Mannerheim

Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim 4 June 1867 27 January 1951 was a Finnish military leader and statesman Widely regarded by Finns and nonFinns alike as the father of the modern independent state of Finland Mannerheim served as the military leader of the Whites in the Finnish Civil War CommanderinChief of Finlands Defence Forces during World War II Marshal of Finland Regent of Finland 19181919 and the sixth President of Finland 19441946