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FINNISH ARMY 1918
Finnish use: Finnish military acquired 8,000 7,65-mm Pistol M/23 in 1920's. The first delivery of 2,000 arrived in July of 1922. Small number of 9-mm pistol M/08 also saw use with Finnish military. 7,65-mm pistol M/23 was the most numerous pistol used by Finnish front-line troops during World War 2.FINNISH ARMY 1918
MILITARY UNIFORMS 4 . Military Uniform M/36 . Development work of military uniform m/36: Military uniform m/36 was the standard issue Finnish military uniform during World War 2 and after the war remained in use all the way until 1960’s.FINNISH ARMY 1918
FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945: RIFLES PART 1. RIFLES PART 1: Mosin-Nagants of Imperial Russia. 7,62 mm Infantry Rifle M/91: (Russkaja 3-linejnaja vintovka obr. 1891 g.) War experience from Russia - Turkish War of 1877 - 1878 showed the defects of Berdan rifle, which wasFINNISH ARMY 1918
FORMATIONS (TO&E), PART 4. World War II, Armour & Field Artillery . Finnish tank force was established in 1919 and equipped 32 Renault FT-17 light tanks bought from France that year. Even if Finnish tank corps started with name of Tank Regiment (Tankkirykmentti), the unit wasn't developed or its size increased.On the contrary - the unit got first reduced as Tank Battalion (PanssaripataljoonaFINNISH ARMY 1918
The Soviets had Operative Group of Karhumäki defending the town of Karhumäki and the area around it. This operative group commanded by Major General Mihail S. Knjazev contained three less then full strength Divisions - 37 th, 71 st and 313 th Divisions. 1 st of November 1941 these troops had about 46,700 men. In addition the Soviets had south of Seesjärvi Lake 289 th Division commanded byFINNISH ARMY 1918
FORMATIONS (TO&E), PART 9. World War II: Engineer Corps . During Winter War (1939 - 1940) the basic unit of Finnish Engineer Corps was Engineer Company, 33 of which were established for the Winter War.FINNISH ARMY 1918
Finnish use: 31 Soviet 50-mm mortars were captured and 15 of them re-issued to Finnish troops during Winter War. More than a thousand were captured during Continuation War (large majority of them in year 1941) and hundreds re-issued to Finnish infantry.FINNISH ARMY 1918
During World War 2 Finnish Army primary standard issue weapon for hand-to-hand combat was bayonet attached to rifle, but during the war for all practical purposes during the war puukko-knife replaced it and at the same time gained partially misleading "larger than life"reputation. This is
JAEGER PLATOON WEBSITE Finnish Army 1918 - 1945 Website. Weaponry and Organisation. JAEGER PLATOON: FINNISH ARMY 1918 JAEGER PLATOON: FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945 WEBSITE . WEAPONS: INFANTRY WEAPONS. Rifles. Rifles Part 1: Mosin-Nagants of Imperial Russia (UPDATED). Rifles Part 2: Pre-WW2 Finnish Mosin-Nagant Designs (UPDATED). Rifles Part 3: The Last of Mosin-NagantsFINNISH ARMY 1918
Finnish use: Finnish military acquired 8,000 7,65-mm Pistol M/23 in 1920's. The first delivery of 2,000 arrived in July of 1922. Small number of 9-mm pistol M/08 also saw use with Finnish military. 7,65-mm pistol M/23 was the most numerous pistol used by Finnish front-line troops during World War 2.FINNISH ARMY 1918
MILITARY UNIFORMS 4 . Military Uniform M/36 . Development work of military uniform m/36: Military uniform m/36 was the standard issue Finnish military uniform during World War 2 and after the war remained in use all the way until 1960’s.FINNISH ARMY 1918
FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945: RIFLES PART 1. RIFLES PART 1: Mosin-Nagants of Imperial Russia. 7,62 mm Infantry Rifle M/91: (Russkaja 3-linejnaja vintovka obr. 1891 g.) War experience from Russia - Turkish War of 1877 - 1878 showed the defects of Berdan rifle, which wasFINNISH ARMY 1918
FORMATIONS (TO&E), PART 4. World War II, Armour & Field Artillery . Finnish tank force was established in 1919 and equipped 32 Renault FT-17 light tanks bought from France that year. Even if Finnish tank corps started with name of Tank Regiment (Tankkirykmentti), the unit wasn't developed or its size increased.On the contrary - the unit got first reduced as Tank Battalion (PanssaripataljoonaFINNISH ARMY 1918
