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by alpino
Thu Jan 04, 2018 1:43 am
Forum: Finnish Weapons and Equipment
Topic: Suomi - range and accuracy
Replies: 3
Views: 20749

Re: Suomi - range and accuracy

I can verify Fisto.
Kiitos for the other info.
The Kp31 is accurate! I can hit a 15cm target about every time at 100m.
Hitting a "half man" target at 300m the accuracy is again about every time.
by alpino
Mon Dec 21, 2015 1:57 pm
Forum: Finnish Weapons and Equipment
Topic: Finnish Tank destruction badge
Replies: 4
Views: 13701

Re: Finnish Tank destruction badge

Kiitos Franz repper

at least the Finns put an enemy tank on the badge!

is there a source of repros? as I have been looking for an original for years
by alpino
Wed Sep 24, 2008 8:33 pm
Forum: Finnish Discussion
Topic: Finnish Uniform Cards
Replies: 13
Views: 5964

Re: Finnish Uniform Cards

OUTSTANDING pictures. Another excellent perspective and new information. Thank you!
by alpino
Wed Sep 24, 2008 7:49 pm
Forum: Finnish Discussion
Topic: Einsatzkommando Finland
Replies: 10
Views: 5177

Re: Einsatzkommando Finland

About ten years ago some "professor" said the US and Brits let hundreds of thousands of German POWs starve to death after WW2. I asked six uncles who remained in Germany from six months to five years if they saw any indication of this, including two who married German girls and were accept...
by alpino
Wed Sep 10, 2008 5:16 pm
Forum: Italian Discussion
Topic: Italian POW escapee, Francesco Ponzoni
Replies: 2
Views: 6053

Re: Italian POW escapee, Francesco Ponzoni

By far, the best Italian WW2 POW escape story is the book "No Picnic on Mount Kenya" by Felice Benuzzi. Three Alpini escape imprisonment to climb Mt Kenya. An amazing story if you get a chance!

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