 June 1867 – 27 January 1951) was a Finnish military leader and statesman.[1] Before World War I he was an officer in the Imperial Russian Army. With the Russian Revolution Finland declared independence and Mannerheim led the Whites in the Finnish Civil War. He became 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).
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim | |
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| 6th President of Finland | |
| In office 4 August 1944 – 11 March 1946 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Preceded by | post created |
| Succeeded by | Karl Fredrik Wilkama |
| State Regent of Finland | |
| In office 12 December 1918 – 26 July 1919 | |
| Preceded by | P. E. Svinhufvud |
| Succeeded by | K. J. Ståhlberg as President of the Republic |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 June 1867 Askainen, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire |
| Died | 27 January 1951 (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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| Military service | |
| 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)Marshal of Finland |
| Battles/wars | Russo-Japanese War First World War Finnish Civil War Second World War |
References
change- ↑ Klinge, Matti. "Mannerheim, Gustaf (1867 – 1951)". National Biography of Finland. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
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