The Soviets had Operative Group of Karhumäki defending the town of Karhumäki and the area around it. This operative group commanded by Major General Mihail S. Knjazev contained three less then full strength Divisions - 37 th, 71 st and 313 th Divisions. 1 st of November 1941 these troops had about 46,700 men. In addition the Soviets had south of Seesjärvi Lake 289 th Division commanded byFINNISH ARMY 1918
FORMATIONS (TO&E), PART 9. World War II: Engineer Corps . During Winter War (1939 - 1940) the basic unit of Finnish Engineer Corps was Engineer Company, 33 of which were established for the Winter War.FINNISH ARMY 1918
Finnish use: 31 Soviet 50-mm mortars were captured and 15 of them re-issued to Finnish troops during Winter War. More than a thousand were captured during Continuation War (large majority of them in year 1941) and hundreds re-issued to Finnish infantry.FINNISH ARMY 1918
During World War 2 Finnish Army primary standard issue weapon for hand-to-hand combat was bayonet attached to rifle, but during the war for all practical purposes during the war puukko-knife replaced it and at the same time gained partially misleading "larger than life"reputation. This is
FINNISH ARMY 1918
The Soviets had Operative Group of Karhumäki defending the town of Karhumäki and the area around it. This operative group commanded by Major General Mihail S. Knjazev contained three less then full strength Divisions - 37 th, 71 st and 313 th Divisions. 1 st of November 1941 these troops had about 46,700 men. In addition the Soviets had south of Seesjärvi Lake 289 th Division commanded byFINNISH ARMY 1918
FORMATIONS (TO&E), PART 6 . World War II: Jaegers & other light infantry . When first created in 18th century jaeger formations were typically light infantry that used rifled muskets.FINNISH ARMY 1918
Both of them Jaegers, who became Generals of Finnish Army. Due to his role and success during Civil War Sihvo's military career took off like a rocket and in May of 1918 was promoted as Colonel at age 29. Later he would serve as Commander of Finnish Armed Foces twice - firstin 1926 -
FINNISH ARMY 1918
Finnish use: Swedish (SFK) volunteer unit during Winter War and some Finnish units until early 1944 during Continuation War. Swedish M/14 machinegun was Austrian 8 mm Schwarzlose M/07-12 machinegun version, which was designed to use Swedish 6.5 mm x 55 ammunition.FINNISH ARMY 1918
Finnish use (for all 82-mm mortars): Finnish Army captured 63 Soviet 82-mm mortars during Winter War and 15 of these were re-issued toFinnish troops.
FINNISH ARMY 1918
According what is known Finnish Army also used captured m/42-R box-mines against their former owners. PICTURE: Finnish soldier setting Soviet rasiamiina m/41R landmines ready to be used in minefield. During World War 2 Finnish military used a lot of captured Soviet materials and landmines were an exception to this.FINNISH ARMY 1918
ARTILLERY PART 6: Heavy Howitzers (150 mm - 155 mm) When it comes to Finnish Army during World War 2 the heavy howitzers, with the less numerous heavy field guns, served in of heavy artillery battalions.FINNISH ARMY 1918
Finnish HQ of home front troops (ex Suojeluskunta GHQ) ordered 500 Beretta M/34 pistols from Italy in July of 1941. The deal had many problems and pistols were not delivered earlier than April of 1943. HQ of home front troops (pre-war Suojeluskunta GHQ) startedFINNISH ARMY 1918
ARMOURED VEHICLES PART 5 . CAPTURED T-26 TANKS . Soviet T-26 tank. Year 1930 Soviet Union bought 15 Vickers Type E Alt A (aka Vickers 6 ton tank Alt A) tanks from British company Vickers Armstrong Ltd. These Vickers tanks proved successful in tests, so the Soviets acquired a manufacturing license for them.FINNISH ARMY 1918
BT-5, BT-7 AND T-50 TANKS. As the title above suggests the main subject of this page is the story of captured Soviet BT-5, BT-7 and T-50 tanks in use of Finnish Army. The focus of this page is on BT-5 and BT-7, since they played at least marginal role in Finnish use, while the single Finnish-captured T-50 basically failed to see anyreal combat
JAEGER PLATOON WEBSITE Finnish Army 1918 - 1945 Website. Weaponry and Organisation. JAEGER PLATOON: FINNISH ARMY 1918 JAEGER PLATOON: FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945 WEBSITE . WEAPONS: INFANTRY WEAPONS. Rifles. Rifles Part 1: Mosin-Nagants of Imperial Russia (UPDATED). Rifles Part 2: Pre-WW2 Finnish Mosin-Nagant Designs (UPDATED). Rifles Part 3: The Last of Mosin-NagantsFINNISH ARMY 1918
FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945: RIFLES PART 1. RIFLES PART 1: Mosin-Nagants of Imperial Russia. 7,62 mm Infantry Rifle M/91: (Russkaja 3-linejnaja vintovka obr. 1891 g.) War experience from Russia - Turkish War of 1877 - 1878 showed the defects of Berdan rifle, which wasFINNISH ARMY 1918
MILITARY UNIFORMS 4 . Military Uniform M/36 . Development work of military uniform m/36: Military uniform m/36 was the standard issue Finnish military uniform during World War 2 and after the war remained in use all the way until 1960’s.FINNISH ARMY 1918
Finnish use: Finnish military acquired 8,000 7,65-mm Pistol M/23 in 1920's. The first delivery of 2,000 arrived in July of 1922. Small number of 9-mm pistol M/08 also saw use with Finnish military. 7,65-mm pistol M/23 was the most numerous pistol used by Finnish front-line troops during World War 2.FINNISH ARMY 1918
MINE THROWERS & MORTARS. PART 5. 82 mm mortars: 82 Krh/37 (82 mm mortar model 1937) (82-BM 37) PICTURE: 82 Krh/37 mortar. Markings painted to this mortar are post World War 2.FINNISH ARMY 1918
FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945: MACHINEGUNS PART 1. MACHINEGUNS PART 1: 7,62 mm Maxim machineguns. 7,62 mm Maxim m/1905 and m/1910 (M/09-09): (Pulemyot Maxima obr. 1905 g.) (Pylemyot Maxima obr. 1910 g.) PICTURE: Maxim m/1905 with early version of Sokolov mount with its legs folded open. Notice also water jacket and other parts made from bronze orbrass.
FINNISH ARMY 1918
During World War 2 Finnish Army primary standard issue weapon for hand-to-hand combat was bayonet attached to rifle, but during the war for all practical purposes during the war puukko-knife replaced it and at the same time gained partially misleading "larger than life"reputation. This is
FINNISH ARMY 1918
ARMOURED VEHICLES PART 5 . CAPTURED T-26 TANKS . Soviet T-26 tank. Year 1930 Soviet Union bought 15 Vickers Type E Alt A (aka Vickers 6 ton tank Alt A) tanks from British company Vickers Armstrong Ltd. These Vickers tanks proved successful in tests, so the Soviets acquired a manufacturing license for them.FINNISH ARMY 1918
Finnish use: Few captured in Civil War of 1918. These guns were the starting-point of antiaircraft units in Finland. Imperial Russian Navy had acquired blueprints for 75-mm Canet naval/coastal gun in year 1891. The gun was manufactured in very large numbers for Russian Navy and saw also use as coastal gun. JAEGER PLATOON WEBSITE Finnish Army 1918 - 1945 Website. Weaponry and Organisation. JAEGER PLATOON: FINNISH ARMY 1918 JAEGER PLATOON: FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945 WEBSITE . WEAPONS: INFANTRY WEAPONS. Rifles. Rifles Part 1: Mosin-Nagants of Imperial Russia (UPDATED). Rifles Part 2: Pre-WW2 Finnish Mosin-Nagant Designs (UPDATED). Rifles Part 3: The Last of Mosin-NagantsFINNISH ARMY 1918
FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945: RIFLES PART 1. RIFLES PART 1: Mosin-Nagants of Imperial Russia. 7,62 mm Infantry Rifle M/91: (Russkaja 3-linejnaja vintovka obr. 1891 g.) War experience from Russia - Turkish War of 1877 - 1878 showed the defects of Berdan rifle, which wasFINNISH ARMY 1918
MILITARY UNIFORMS 4 . Military Uniform M/36 . Development work of military uniform m/36: Military uniform m/36 was the standard issue Finnish military uniform during World War 2 and after the war remained in use all the way until 1960’s.FINNISH ARMY 1918
Finnish use: Finnish military acquired 8,000 7,65-mm Pistol M/23 in 1920's. The first delivery of 2,000 arrived in July of 1922. Small number of 9-mm pistol M/08 also saw use with Finnish military. 7,65-mm pistol M/23 was the most numerous pistol used by Finnish front-line troops during World War 2.FINNISH ARMY 1918
MINE THROWERS & MORTARS. PART 5. 82 mm mortars: 82 Krh/37 (82 mm mortar model 1937) (82-BM 37) PICTURE: 82 Krh/37 mortar. Markings painted to this mortar are post World War 2.FINNISH ARMY 1918
FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945: MACHINEGUNS PART 1. MACHINEGUNS PART 1: 7,62 mm Maxim machineguns. 7,62 mm Maxim m/1905 and m/1910 (M/09-09): (Pulemyot Maxima obr. 1905 g.) (Pylemyot Maxima obr. 1910 g.) PICTURE: Maxim m/1905 with early version of Sokolov mount with its legs folded open. Notice also water jacket and other parts made from bronze orbrass.
