FINLAND


Government



MANNERHEIM, Carl Gustav Emil Freiherr von (RK m. EL)
(1867 - 1951)
Sotamarsalkka (Marshal of Finland)
Born: 4. Jun. 1867 in Villn�s near Abo (now: Askainen), Finland (then Russia)
Died: 27. Jan. 1951 in Lausanne, Switzerland
Career:
President of the Finnish Republic: 1944 - 1946
Marshal of Finland: 1933 -
Decorations & Awards:
~ Ritterkreuz des Eisernes Kreuzes: 30. Aug. 1941 as Marshal of Finland and Commander-in-Chief, Finnish Army
~ Eichenlaub: 5. Aug. 1944 as Marshal of Finland and Commander-in-Chief, Finnish Army
Wehrmachtbericht: 14. Jul. 1941 & 30. Aug. 1941




RYTI, Risto
(1889 - 1956)
Born: 1889
Died: 1956
Career:
Honorary Doctor of Helsinki University: 1956.
President of the Finnish Republic: 19. Dec. 1940 - 1944
Prime Minister: 1. Dec. 1939 - 19. Dec. 1940
Chairman of the Administrative Board, Bank of Finland: 1923 - 1940 & 1944 - 1945
Minister: 1921 - 1922 & 1922 - 1924
Member of Parliament: 1919 - 1924 & 1927 - 1929
Lawyer; supporter of Finnish Progressive Party.
Postwar Prosecution:
Tried for war crimes and convicted, 1946, receiving a sentence of 10 years' imprisonment; pardoned, 1949.


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