Yle's new take on Mannerheim stirs a hornet's nest

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Originally Posted by August

I see your point but remember Washington was a General before he was a President. Now I don't know that much about Mannerheim but from what I read here him and Washington were very similar figures in our respective nations history.

General Mannerheim
- Imperial Russian Army general
- Commander of the Whites in Finnish Civil War
- Regent of Finland
- Commander of the Finnish Armed Forces
- President of Finland

I don't know much of George Washington but I agree.