Mannerheim, Freiherr, Carl Gustav Emil
- Date of birth:
- June 4th, 1867 (Castle Villnäs/Askainen, Finland)
- Date of death:
- January 27th, 1951 (Lausanne, Suisse)
- Buried on:
- Finnish War Cemetery Helsinki-Hietaniemi
- Nationality:
- Finnish (1918-present, Republic)
Biography
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Frans Josefsorden - Ritterkreuz
- Awarded on:
- 1895
Ordine dei Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro - Cavaliere
- Awarded on:
- 1902
Chevalier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
- Awarded on:
- 1902
Order of St. Anna II class
- Awarded on:
- 1906
- Awarded on:
- 1906
With swords
- Awarded on:
- 1904
- Awarded on:
- 1912
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- December 18th, 1914
Vapaudenristin 4.luokka (VR 4)
Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- 1918
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- 1918
Kungliga Svärdsorden - Commander
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- 1918
Elefantordenen
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- February 18th, 1919
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- March 23rd, 1919
Ehrenzeichen des Deutschen Roten Kreuzes, 1.Stufe
- Rank:
- Sotamarsalkka (Field Marshal)
- Awarded on:
- 1937
Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE)
- Rank:
- Sotamarsalkka (Field Marshal)
- Awarded on:
- 1938
- Rank:
- Sotamarsalkka (Field Marshal)
- Awarded on:
- 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Sotamarsalkka (Field Marshal)
- Awarded on:
- March 20th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Sotamarsalkka (Field Marshal)
- Awarded on:
- May 16th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Sotamarsalkka (Field Marshal)
- Awarded on:
- November 30th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Sotamarsalkka (Field Marshal)
- Awarded on:
- November 30th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Sotamarsalkka (Field Marshal)
- Awarded on:
- 1940
Ordinul Mihai Viteazul Clasa 3
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Sotamarsalkka (Fieldmarshall)
- Awarded on:
- November 1st, 1941
Royal Decree no. 3026 dated 1 November 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Sotamarsalkka (Fieldmarshall)
- Awarded on:
- November 1st, 1941
Royal Decree no. 3026 dated 1 November 1941.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Sotamarsalkka (Fieldmarshall)
- Awarded on:
- November 1st, 1941
Royal Decree no. 3026 dated 1 November 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Sotamarsalkka (Field Marshal)
- Awarded on:
- 1941
- Awarded for:
- Operation Barbarossa
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Sotamarsalkka (Field Marshal)
- Awarded on:
- August 18th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Sotamarsalkka (Field Marshal)
- Awarded on:
- 1941
- Awarded for:
- Operation Barbarossa
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Sotamarsalkka (Field Marshal)
- Awarded on:
- October 7th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Sotamarsalkka (Field Marshal)
- Awarded on:
- October 7th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Sotamarsalkka (Field Marshal)
- Awarded on:
- May 24th, 1942
Magyar Érdemrend Szent Koronával ékesített nagykeresztje
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Suomen marsalkka (Marshal of Finland)
- Awarded on:
- 1942
With Crown and Swords
Red Krune Kralja Zvonimira Grand Cross with Swords and Star
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Suomen marsalkka (Marshal of Finland)
- Awarded on:
- 1942
Kyuokujitsu sho, 1st Class
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Suomen marsalkka (Marshal of Finland)
- Awarded on:
- 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Suomen marsalkka (Marshal of Finland)
- Awarded on:
- 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Suomen marsalkka (Marshal of Finland)
- Awarded on:
- April 8th, 1944
And diamonds
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Suomen marsalkka (Marshal of Finland)
- Awarded on:
- June 4th, 1944
And diamonds
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Suomen marsalkka (Marshal of Finland)
- Awarded on:
- August 8th, 1944
Sources
- Photo 1: Wikimedia
- - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1998.
- "Kunniamerkkikirja" 3rd edition by Juha E. Tetri, Ajatus-kirjat
- Sami Virtanen
- Axis Biographical Research
- Lexikon der Wehrmacht
- Romanian Armed Forces in the Second World War
- Wehrmacht Awards
Photos
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- 04-'40: Death Taught the Red Army How to Win
- 06-'42: Our Diary of the War
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