Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim

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Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈkɑːrl ˈɡɵsˌtɑv ˈeːmil ˈmanːərˌheim]) (4 June 1867 – 27 January 1951) was a Finnish military leader and statesman. 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).

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active years end date

1918-05-30, 1919-07-25, 1945-01-12, 1946-03-04

active years start date

1918-01-28, 1918-12-12, 1939-10-17, 1944-08-04

battle

Continuation War, Finnish Civil War, Lapland War, Russo-Japanese War, Winter War, World War II, World War I

birth date

1867-06-04

birth place

Finland, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire, Askainen

child

Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim

country

Finland, Russian Empire

death date

1951-01-27

death place

Lausanne, Switzerland

military branch

Finnish Army, White Guard (Finland), Imperial Russian Army

military rank

Field marshal (Finland), Lieutenant general

nationality

Finns

office

Chief of Defence of the Finnish Defence Forces, Regent of Finland

order in office

6th, President of Finland

prime minister

Juho Kusti Paasikivi, Antti Hackzell, Urho Castrén

profession

Officer (armed forces), Wikt:statesman

religion

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland

service end year

1887-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

service start year

1887-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

successor

Juho Kusti Paasikivi, Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg, Erik Heinrichs, Karl Fredrik Wilkama