Sophie Mannerheim Jr. - Honours and Other Positions

Honours and Other Positions

In the course of his lifetime, Mannerheim received 82 military and civilian decorations.

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  • Knight (1902), Officer (1910), Grand Cross (1939), the Legion of Honour (France)
  • Order of St. Anna, 2nd degree (Russian Empire) (1906)
  • Order of St. Stanislaus, 2nd class (Russian Empire/Poland) (1906)
  • Order of St. Vladimir, 4th degree (Russian Empire) (1906)
  • Knight 4th class, the Order of St. George (Russian Empire) (1914)
  • Commander Grand Cross, with Swords, the Order of the Cross of Liberty (Finland) (1918)
  • Commander Grand Cross, the Order of the Sword (Sweden) (1918)
  • Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim (Sweden) (1919)
  • Knight of the Order of the Elephant (Denmark) (1919)
  • Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers, Grand Cordon (Japan).
  • Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st class (1918) with 1939 bars (1942) and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (1942) with Oak Leaves (1944) (Germany)
  • Military Order of the Cross of the Eagle, 1st Class with Swords (6.6.1930) (Estonia)
  • Grand Cross of Order of the Estonian Red Cross (1933) (Estonia)
  • Knight Grand Cross, the Order of the British Empire (GBE) United Kingdom (1938)
  • Commander Grand Cross with Swords and Diamonds, the Order of the Cross of Liberty (Finland) (1940)
  • Knight of the Mannerheim Cross, 1st and 2nd class, the Order of the Cross of Liberty (Finland) (1941)
  • Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary, Grand Cross with the Holy Crown of St. Stephen (Kingdom of Hungary) (1941)
  • Order of Michael the Brave, 1st class (Romania) (1941)
  • Commander Grand Cross, with Collar, Swords and Diamonds, of the Order of the White Rose (Finland) (1944)
  • Commander Grand Cross, with Swords and Diamonds, of the Order of the Lion of Finland (Finland) (1944)
  • Honorary Doctor of Philosophy (University of Helsinki) (1919)
  • Honorary Commander-in-Chief, Suojeluskunta (1919–1944)
  • Honorary President, General Mannerheim's Child Welfare Association (1920–1951)
  • Chairman of the Union Bank of Finland (1920–1931)
  • Chairman of the Finnish Red Cross (1922–1951)
  • Honorary Colonel, Uusimaa Dragoon Regiment (1928)
  • Chairman of the Incorporated Bank of Helsinki (1931–1935)
  • Honorary Chairman, Finnish Boy Scouts (1936)

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