. ▁Finn ish ▁troops ▁didn ' t ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Sie ge ▁of ▁L ening rad , ▁which ▁last ed ▁ 8 7 2 ▁days . ▁ ▁Vis it ▁by ▁Adolf ▁Hitler ▁▁ ▁M anner heim ' s ▁ 7 5 th ▁birth day , ▁ 4 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁was ▁a ▁national ▁celebr ation . ▁The ▁government ▁granted ▁him ▁the ▁unique ▁title ▁of ▁Marsh al ▁of ▁Finland ▁( Su omen ▁Mars alk ka ▁in ▁Finn ish , ▁Mar sk alk ▁av ▁Finland ▁in ▁Swedish ). ▁So ▁far ▁he ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁person ▁to ▁receive ▁the ▁title . ▁A ▁surprise ▁birth day ▁visit ▁by ▁Hitler ▁occurred ▁on ▁the ▁day ▁as ▁he ▁wished ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁" bra ve ▁Fin ns ▁( die ▁tap fer en ▁F innen )" ▁and ▁their ▁leader ▁M anner heim . ▁M anner heim ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁meet ▁him ▁at ▁his ▁headquarters ▁or ▁in ▁Hels ink i , ▁as ▁then ▁it ▁would ▁seem ▁like ▁an ▁official ▁state ▁visit . ▁The ▁meeting ▁took ▁place ▁near ▁Im atra , ▁in ▁south - e astern ▁Finland , ▁and ▁was ▁arranged ▁in ▁secre cy . ▁From ▁Im m ola ▁Air field , ▁Hitler , ▁accompanied ▁by ▁President ▁Ry ti , ▁was ▁driven ▁to ▁where ▁Baron ▁M anner heim ▁was ▁waiting ▁at ▁a ▁railway ▁s iding . ▁A ▁speech ▁from ▁Hitler ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁birth day ▁me al ▁and ▁negoti ations ▁between ▁him ▁and ▁M anner heim . ▁Over all , ▁Hitler ▁spent ▁about ▁five ▁hours ▁in