Marshal of Finland
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Marshal of Finland was the title awarded to the Finnish
Commander-in-Chief
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
on his 75th birthday on June 4, 1942. The fully honorary rank was specially created for Mannerheim. Mannerheim continued to wear the same rank insignia as he had as Field Marshal
(sotamarsalkka/fältmarskalk) since 1933: three heraldic lions of a full general
with crossed marshal's batons.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
Commander-in-Chief
Commander-in-Chief
A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military...
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim was the military leader of the Whites in the Finnish Civil War, Commander-in-Chief of Finland's Defence Forces during World War II, Marshal of Finland, and a Finnish statesman. He was Regent of Finland and the sixth President of Finland...
on his 75th birthday on June 4, 1942. The fully honorary rank was specially created for Mannerheim. Mannerheim continued to wear the same rank insignia as he had as Field Marshal
Field Marshal (Finland)
In Finnish Defence Forces Field Marshal is officially not an active military rank but an honorary rank that can be bestowed upon 'especially distinguished generals'...
(sotamarsalkka/fältmarskalk) since 1933: three heraldic lions of a full general
General
A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
with crossed marshal's batons.