▁to ▁join ▁a ▁t iger ▁h unt . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁M anner heim ▁refused ▁the ▁right - wing ▁radical s ' ▁ple a ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁de ▁fact o ▁military ▁dict ator , ▁although ▁he ▁did ▁express ▁some ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁right - wing ▁Lap ua ▁Mov ement . ▁After ▁President ▁Pe hr ▁Ev ind ▁S vin h uf v ud ▁was ▁elected ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁he ▁appointed ▁M anner heim ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁Finland ' s ▁Def ence ▁Council ▁and ▁gave ▁him ▁a ▁written ▁promise ▁that ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁of ▁war ▁he ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁Commander - in - Ch ief ▁of ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁Army . ▁( S vin h uf v ud ' s ▁successor ▁Ky öst i ▁Kal lio ▁renew ed ▁this ▁promise ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁M anner heim ▁received ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Field ▁Marsh al ▁( s ot am ars alk ka , ▁f ält mar sk alk ). ▁By ▁this ▁time , ▁M anner heim ▁had ▁come ▁to ▁be ▁seen ▁by ▁the ▁public , ▁including ▁some ▁former ▁social ists , ▁less ▁as ▁a ▁" White ▁General " ▁and ▁more ▁as ▁a ▁non part isan ▁figure , ▁en hanced ▁by ▁his ▁public ▁statements ▁ur ging ▁recon c ili ation ▁between ▁the ▁oppos ing ▁sides ▁in ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁and ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁national ▁unity ▁and ▁defence : ▁" we ▁need ▁not ▁ask ▁where ▁a ▁man