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Finnish cavalry general C. G. E. Mannerheim is appointed the field marshal.

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Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim

Finnish military leader and statesman (1867–1951)

Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim was a Finnish military commander, aristocrat, and statesman. He served as the military leader of the Whites in the Finnish Civil War (1918), as Regent of Finland (1918–1919), as commander-in-chief of the Finnish Defence Forces during World War…
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Field marshal

Most senior military rank

Field marshal is the most senior military rank, senior to the general officer ranks. Usually, it is the highest rank in an army, and as such, few persons are ever appointed to it. It is considered as a five-star rank (OF-10) in modern-day armed forces in many countries.
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May 19

Day of the year

May 19 is the 139th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 226 days remain until the end of the year.
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