تعريف carl gustaf emil mannerheim في الإنجليزية الإنجليزية القاموس.
born June 4, 1867, Villnäs, Fin. died Jan. 27, 1951, Lausanne, Switz. Finnish soldier and president of Finland (1944-46). A career officer in the Russian imperial army (1889-1917), he commanded the anti-Bolshevik forces (1918) in the Finnish Civil War and expelled the Soviet forces. He served as regent of Finland (1918-19) until the new republic was declared. As chairman of the national defense council (1931-39) he oversaw construction of the Mannerheim line of fortifications across the Karelian Isthmus. As commander in chief of Finnish forces (1939-40, 1941-44), he won initial successes against greatly superior Soviet forces in the Russo-Finnish War (1939-40). Named president of the Finnish republic in 1944, he negotiated a peace agreement with the Soviets
born June 4, 1867, Villnäs, Fin. died Jan. 27, 1951, Lausanne, Switz. Finnish soldier and president of Finland (1944-46). A career officer in the Russian imperial army (1889-1917), he commanded the anti-Bolshevik forces (1918) in the Finnish Civil War and expelled the Soviet forces. He served as regent of Finland (1918-19) until the new republic was declared. As chairman of the national defense council (1931-39) he oversaw construction of the Mannerheim line of fortifications across the Karelian Isthmus. As commander in chief of Finnish forces (1939-40, 1941-44), he won initial successes against greatly superior Soviet forces in the Russo-Finnish War (1939-40). Named president of the Finnish republic in 1944, he negotiated a peace agreement with the Soviets