Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim

thumb|180px|"I will not sheathe my sword until Finland and East Karelia are free."https://www.verkkouutiset.fi/a/tanaan-80-vuotta-legendaarisesta-paivakaskysta/#0a407416 Tänään 80 vuotta legendaarisesta päiväkäskystä Verkkouutiset 11 July 2021 6 June 2026 fi Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (kɑːrl ˈɡʉstɑv ˈeːmil ˈmɑnːærhejm; 4 June 1867 – 27 January 1951) 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 Marshal of Finland in 1942. Quotes thumb|180px|"Vad i helvete gör han här?" I welcome you, Jaegers, to the fatherland. At a time when the fate of the fatherland seemed most bleak, you young people believed in its future. You sacrificed your home, your happiness, everything, in order to build a great and happy future for our unfortunate country. And your guiding star has not led you astray. Mannerheim's speech to the Jaegers in Vaasa in 1918.https://www.is.fi/kotimaa/art-2000000122871.html Mannerheimin puhe jääkäreille löytyi Ilta-Sanomat 3 June 2008 6 June 2026 fi Forts, cannons and foreign aid will not help unless every man himself knows that he is the guard of his country. Mannerheim's speech to strengthen and maintain the will of the soldiers to fight.Uusi Pikkujättiläinen 1022 Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö 1986 951-0-12416-8 fi What the bloody hell is he doing here? Mannerheim's reply after hearing that Adolf Hitler would be arriving to visit in Finland for Mannerheim's 75th birthday visit.https://www.paivanlehti.fi/mannerheim-kuuli-hitlerin-saapuvan-syntymapaivajuhliin-vad-i-helvete-gor-han-har/ Mannerheim kuuli Hitlerin saapuvan syntymäpäiväjuhliin: – "Vad i helvete gör han här?" Päivänlehti 6 June 2026 fi Daily orders The brave soldiers of Finland! I undertake this task at a time when our centuries-old enemy is once again attacking our country. Trust in the commander is the first condition for success. You know me and I know you, and I know that each of you is ready to fulfill your duty until death. This war is nothing more than the continuation and final act of our War of Independence. We are fighting for home, religion, and the Fatherland. Mannerheim's first daily order after President Kyösti Kallio appointed him as Commander-in-Chief of the Finnish Defence Forces in November 1939.https://www.mannerheim.fi/pkaskyt/s_paiva.htm Ylipäällikön päiväkäskyt mannerheim.fi Mannerheim Foundation 6 June 2026 fi1986 Stig Jägerskiöld Mannerheim: Marshal of Finland Minneapolis University of Minnesota Press 0-8166-1527-6 registration https://archive.org/details/mannerheimmarsha00jage Soldiers! I have fought on many battlefields, but I have not yet seen warriors like you. I am proud of you as if you were my own children, as proud of a man of the fells in the North as of a son of the plains of Ostrobothnia, the forests of Karelia, the hills of Savo, the fertile fields of Häme and Satakunta, the temperate groves of Uusimaa and Southwest Finland. I am as proud of the sacrifice offered by a son of a poor hut as by a rich one. Mannerheim after the end of the Winter War on March 14, 1940. References External links Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim Mannerheim.fi Category:1867 births Category:1951 deaths Category:Lutherans Category:Military leaders Category:Nationalists Category:Presidents of Finland