FINNISH ARMY 1918
During World War 2 Finnish Army primary standard issue weapon for hand-to-hand combat was bayonet attached to rifle, but during the war for all practical purposes during the war puukko-knife replaced it and at the same time gained partially misleading "larger than life"reputation. This is
FINNISH ARMY 1918
ARMOURED VEHICLES PART 5 . CAPTURED T-26 TANKS . Soviet T-26 tank. Year 1930 Soviet Union bought 15 Vickers Type E Alt A (aka Vickers 6 ton tank Alt A) tanks from British company Vickers Armstrong Ltd. These Vickers tanks proved successful in tests, so the Soviets acquired a manufacturing license for them.FINNISH ARMY 1918
Finnish use: Few captured in Civil War of 1918. These guns were the starting-point of antiaircraft units in Finland. Imperial Russian Navy had acquired blueprints for 75-mm Canet naval/coastal gun in year 1891. The gun was manufactured in very large numbers for Russian Navy and saw also use as coastal gun.FINNISH ARMY 1918
FORMATIONS (TO&E), PART 4. World War II, Armour & Field Artillery . Finnish tank force was established in 1919 and equipped 32 Renault FT-17 light tanks bought from France that year. Even if Finnish tank corps started with name of Tank Regiment (Tankkirykmentti), the unit wasn't developed or its size increased.On the contrary - the unit got first reduced as Tank Battalion (PanssaripataljoonaFINNISH ARMY 1918
RIFLES PART 3: The Last of Mosin-Nagants . 7,62 mm Military Rifle M/39 "Ukko-Pekka": PICTURE: Rifle M/39 with straight rifle stock. Only about 6,000 straight stocked M/39 rifles were made (by Sako in 1940 - 1941) and they are nowadays considered highly collectable.FINNISH ARMY 1918
Both of them Jaegers, who became Generals of Finnish Army. Due to his role and success during Civil War Sihvo's military career took off like a rocket and in May of 1918 was promoted as Colonel at age 29. Later he would serve as Commander of Finnish Armed Foces twice - firstin 1926 -
FINNISH ARMY 1918
When Vickers 6-ton tanks were acquired Finnish Army was using R-numbers for identifying individual armoured vehicles. The first tank of this type acquired for tests had Vickers Armstrong serial number VAE 546 and Finnish Army marked it as R-546. The later 32 tanks weremarked with
FINNISH ARMY 1918
ARMOURED VEHICLES PART 5 . CAPTURED T-26 TANKS . Soviet T-26 tank. Year 1930 Soviet Union bought 15 Vickers Type E Alt A (aka Vickers 6 ton tank Alt A) tanks from British company Vickers Armstrong Ltd. These Vickers tanks proved successful in tests, so the Soviets acquired a manufacturing license for them.FINNISH ARMY 1918
FORMATIONS (TO&E), PART 3. World War II, Infantry . This page contains information about Finnish World War 2 era (infantry) divisions, infantry regiments and their sub-units.FINNISH ARMY 1918
At end of January of 1918 some of these old field guns were among the first guns, which Finnish White Army captured in Pohjanmaa (Botnia) region in beginning of Finnish Civil War. Along the older model 1877 versions of the same caliber they formed the backboneFINNISH ARMY 1918
Finnish use: Few captured in Civil War of 1918. These guns were the starting-point of antiaircraft units in Finland. Imperial Russian Navy had acquired blueprints for 75-mm Canet naval/coastal gun in year 1891. The gun was manufactured in very large numbers for Russian Navy and saw also use as coastal gun.FINNISH ARMY 1918
During World War 2 the remaining M/96 pistols were mostly used in home front. Summer of 1940 still 614 Mauser M/96 pistols remained, this included 271 pistols in 7,63 x 25 and 343 in 9 x 19 calibre. Finnish soldiers gave the pistol nickname "Ukko-Mauser" (= Old man Mauser. Smaller 7,65 mm Mauser M/1914 pistol was known as "Akka-Mauser" aka"Old
FINNISH ARMY 1918
MINE THROWERS & MORTARS. PART 4. 81 mm mortars: 81-mm mortars are the most mixed category of mortars, which was in Finnish use. Besides mortars manufactured by Tampella in Finland during World War 2 it contained also British, French, Hungarian, Italian and JAEGER PLATOON WEBSITE Finnish Army 1918 - 1945 Website. Weaponry and Organisation. JAEGER PLATOON: FINNISH ARMY 1918 JAEGER PLATOON: FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945 WEBSITE . WEAPONS: INFANTRY WEAPONS. Rifles. Rifles Part 1: Mosin-Nagants of Imperial Russia (UPDATED). Rifles Part 2: Pre-WW2 Finnish Mosin-Nagant Designs (UPDATED). Rifles Part 3: The Last of Mosin-NagantsFINNISH ARMY 1918
FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945: RIFLES PART 1. RIFLES PART 1: Mosin-Nagants of Imperial Russia. 7,62 mm Infantry Rifle M/91: (Russkaja 3-linejnaja vintovka obr. 1891 g.) War experience from Russia - Turkish War of 1877 - 1878 showed the defects of Berdan rifle, which wasFINNISH ARMY 1918
MILITARY UNIFORMS 4 . Military Uniform M/36 . Development work of military uniform m/36: Military uniform m/36 was the standard issue Finnish military uniform during World War 2 and after the war remained in use all the way until 1960’s.FINNISH ARMY 1918
Finnish use: Finnish military acquired 8,000 7,65-mm Pistol M/23 in 1920's. The first delivery of 2,000 arrived in July of 1922. Small number of 9-mm pistol M/08 also saw use with Finnish military. 7,65-mm pistol M/23 was the most numerous pistol used by Finnish front-line troops during World War 2.FINNISH ARMY 1918
MINE THROWERS & MORTARS. PART 5. 82 mm mortars: 82 Krh/37 (82 mm mortar model 1937) (82-BM 37) PICTURE: 82 Krh/37 mortar. Markings painted to this mortar are post World War 2.FINNISH ARMY 1918
FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945: MACHINEGUNS PART 1. MACHINEGUNS PART 1: 7,62 mm Maxim machineguns. 7,62 mm Maxim m/1905 and m/1910 (M/09-09): (Pulemyot Maxima obr. 1905 g.) (Pylemyot Maxima obr. 1910 g.) PICTURE: Maxim m/1905 with early version of Sokolov mount with its legs folded open. Notice also water jacket and other parts made from bronze orbrass.
FINNISH ARMY 1918
During World War 2 Finnish Army primary standard issue weapon for hand-to-hand combat was bayonet attached to rifle, but during the war for all practical purposes during the war puukko-knife replaced it and at the same time gained partially misleading "larger than life"reputation. This is
FINNISH ARMY 1918
ARMOURED VEHICLES PART 5 . CAPTURED T-26 TANKS . Soviet T-26 tank. Year 1930 Soviet Union bought 15 Vickers Type E Alt A (aka Vickers 6 ton tank Alt A) tanks from British company Vickers Armstrong Ltd. These Vickers tanks proved successful in tests, so the Soviets acquired a manufacturing license for them.FINNISH ARMY 1918
Finnish use: Few captured in Civil War of 1918. These guns were the starting-point of antiaircraft units in Finland. Imperial Russian Navy had acquired blueprints for 75-mm Canet naval/coastal gun in year 1891. The gun was manufactured in very large numbers for Russian Navy and saw also use as coastal gun. JAEGER PLATOON WEBSITE Finnish Army 1918 - 1945 Website. Weaponry and Organisation. JAEGER PLATOON: FINNISH ARMY 1918 JAEGER PLATOON: FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945 WEBSITE . WEAPONS: INFANTRY WEAPONS. Rifles. Rifles Part 1: Mosin-Nagants of Imperial Russia (UPDATED). Rifles Part 2: Pre-WW2 Finnish Mosin-Nagant Designs (UPDATED). Rifles Part 3: The Last of Mosin-NagantsFINNISH ARMY 1918
FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945: RIFLES PART 1. RIFLES PART 1: Mosin-Nagants of Imperial Russia. 7,62 mm Infantry Rifle M/91: (Russkaja 3-linejnaja vintovka obr. 1891 g.) War experience from Russia - Turkish War of 1877 - 1878 showed the defects of Berdan rifle, which wasFINNISH ARMY 1918
MILITARY UNIFORMS 4 . Military Uniform M/36 . Development work of military uniform m/36: Military uniform m/36 was the standard issue Finnish military uniform during World War 2 and after the war remained in use all the way until 1960’s.FINNISH ARMY 1918
Finnish use: Finnish military acquired 8,000 7,65-mm Pistol M/23 in 1920's. The first delivery of 2,000 arrived in July of 1922. Small number of 9-mm pistol M/08 also saw use with Finnish military. 7,65-mm pistol M/23 was the most numerous pistol used by Finnish front-line troops during World War 2.FINNISH ARMY 1918
MINE THROWERS & MORTARS. PART 5. 82 mm mortars: 82 Krh/37 (82 mm mortar model 1937) (82-BM 37) PICTURE: 82 Krh/37 mortar. Markings painted to this mortar are post World War 2.FINNISH ARMY 1918
FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945: MACHINEGUNS PART 1. MACHINEGUNS PART 1: 7,62 mm Maxim machineguns. 7,62 mm Maxim m/1905 and m/1910 (M/09-09): (Pulemyot Maxima obr. 1905 g.) (Pylemyot Maxima obr. 1910 g.) PICTURE: Maxim m/1905 with early version of Sokolov mount with its legs folded open. Notice also water jacket and other parts made from bronze orbrass.
