The Generals of WWII
Generals from Finland
Mannerheim
Carl Gustav Emil, Marshal of Finland
(1867 – 1951)
1909
- 1910
Commanding Officer 13th Russian Ulan Regiiment
1910
- 1914
Commanding Officer Russian Imperial Guards Ulan Regiment
1914
- 1915
Commanding Officer Russian Guards Cavalry Brigade Warsaw
1915
- 1916
General Officer Commanding 12th Russian Cavalry Division
1916
General Officer Commanding Russian-Romanian Group Vrancza
1917
- 1918
General Officer Commanding VI Russian Cavalry Corps
1918
Joins the Finnish Army
1918
- 1919
Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces
1918
- 1919
Regent of Finland
1919
- 1931
In reserve
1930
- 1939
Chairman of the Defence Counsel
1940
- 1944
Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces
1944
- 1946
President of Finland
Picture source: Courtesy of Valdis Kursietis