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- Sun Sep 21, 2008 3:13 pm
- Forum: Finnish Weapons and Equipment
- Topic: Foreign Volunteers in Finnish Army
- Replies: 24
- Views: 18975
Re: Foreign Volunteers in Finnish Army
J19 used a swedish version of Hawker Hart for light bombing and used Gloster Gladiators for fighter cover.
- Fri Sep 19, 2008 9:50 am
- Forum: Finnish Weapons and Equipment
- Topic: Foreign Volunteers in Finnish Army
- Replies: 24
- Views: 18975
Re: Foreign Volunteers in Finnish Army
Sadly not. But I've seen Tali-Ihantala where there are some swedish volunteers. Rukajärven tie have no volunteers but is a movie I really like.
- Tue Sep 09, 2008 3:57 pm
- Forum: Finnish Weapons and Equipment
- Topic: Foreign Volunteers in Finnish Army
- Replies: 24
- Views: 18975
Re: Foreign Volunteers in Finnish Army
I know many swedish volunteers kept the swedish m/39 jackets but how about the rank badges? Did they keep their swedish rank badges or where they issued finnish ones? Talking about the continuation war here.
- Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:22 pm
- Forum: Finnish Weapons and Equipment
- Topic: Soumi K31
- Replies: 16
- Views: 14584
Re: Soumi K31
It was never my intention to try to show "the right way" to carry the drum but to show a good photo of soldiers carrying it by the belt
- Tue Sep 02, 2008 6:13 pm
- Forum: Finnish Discussion
- Topic: Finland i Krig - Finland at War
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2360
Re: Finland i Krig - Finland at War
Since it's printed i Finland (Jyväskylä) and copyrighted by Schildts förlag AB (from Esbo) my guess is they are swedish speaking finns.
ISBN: 951-50-1200-7
ISBN: 951-50-1200-7
- Tue Sep 02, 2008 5:45 pm
- Forum: Finnish Weapons and Equipment
- Topic: Soumi K31
- Replies: 16
- Views: 14584
Re: Soumi K31
This photo of finnish soldiers somewhere north of Kivinebb in 1944 clearly shows the way of carry the drum by the belt.
- Tue Sep 02, 2008 5:41 pm
- Forum: Finnish Discussion
- Topic: Finland i Krig - Finland at War
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2360
Finland i Krig - Finland at War
Found this book at the university library. It's the last part in a series of three books and covers 1944-1945 i.e. the Soviet assault of 1944 and the Lappland war against the Germans. In all the book is quite good with some brilliant wartime photos and lots of maps. I think the authors are finnish a...
- Tue Jul 29, 2008 6:25 pm
- Forum: Finnish Discussion
- Topic: Finnish and spitz
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3109
Re: Finnish and spitz
From this years Beltring