FINNISH ARMY 1918
During World War 2 Finnish Army primary standard issue weapon for hand-to-hand combat was bayonet attached to rifle, but during the war for all practical purposes during the war puukko-knife replaced it and at the same time gained partially misleading "larger than life"reputation. This is
FINNISH ARMY 1918
ARMOURED VEHICLES PART 5 . CAPTURED T-26 TANKS . Soviet T-26 tank. Year 1930 Soviet Union bought 15 Vickers Type E Alt A (aka Vickers 6 ton tank Alt A) tanks from British company Vickers Armstrong Ltd. These Vickers tanks proved successful in tests, so the Soviets acquired a manufacturing license for them.FINNISH ARMY 1918
Finnish use: Few captured in Civil War of 1918. These guns were the starting-point of antiaircraft units in Finland. Imperial Russian Navy had acquired blueprints for 75-mm Canet naval/coastal gun in year 1891. The gun was manufactured in very large numbers for Russian Navy and saw also use as coastal gun.FINNISH ARMY 1918
FORMATIONS (TO&E), PART 4. World War II, Armour & Field Artillery . Finnish tank force was established in 1919 and equipped 32 Renault FT-17 light tanks bought from France that year. Even if Finnish tank corps started with name of Tank Regiment (Tankkirykmentti), the unit wasn't developed or its size increased.On the contrary - the unit got first reduced as Tank Battalion (PanssaripataljoonaFINNISH ARMY 1918
RIFLES PART 3: The Last of Mosin-Nagants . 7,62 mm Military Rifle M/39 "Ukko-Pekka": PICTURE: Rifle M/39 with straight rifle stock. Only about 6,000 straight stocked M/39 rifles were made (by Sako in 1940 - 1941) and they are nowadays considered highly collectable.FINNISH ARMY 1918
Both of them Jaegers, who became Generals of Finnish Army. Due to his role and success during Civil War Sihvo's military career took off like a rocket and in May of 1918 was promoted as Colonel at age 29. Later he would serve as Commander of Finnish Armed Foces twice - firstin 1926 -
FINNISH ARMY 1918
When Vickers 6-ton tanks were acquired Finnish Army was using R-numbers for identifying individual armoured vehicles. The first tank of this type acquired for tests had Vickers Armstrong serial number VAE 546 and Finnish Army marked it as R-546. The later 32 tanks weremarked with
FINNISH ARMY 1918
ARMOURED VEHICLES PART 5 . CAPTURED T-26 TANKS . Soviet T-26 tank. Year 1930 Soviet Union bought 15 Vickers Type E Alt A (aka Vickers 6 ton tank Alt A) tanks from British company Vickers Armstrong Ltd. These Vickers tanks proved successful in tests, so the Soviets acquired a manufacturing license for them.FINNISH ARMY 1918
FORMATIONS (TO&E), PART 3. World War II, Infantry . This page contains information about Finnish World War 2 era (infantry) divisions, infantry regiments and their sub-units.FINNISH ARMY 1918
At end of January of 1918 some of these old field guns were among the first guns, which Finnish White Army captured in Pohjanmaa (Botnia) region in beginning of Finnish Civil War. Along the older model 1877 versions of the same caliber they formed the backboneFINNISH ARMY 1918
