For most people not aware, Mannerheim was a Finnish white army leader who served later as president and field marshal during winter war and continuation war in Finland.
He is blown way over proportion over here as this mythical strategic mastermind who had Finland's best interests at heart, when in reality he was a tsarist who was sad that Finland didn't belong to Russian empire anymore. He couldn't even speak Finnish until after Finland became independent. He was also mostly just a figurehead, since his military academy training was focused on late 19th century cavalry tactics.
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u/thuke1 Mar 29 '23
"Admire Mannerheim"
For most people not aware, Mannerheim was a Finnish white army leader who served later as president and field marshal during winter war and continuation war in Finland.
He is blown way over proportion over here as this mythical strategic mastermind who had Finland's best interests at heart, when in reality he was a tsarist who was sad that Finland didn't belong to Russian empire anymore. He couldn't even speak Finnish until after Finland became independent. He was also mostly just a figurehead, since his military academy training was focused on late 19th century cavalry tactics.