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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Arlo on September 15, 2020, 04:49:42 PM

Title: Pictures of Finland in World War II, 1939-1945
Post by: Arlo on September 15, 2020, 04:49:42 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/7HDoZAW.png)
Finnish soldier with reindeer

(https://i.imgur.com/3rchKUc.png)
Glider towing

(https://i.imgur.com/OwkE4CD.png)
Acoustic detection gear

(https://i.imgur.com/7JlHBTE.png)
Downed Russian bomber

(https://i.imgur.com/xiX9SME.png)
Older Finnish-American volunteer

(https://i.imgur.com/NPSpeeK.png)
Finnish tank

(https://i.imgur.com/oqs4atL.png)
Prop driven snowmobile

(https://i.imgur.com/hbycKMw.png)
Finnish armored train

(https://i.imgur.com/bXwRTwz.png)
Experiment in troop transport

(https://i.imgur.com/IDR3VSp.png)
Street fighting in Medvezhyegorsk, Russia. The town was occupied by Finland for three years.

(https://i.imgur.com/NCuA5La.png)
Finnish AAA crew

(https://i.imgur.com/3BFZDEu.png)
Stuka dive-bombers fly over, Immola, July 2, 1944.

(https://i.imgur.com/wqzPmAL.png)
Another downed Russian plane

(https://i.imgur.com/GFFB3HM.png)
Salvaging a locomotive

(https://i.imgur.com/NtrYaWZ.png)
Finnish tank and motorcycle

(https://i.imgur.com/gldiyAn.png)
Vyborg Cathedral, after the bombing.

More pictures and story here:

The amazing story of Finland in World War II, 1939-1945 (https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/finland-world-war-ii/)
Title: Re: Pictures of Finland in World War II, 1939-1945
Post by: perdue3 on September 15, 2020, 06:15:40 PM
Reminds me of a great movie from the 1970s:

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Title: Re: Pictures of Finland in World War II, 1939-1945
Post by: Arlo on September 15, 2020, 06:21:15 PM
 :blank:
Title: Re: Pictures of Finland in World War II, 1939-1945
Post by: Busher on September 15, 2020, 09:26:07 PM
Finland.... I thought that was part of Russia :bolt:
Title: Re: Pictures of Finland in World War II, 1939-1945
Post by: Bizman on September 16, 2020, 01:44:14 AM
Quote from: Busher on September 15, 2020, 09:26:07 PM
Finland.... I thought that was part of Russia :bolt:
Yes, it was until 1917. It also used to be part of Sweden about 1250-1809. Before that there's no written history apart from a letter from the Pope dated ~1170 to the Arch Bishop of Uppsala, Sweden, where Finland as an area was mentioned.

Equally one could say that the USA was part of at least Great Britain, France, Netherlands, Spain and Sweden. Interestingly Finland was part of the Swedish mainland at the same time so one could even say that USA was part of Finland...  :devil
Title: Re: Pictures of Finland in World War II, 1939-1945
Post by: guncrasher on September 16, 2020, 02:17:31 AM
Quote from: Bizman on September 16, 2020, 01:44:14 AM
Yes, it was until 1917. It also used to be part of Sweden about 1250-1809. Before that there's no written history apart from a letter from the Pope dated ~1170 to the Arch Bishop of Uppsala, Sweden, where Finland as an area was mentioned.

Equally one could say that the USA was part of at least Great Britain, France, Netherlands, Spain and Sweden. Interestingly Finland was part of the Swedish mainland at the same time so one could even say that USA was part of Finland...  :devil

imagine that if we had remained part of finland, we could have been naked in a jacuzzi, drink semp, drink, erase that memory


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