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Monument Attractions In Mikkeli

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Mikkeli is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located in what used to be the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Etelä-Savo region. The municipality has a population of 53,983 and covers an area of 3,229.57 square kilometres of which 424.7 km2 is water. The population density is 31.76 inhabitants per square kilometre . Mikkeli was the site for the headquarters of the Finnish armed forces during World War II. In recognition of this, the town's coat of arms incorporates a pair of crossed Marshal's batons, and the town was awarded the Cross of Liberty, 4th class, to be displayed with the coat of arms.
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  • 1. Mannerheim Statue Mikkeli
    Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim was a Finnish military leader and statesman. Mannerheim served as the military leader of the Whites in the Finnish Civil War, Regent of Finland , commander-in-chief of Finland's defence forces during World War II, Marshal of Finland, and the sixth president of Finland . Mannerheim made a career in the Imperial Russian Army, rising to the rank of lieutenant general. He also had a prominent place in the ceremonies for Tsar Nicholas II's coronation and later had several private meetings with the Russian Tsar. After the Bolshevik revolution, Finland declared its independence but was soon embroiled in civil war between the pro-Bolshevik Reds and the Whites, who were the troops of the Senate of Finland, supported by troops of the German Empire. Mannerheim was ap...
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