Finnish use: Few captured in Civil War of 1918. These guns were the starting-point of antiaircraft units in Finland. Imperial Russian Navy had acquired blueprints for 75-mm Canet naval/coastal gun in year 1891. The gun was manufactured in very large numbers for Russian Navy and saw also use as coastal gun.FINNISH ARMY 1918
During World War 2 the remaining M/96 pistols were mostly used in home front. Summer of 1940 still 614 Mauser M/96 pistols remained, this included 271 pistols in 7,63 x 25 and 343 in 9 x 19 calibre. Finnish soldiers gave the pistol nickname "Ukko-Mauser" (= Old man Mauser. Smaller 7,65 mm Mauser M/1914 pistol was known as "Akka-Mauser" aka"Old
FINNISH ARMY 1918
MINE THROWERS & MORTARS. PART 4. 81 mm mortars: 81-mm mortars are the most mixed category of mortars, which was in Finnish use. Besides mortars manufactured by Tampella in Finland during World War 2 it contained also British, French, Hungarian, Italian and JAEGER PLATOON WEBSITE Finnish Army 1918 - 1945 Website. Weaponry and Organisation. JAEGER PLATOON: FINNISH ARMY 1918 JAEGER PLATOON: FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945 WEBSITE . WEAPONS: INFANTRY WEAPONS. Rifles. Rifles Part 1: Mosin-Nagants of Imperial Russia (UPDATED). Rifles Part 2: Pre-WW2 Finnish Mosin-Nagant Designs (UPDATED). Rifles Part 3: The Last of Mosin-NagantsFINNISH ARMY 1918
FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945: RIFLES PART 1. RIFLES PART 1: Mosin-Nagants of Imperial Russia. 7,62 mm Infantry Rifle M/91: (Russkaja 3-linejnaja vintovka obr. 1891 g.) War experience from Russia - Turkish War of 1877 - 1878 showed the defects of Berdan rifle, which wasFINNISH ARMY 1918
MILITARY UNIFORMS 4 . Military Uniform M/36 . Development work of military uniform m/36: Military uniform m/36 was the standard issue Finnish military uniform during World War 2 and after the war remained in use all the way until 1960’s.FINNISH ARMY 1918
Finnish use: Finnish military acquired 8,000 7,65-mm Pistol M/23 in 1920's. The first delivery of 2,000 arrived in July of 1922. Small number of 9-mm pistol M/08 also saw use with Finnish military. 7,65-mm pistol M/23 was the most numerous pistol used by Finnish front-line troops during World War 2.FINNISH ARMY 1918
MINE THROWERS & MORTARS. PART 5. 82 mm mortars: 82 Krh/37 (82 mm mortar model 1937) (82-BM 37) PICTURE: 82 Krh/37 mortar. Markings painted to this mortar are post World War 2.FINNISH ARMY 1918
FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945: MACHINEGUNS PART 1. MACHINEGUNS PART 1: 7,62 mm Maxim machineguns. 7,62 mm Maxim m/1905 and m/1910 (M/09-09): (Pulemyot Maxima obr. 1905 g.) (Pylemyot Maxima obr. 1910 g.) PICTURE: Maxim m/1905 with early version of Sokolov mount with its legs folded open. Notice also water jacket and other parts made from bronze orbrass.
