Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
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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 |
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] 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).
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Klinge, Matti. "Mannerheim, Gustaf (1867 – 1951)". National Biography of Finland. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
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