Marshal Mannerheim speaks on his 70th anniversary 1937

In English: My brothers-in-arms, soldiers, Civil Guards and veterans. Seeing now the ranks of Finland’s White Army, the Finnish Armed Forces and the Civil Guards gathered before me, I am filled with gratitude for the trust you once gave me. When I came to you 19 years ago, I was nothing other than an unknown general to you, but you entrusted me with your confidence and I placed my faith in the Finnish peasant, from this mutual trust a fellowship has formed which only death can dissolve. I demanded m