- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Suomen marsalkka (Marshal of Finland)
- Awarded on:
- August 8th, 1944
Awarded as a token of appreciation of the German-Finnish military cooperation up until that point, while also taking into account Mannerheim’s successes as a military leader as well as the determined Finnish resistance shown while resisting the Soviet offensive which took place that summer.