White Guard Affair
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The White Guard Affair was a 1921 conflict between the government of Finland and the leadership of the White Guard. It followed from an article written by Paul von Gerich, which caused outrage in vari
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim leads a White Guard parade in Helsinki in 1919.
Georg Didrik von Essen, commander of the White Guard at the start of the affair.
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
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Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim was a Finnish military commander and statesman. He served as the military leader of the Whites in the Finnish Civil War, as regent of Finland, as commander-in-chief o
Mannerheim in 1940
The Mannerheim siblings, c. 1880; Gustaf is standing on the right
After his coronation, Nicholas II of Russia leaves Dormition Cathedral. The Chevalier Guard Lieutenant marching in front to the Tsar's left (to the viewer's right) is Mannerheim.
The expedition of Mannerheim