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Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim Aristocratic soldier who rose from Russian Imperial lieutenant general to Marshal of Finland, facing the Soviet Union in two wars Military command · Finland state institutions 1867–1951
Eero Haapalainen Eero Haapalainen Trade union leader who commanded the Finnish Red Guards from January to March 1918 Military command · Communist Party of Finland (SKP) 1880–1937
Ali Aaltonen Ali Aaltonen Labour journalist and former Russian army officer who became the first commander-in-chief of the Finnish Red Guards Military command · Social Democratic Party of Finland 1884–1918
Eino Rahja Eino Rahja Petrograd Finnish Bolshevik who helped Lenin escape to Finland in 1917 and sat on the Red Guards’ three-man command in 1918 Military command · Communist Party of Finland (SKP) 1885–1936
Erik Heinrichs Axel Erik Heinrichs A Finnish general at the boundary of war and diplomacy Military command · Finland state institutions 1890–1965
Hjalmar Fridolf Siilasvuo Hjalmar Fridolf Siilasvuo Finnish Jäger lieutenant general who destroyed two Soviet divisions at Suomussalmi with motti tactics Military command · Finland state institutions 1892–1947
Paavo Talvela Paavo Talvela Mannerheim's secret envoy to Berlin who brokered the German-Finnish military pact that led to the Continuation War Military command · Finland state institutions 1897–1973