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Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
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“I welcome you, Jaegers, to the fatherland. At a time when the fate of the fatherland seemed most bleak, you young people believed in its future. You sacrificed your home, your happiness, everything, in order to build a great and happy future for our unfortunate country. And your guiding star has not led you astray.”
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (1867–1951) first seen 1918 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Mannerheim's speech to the Jaegers in Vaasa in 1918.
“Forts, cannons and foreign aid will not help unless every man himself knows that he is the guard of his country.”
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (1867–1951) said by 1951 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“What the bloody hell is he doing here?”
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (1867–1951) said by 1951 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The brave soldiers of Finland! I undertake this task at a time when our centuries-old enemy is once again attacking our country. Trust in the commander is the first condition for success. You know me and I know you, and I know that each of you is ready to fulfill your duty until death. This war is nothing more than the continuation and final act of our War of Independence. We are fighting for home, religion, and the Fatherland.”
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (1867–1951) first seen 1939 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Mannerheim's first daily order after President Kyösti Kallio appointed him as Commander-in-Chief of the Finnish Defence Forces in November 1939.
“Soldiers! I have fought on many battlefields, but I have not yet seen warriors like you. I am proud of you as if you were my own children, as proud of a man of the fells in the North as of a son of the plains of Ostrobothnia, the forests of Karelia, the hills of Savo, the fertile fields of Häme and Satakunta, the temperate groves of Uusimaa and Southwest Finland. I am as proud of the sacrifice offered by a son of a poor hut as by a rich one.”
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (1867–1951) first seen 1940 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Mannerheim after the end of the Winter War on March 14, 1940.