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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Ready. The Prime Minister next revealed that as late as last January, Finnish Field Marshal Baron Mannerheim secretly advised the Allies that Finland "did not then require men, as his resources in man power were sufficient, in his opinion, to last until the thaw came. He did, however, say he would be very glad to have some 30,000 men in the month of May, but stipulated that they should be trained soldiers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Explanations re Finland | 4/1/1940 | See Source »

...know much about General Baron Mannerheim, but I am sure a real old general is more fit for commanding an army than an ex-sergeant-major, but of course the latter is only a figurehead...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Mar. 25, 1940 | 3/25/1940 | See Source »

...Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim has been a soldier for 58 of his 72 years. He served his Tsar as a bodyguard, as a colonel in the Russo-Japanese War, and as the leader of his Uhlans. He fought with brilliant disobedience in World War I, with savage pride in the Finnish civil war. He spent 21 years building a courageous Finnish Army, 3½ months leading it in a death struggle. When such a man must address his troops in defeat, they may expect memorable words. Last week the hardbitten, tired old soldier ad dressed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World War: Mannerheim to His Men | 3/25/1940 | See Source »

...Voluntary Methods." Nearest any member of the Government has come to touching the Keyres Plan in public was when Minister Without Portfolio Baron Hankey told the House of Lords that, "It has not been rejected." A forced loan was out of the question, said Lord Hankey, while the Government is still trying to see whether the same object cannot be attained voluntarily. In retort last week Professor Keynes snorted: "To depend on voluntary methods, when the Treasury has to take half the national income, is comparable to relying on these methods to raise an army...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Billions for Victory | 3/25/1940 | See Source »

...Gibson, a North Conway native, has transplanted Austria's Hannes Schneider (father of modern skiing) and his celebrated Ski School, developed 50 miles of downhill trails, installed a $125,000 skimobile (180 miniature cable cars), tripled the town's income. At nearby Franconia, Austria's Baron Hubert Pantz has established a swank ski club patterned after his famed Alpine Club Mittersill, rendezvous for folks like the Duke & Duchess of Windsor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: One Million Schussers | 3/18/1940 | See Source »

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