Mannerheim

American  

[mah-nuhr-heym] / ˈmɑ nərˌheɪm /

noun

1. Baron Carl Gustaf Emil von 1867–1951, Finnish soldier and statesman.

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Mannerheim British  

/ ˈmænəˌheɪm /

noun

1. Baron Carl Gustaf Emil . 1867–1951, Finnish soldier and statesman; president of Finland (1944–46)

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Example Sentences

Then they moved their heavy guns close to the Mannerheim Line.

From Time Magazine Archive

Although the eastern anchor of the Mannerheim Line still held fast to the Taipale River, the Finns' retreat in the west had brought their western defense line parallel to their whole line of communications.

From Time Magazine Archive

At his Finnish home, Field Marshal Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, When a man starts worrying about his heart, he must literally put himself in his doctor's hands.

From Time Magazine Archive

When the Red Army began to misfire in Finland, the Dictator summoned Semion Timoshenko to Leningrad, placed him in command of the operations which ultimately broke the Mannerheim Line.

From Time Magazine Archive

"I hold this permission from Baron Mannerheim to pass through his lands with my people and chattels."

From Adaptation by Schoenherr, John