President of Finland Kyusti Kallio and Field Marshal Carl Mannerheim in Helsinki

President of Finland Kyusti Kallio and Field Marshal Carl Mannerheim in Helsinki

Mar 1, 2018 #finns

Kyusti Kallio, Carl Mannerheim

President of Finland Kyuosti Kallio with Field Marshal Carl Gustav Emil Mannerheim at the railway station in Helsinki on December 19, 1940. Behind them in a dark suit is the President of the Republic of Ryti. On the left side of Mannerheim is the chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant-General Erik Heinrichs. Behind Kyuosti Kallio, his adjutant, Colonel Paasonen.
Kyusti Kallio resigned a few days ago due to poor health and is about to leave his home. Kallio’s right hand was paralyzed after a heart attack in August 1940. A few seconds after the photo was taken, Callio received a second heart attack and died.

 

 

Location: Helsinki, Finland
Date: December 19, 1940

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