Finland’s Marshal Carl Gustaf Mannerheim (foreground) came out of retirement in 1939 at age 72 to command all Finnish forces. He went on to become president of Finland in 1944. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Marshal Mannerheim
Finland’s Marshal Carl Gustaf Mannerheim (foreground) came out of retirement in 1939 at age 72 to command all Finnish forces. He went on to become president of Finland in 1944. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)