General Mannerheim resigned his post on 25 May after disagreements with the Senate about German hegemony over Finland, and about his planned attack on Petrograd to repulse the Bolsheviks and capture Russian Karelia.
General Mannerheim tog sin afsked den 25. maj efter uenighed med senatet om tysk overherredømme over landet og om hans planlagte angreb mod Petrograd for at slå bolsjevikkerne tilbage og erobre Russisk Karelen.