Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim was a Finnish military leader and statesman. The Mannerheims, originally from Germany, became Swedish noblemen in 1693. In the latter part of the 18th century they moved to Finland, then an integral part of Sweden. In a Finnish survey 53 years after his death, Mannerheim was voted the greatest Finn of all time. Given the broad recognition in Finland and elsewhere of his unparalleled role in establishing and later preserving Finland's independence from Russia, Mannerheim has long been referred to as the father of modern Finland, and the Finnish capital Helsinki's Mannerheim Museum memorializing the leader's life and times has been called "the closest thing there is to a [Finnish] national shrine''.
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim was a Finnish military leader and statesman. The Mannerheims, originally from Germany...
Matthew Morgan
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Grayson Morris
It's a meme no one gives a shit about Mannerheim
Asher Johnson
You're saying this German man is not the Finnish national hero?
Kevin Nelson
He didn't do anything
Christian Jackson
> After the Bolshevik revolution, Finland declared its independence but was soon embroiled in civil war between the pro-Bolshevik "Reds" and the "Whites", who were the troops of the Senate of Finland, supported by troops of the German Empire. Mannerheim was appointed the military chief of the Whites. Twenty years later, when Finland was twice at war with the Soviet Union from November 1939 until September 1944, Mannerheim successfully led the defence of Finland as commander-in-chief of the country's armed forces. In 1944, when the prospect of Germany's defeat in World War II became clear, Mannerheim was elected President of Finland and oversaw peace negotiations with the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom. He resigned the presidency in 1946 and died in 1951.
Ryan White
He was just a figurehead
Hudson Nguyen
He was a great man yes.
Lincoln Phillips
Kill yourself antiswedish incel
Lucas Davis
Who was running the show then if he was figurehead?
Ayden Sanchez
kys
Daniel Robinson
and he couldn't even speak finnish
Noah Diaz
genghis khan
Thomas Peterson
Generals
Jace Rogers
like Svensson, Walden or Ehrnrooth?
Luke Flores
Yes, the hero of Finland and the only one being granted the title of field marshal in Finland was a swede, who woulda thunk. Look up the names of every relevant and succesful ”finn” out there and you’ll soon come to realize that they’re all fennoswedes aka swedes. This triggers the finn
Oliver Evans
Who cares? The guy liked fucking Kirghiz boys in the ass so much he brought one to Finland from Central Asia
Eli Miller
>t. triggered finn
Sebastian Foster
Didn't you read the OP, he was a G*rm
Samuel Baker
This kike's job was to kill Finnish men, but he failed in it in the Winter War. He made up to it in the Continuation War, which was a plan b, by preventing Finns from attacking Russians and at the end of the war by delaying the formation of defence lines by two weeks. Without him they would speak Finnish in Moscow right now.
Thomas Rodriguez
Like the swedes ever achieved anything...
Isaiah Young
>thread about Finland
>no cute gays
something is very wrong
Henry Carter
there's one right here
Xavier Phillips
yeah, but no pics