The Marshal's Cabin (or Marski's Lodge; ) is a current

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and

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at the shores of in

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

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C. G. E. Mannerheim in 1942 and was originally located in Rugozero,

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. It also includes a log-built

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, a

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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

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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,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
{{Coord, 60, 43, 02, N, 24, 12, 47, E, region:FI_scale:10000, display=title Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim Tourist attractions in Kanta-Häme Museums in Finland Loppi Buildings and structures in Kanta-Häme

History

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