Historical photographs of Finnish soldiers in the WW II (credits to Rácz, István/Finnish Heritage Agency)

by Jormakalevi

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  1. 1: Karhumäki, 1942

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    2: Proceeding toward Paatene, 1942

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    3: Karhumäki, 1942

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    4: Viipuri, 1941

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    5: Viipuri, 1941

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    6: Viipuri, 1941

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    7: A rest break in 1942

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    8: Destroyed Soviet cars after The Battle of Viipuri

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    9: Rovaniemi, 1939-1943

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    10: Viipuri, 1941

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    11: A resting moment in The Karelian Isthmus, 1941

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    12: Vacationers eating in East Karelia, 1942

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    13: Crossing the Viipuri Bay in 1941

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    14: Karhumäki, 1942

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    15: Äänislinna/Petroskoi/Petrozavodsk, 1942

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    16: Karhumäki, 1942

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    17: Karhumäki, 1942

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    18: Karhumäki, 1942

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    19: Karhumäki, 1942

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    20: Fuel depots ignited by Finnish artillery, East Karelia, 1942

  3. My dad was thrown into the front line in the Lumisuo area on the Karelian isthmus just when the Soviet summer offensive started in 1944, and also fought at the VKT Line at Kuparsaari.

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