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Mannerheim, Marshal Baron (Carl) Gustaf
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Mannerheim, Marshal Baron (Carl) Gustaf (1867–1951),Finnish ex-Tsarist army officer who distinguished himself in five wars. During the 1930s he organized the construction of the ‘Mannerheim Line’ on the Karelian peninsula which impeded the advance of the Red Army at the start of the
Finnish–Soviet war in November 1939. He led the Finnish Army during this campaign and when the Finns subsequently fought with the Germans against the USSR. Having succeeded
Risto Ryti as Finland's president in August 1944, he negotiated the
armistice with the USSR in September 1944 which was followed by a declaration of war against Germany.
Bibliography
Jägerskiöld, S. , Mannerheim (London, 1986).
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Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 8/22/2008; ; 561 words
; ...continuous Allied bombardment. A petition demanding a separate peace with the Soviet Union was presented to president Risto Ryti by top Finnish politicians. 50 years ago: On August 22, 1958, The Jerusalem Post reported that the UN General Assembly...
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 "The St. Petersburg Times (Russia)")
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Visitors With Swastikas, THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES
Newspaper article from: The St. Petersburg Times (Russia); 6/1/2004; 700+ words
; ...Hitler leave the plane. He was met by Finnish President Risto Ryti, and proceeded to inspect a motley Finnish Air Force guard...reservists who wore British uniforms and bore Italian rifles. Ryti and Hitler then drove several kilometers to where Mannerheim...
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 "The Moscow Times (Russia)")
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When Hitler Dropped By for Tea, THE MOSCOW TIMES
Newspaper article from: The Moscow Times (Russia); 6/24/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...emerged unscathed. At the airfield, Finnish President Risto Ryti met Hitler, who proceeded to inspect a motley Finnish...reservists who wore British uniforms and bore Italian rifles. Ryti and Hitler then drove several kilometers to where Mannerheim...
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Finnish radio broadcasts secret recording of Hitler
Newspaper article from: Charleston Daily Mail; 10/19/2004; ; 482 words
; ...train had been prepared for Mannerheim's anniversary celebrations, but the men - accompanied by then Finnish President Risto Ryti and senior Finnish and Nazi officers - decided to hold their meeting in the saloon car instead, Tuire Juusela, a YLE...
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Risto Ryti
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Risto Ryti , 1889-1956, Finnish political leader...became president of Finland in late 1940. Ryti's alliance with Germany against the Soviet...was convicted as a war criminal. In 1949, Ryti's 10-year sentence was commuted because...
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Ryti, Risto
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II
Ryti, Risto (1889–1956),Finnish politician who was governor of the Bank...Kyösti Kallio (1873–1940) died in December 1940 Ryti was given an overwhelming vote to succeed him. He subsequently allied Finland...
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Mannerheim, Marshal Baron (Carl) Gustaf
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II
...Army during this campaign and when the Finns subsequently fought with the Germans against the USSR. Having succeeded Risto Ryti as Finland's president in August 1944, he negotiated the armistice with the USSR in September 1944 which was followed...
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Baron Carl Gustav Emil Mannerheim
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...against the Soviet Union in the Finnish-Russian War of 1939-40 and again in 1941-44. In Aug., 1944, he succeeded Risto Ryti as president of Finland, and in September he terminated hostilities with the Soviet Union. He resigned the presidency...
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Finland
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II
...the Finnish–Soviet Peace and Friendship Society, eventually banned by the government in December 1940 when Risto Ryti became president, a post he held until replaced by Marshal Mannerheim in August 1944. Isolation and fear contributed...
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