Einzug des siegreichen Generals von Mannerheim in Helsingfors

Entry of the victorious General von Mannerheim in Helsingfors

Entry of General von Mannerheim at the head of his troops in Helsinki on the 16th May 1918; waving inhabitants at the edge of the street; von Mannerheim is honoured by local authorities at the Senate square; presentation of a flag by women of the city; Senate chairman P.E. Svinhufvud pays tribute; von Mannerheim greets lined-up German officers, among them General Rüdiger Count von der Goltz, and from there repairs to the cathedral; parade of troops before von Mannerheim.