Kaiho Tuomas Albin Gerdt (28 May 1922 – 1 November 2020) was a Knight of the Mannerheim Cross. Gerdt, serving as a junior runner officer in the infantry regiment 7, was awarded the Mannerheim Cross on 8 September 1942. At that time he held the rank of a Sergeant. After coming home from the war on 13 November 1944, Gerdt worked as a manager in Oy Wilh. Schauman Ab and as an office manager in Oy Kaukas Ab and Kymmene Oy. He was born in Heinävesi, Finland. 