Recently I read Virkkunen written memories of C.G.E.Mannerheim....it was pretty interesting. Following happened in 1942.
First of all Mannerheim valued the layman knowledge of the warfare a lot. He also visited the frontline few times. On one such a visit a captain of a unit Mannerheim was visiting got hit by a direct cannonfire...he lost three of his fingers and Chief of armed forces had passed the location just seconds earlier. Captain bleeding in the trences got first aid and a colonel accompanying Mannerheim asked the captain: " Does it hurt ?"....Mannerheim instantly replied to the colonel:" Colonel..don't be stupid...captain just lost three fingers of course it hurts ". Captain said to this: " Well lucky that Marchal was not hit ".
( this may have something to be corrected concerning ranks etc. ).
rgds,
Juke
Mannerheim visit in the front line.
- Juha Hujanen
- Member
- Posts: 2196
- Joined: 20 Mar 2002, 12:32
- Location: Suur-Savo,Finland