From left to right (walking ahead), Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (1867 - 1951), Chief of Defence of the Finnish Defence Forces, German Fuhrer Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945) and Finnish president Risto Ryti (1889 - 1956) during Hitler's visit to Finland, 4th June 1942. They met at Immola Airfield, in south-eastern Finland, ostensibly to celebrate Mannerheim's 75th birthday. (Photo by New York Times Co./Getty Images)
