The Marshal's Cabin (or Marski's Lodge; fi, Marskin Maja) is a current

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and

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at the shores of in

Loppi Loppi (; Swedish also ) is a municipality in Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Tavastia Proper region, located about 50 kilometers (about 30 miles) south of the city of Hämeenlinna. Loppi was founded ...

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, near the Räyskälä village. Originally, the cabin with its courtyards was built as a 14th division birthday present for

Marshal Marshal is a term used in several official titles in various branches of society. As marshals became trusted members of the courts of Medieval Europe, the title grew in reputation. During the last few centuries, it has been used for elevated o ...

C. G. E. Mannerheim Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (, ; 4 June 1867 – 27 January 1951) was a Finland, Finnish military leader and statesman. He served as the military leader of the White Guard (Finland), Whites in the Finnish Civil War of 1918, as List of reg ...

in 1942 and was originally located in Rugozero,

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. It also includes a log-built

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, a banqueting hall and a

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History

The Marshal's Cabin was built during the

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in 1942 and was originally a gift from the soldiers of the 14th Division, commanded by Major General

Erkki Raappana Major General Erkki Johannes Raappana (June 2, 1893 – September 14, 1962) was the commander of the 14th Division of the Finnish Army during the Second World War. Raappana was born in Oulujoki. From 1916 to 1918, he served in the 27th Jäg ...

, to Marshal Mannerheim, the 75-year-old Commander-in-Chief of the

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. The original location was on the shores of

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in Keihäsniemi in Rugozero in Finnish-occupied East Karelia.Sotahistorialliset kohteet - Mannerheimin metsästysmaja Lieksajärvi Keihäsniemi
(in Finnish) The house was designed by an architect, Lieutenant Eino Pitkänen.
/ref> Pitkänen also designed the interior of the cabin, with the exception of textiles. The house was handed over to Mannerheim on June 5, 1942 with a gift certificate. At the end of the Continuation War, the cabin was demolished and a new place was sought for it on the west side of the future state border. The original builders of the cabin re-erected the building on the shores of Lake Punelia in

during May and June 1945. Mannerheim first arrived at the cabin on June 21, 1945, when Major General Raappana solemnly handed over the keys to the cabin to its owner. Due to his duties as President of the Republic and his deteriorating health, the Marshal reportedly visited the inn at its new location only eight times, the last time in September 1948. In 1948, Mannerheim donated the cabin that had become redundant to the

Finnish Hunters' Association The Finnish Hunters' Association ( fi, Suomen Metsästäjäliitto) is Finland's largest voluntary association of hunters, consisting of over 2,500 hunting clubs and over 150,000 members. The association was founded in 1921, and today consists of 16 ...

,Hirsi hirreltä Lieksajärveltä Lopelle: Marskin Maja
(in Finnish) which, however, had no use for it. Ironically, despite the name of the place as a hunting lodge, Mannerheim never used the place for

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. Eventually, four officers' organizations co-founded an association called "Marshal Mannerheim's Hunting Lodge Association", which acquired the cabin with its estates and renovated it into a museum.YLE: Marskin maja juhlii: sodasta pelastetun kelohuvilan toisista harjakaisista 70 vuotta
(in Finnish) The Marshal's Cabin has been open to the public during the summer since 1959. The cabin has an open porch, a large living room with fireplaces, a kitchen, a Marshal's bedroom and rooms for adjutants and missionaries. The cabin originally had a peat roof, which was later replaced by the current firewood roof.

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Marskin Maja
(in Finnish)
Marskin Maja
at Visit Häme (in Finnish)
History about the Marshal's Cabin
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim Tourist attractions in Kanta-Häme Museums in Finland Loppi Buildings and structures in Kanta-Häme {{Finland-struct-stub

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