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Re:Finland Divided: The Finnish Civil War 1918 by waihtis on Friday November 12, 2021 @11:55AM (#29201524)
Mannerheim was, to put it mildly, a pretty extraordinary character. Among other things, he met the 13th Dalai-Lama in Tibet while the Dalai-lama was in exile - to whom he gifted a pistol and instructed how to operate it.
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Re:Finland Divided: The Finnish Civil War 1918 by imajliv on Friday November 12, 2021 @04:54PM (#29204984)
To anyone interested in learning more about the man I recommend Jonathan Clements' book Mannerheim: President, Soldier, Spy. As a Finn it was very fascinating how there was so much more adventure in his life than WWII, presidency or any Finland related wars/politics
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Re:Finland Divided: The Finnish Civil War 1918 by euroderf on Saturday November 13, 2021 @09:10AM (#29209823)
His trip thru Tibet was ostensibly to gather plant samples and such, but he conveniently was also rather well placed to gather information for the Tsar.
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