By the end of that month, Finland's Commander-in-Chief, Field Marshal Mannerheim, was pessimistic about the military situation and on 29 February the government decided to start peace negotiations.
Finland's Commander-in-Chief was pessimistic about the military situation. This was by the end of that month. Field Marshal Mannerheim was Finland's Commander-in-Chief. The government decided to start peace negotiations. This was on 29 February. This was by the end of that month.