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==Foundation of the Knights of the Mannerheim Cross== The first gathering of the Knights for the funeral of Mannerheim on 4 February 1951, where eight knights acted as [[pallbearer]]s, resulted in a founding of the Foundation of the Knights of the Mannerheim Cross.{{sfn|Huhtanen|2020}}{{sfn|Hurmerinta|Viitanen|1994|p=487}} The founding documents were signed on 5 March 1954, with the [[Ministry of Justice (Finland)|Ministry of Justice]] assenting to the founding and accepting the rules of the foundation on 8 March 1954.{{sfn|Hurmerinta|Viitanen|1994|p=487}} The purpose of the foundation, as laid out in its rules, is to support activities intended to keep up the nationalistic spirit of sacrifice and the national defensive will, while also supporting the Knights of the Mannerheim Cross and their relatives.{{sfn|Hurmerinta|Viitanen|1994|p=487}}
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