FINNISH ARMY 1918
During World War 2 Finnish Army primary standard issue weapon for hand-to-hand combat was bayonet attached to rifle, but during the war for all practical purposes during the war puukko-knife replaced it and at the same time gained partially misleading "larger than life"reputation. This is
FINNISH ARMY 1918
ARMOURED VEHICLES PART 5 . CAPTURED T-26 TANKS . Soviet T-26 tank. Year 1930 Soviet Union bought 15 Vickers Type E Alt A (aka Vickers 6 ton tank Alt A) tanks from British company Vickers Armstrong Ltd. These Vickers tanks proved successful in tests, so the Soviets acquired a manufacturing license for them.FINNISH ARMY 1918
Finnish use: Few captured in Civil War of 1918. These guns were the starting-point of antiaircraft units in Finland. Imperial Russian Navy had acquired blueprints for 75-mm Canet naval/coastal gun in year 1891. The gun was manufactured in very large numbers for Russian Navy and saw also use as coastal gun. JAEGER PLATOON WEBSITE Finnish Army 1918 - 1945 Website. Weaponry and Organisation. JAEGER PLATOON: FINNISH ARMY 1918 JAEGER PLATOON: FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945 WEBSITE . WEAPONS: INFANTRY WEAPONS. Rifles. Rifles Part 1: Mosin-Nagants of Imperial Russia (UPDATED). Rifles Part 2: Pre-WW2 Finnish Mosin-Nagant Designs (UPDATED). Rifles Part 3: The Last of Mosin-NagantsFINNISH ARMY 1918
FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945: RIFLES PART 1. RIFLES PART 1: Mosin-Nagants of Imperial Russia. 7,62 mm Infantry Rifle M/91: (Russkaja 3-linejnaja vintovka obr. 1891 g.) War experience from Russia - Turkish War of 1877 - 1878 showed the defects of Berdan rifle, which wasFINNISH ARMY 1918
MILITARY UNIFORMS 4 . Military Uniform M/36 . Development work of military uniform m/36: Military uniform m/36 was the standard issue Finnish military uniform during World War 2 and after the war remained in use all the way until 1960’s.FINNISH ARMY 1918
Finnish use: Finnish military acquired 8,000 7,65-mm Pistol M/23 in 1920's. The first delivery of 2,000 arrived in July of 1922. Small number of 9-mm pistol M/08 also saw use with Finnish military. 7,65-mm pistol M/23 was the most numerous pistol used by Finnish front-line troops during World War 2.FINNISH ARMY 1918
MINE THROWERS & MORTARS. PART 5. 82 mm mortars: 82 Krh/37 (82 mm mortar model 1937) (82-BM 37) PICTURE: 82 Krh/37 mortar. Markings painted to this mortar are post World War 2.FINNISH ARMY 1918
FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945: MACHINEGUNS PART 1. MACHINEGUNS PART 1: 7,62 mm Maxim machineguns. 7,62 mm Maxim m/1905 and m/1910 (M/09-09): (Pulemyot Maxima obr. 1905 g.) (Pylemyot Maxima obr. 1910 g.) PICTURE: Maxim m/1905 with early version of Sokolov mount with its legs folded open. Notice also water jacket and other parts made from bronze orbrass.
FINNISH ARMY 1918
During World War 2 Finnish Army primary standard issue weapon for hand-to-hand combat was bayonet attached to rifle, but during the war for all practical purposes during the war puukko-knife replaced it and at the same time gained partially misleading "larger than life"reputation. This is
FINNISH ARMY 1918
ARMOURED VEHICLES PART 5 . CAPTURED T-26 TANKS . Soviet T-26 tank. Year 1930 Soviet Union bought 15 Vickers Type E Alt A (aka Vickers 6 ton tank Alt A) tanks from British company Vickers Armstrong Ltd. These Vickers tanks proved successful in tests, so the Soviets acquired a manufacturing license for them.FINNISH ARMY 1918
Finnish use: Few captured in Civil War of 1918. These guns were the starting-point of antiaircraft units in Finland. Imperial Russian Navy had acquired blueprints for 75-mm Canet naval/coastal gun in year 1891. The gun was manufactured in very large numbers for Russian Navy and saw also use as coastal gun.FINNISH ARMY 1918
FORMATIONS (TO&E), PART 4. World War II, Armour & Field Artillery . Finnish tank force was established in 1919 and equipped 32 Renault FT-17 light tanks bought from France that year. Even if Finnish tank corps started with name of Tank Regiment (Tankkirykmentti), the unit wasn't developed or its size increased.On the contrary - the unit got first reduced as Tank Battalion (PanssaripataljoonaFINNISH ARMY 1918
RIFLES PART 3: The Last of Mosin-Nagants . 7,62 mm Military Rifle M/39 "Ukko-Pekka": PICTURE: Rifle M/39 with straight rifle stock. Only about 6,000 straight stocked M/39 rifles were made (by Sako in 1940 - 1941) and they are nowadays considered highly collectable.FINNISH ARMY 1918
Both of them Jaegers, who became Generals of Finnish Army. Due to his role and success during Civil War Sihvo's military career took off like a rocket and in May of 1918 was promoted as Colonel at age 29. Later he would serve as Commander of Finnish Armed Foces twice - firstin 1926 -
FINNISH ARMY 1918
When Vickers 6-ton tanks were acquired Finnish Army was using R-numbers for identifying individual armoured vehicles. The first tank of this type acquired for tests had Vickers Armstrong serial number VAE 546 and Finnish Army marked it as R-546. The later 32 tanks weremarked with
FINNISH ARMY 1918
ARMOURED VEHICLES PART 5 . CAPTURED T-26 TANKS . Soviet T-26 tank. Year 1930 Soviet Union bought 15 Vickers Type E Alt A (aka Vickers 6 ton tank Alt A) tanks from British company Vickers Armstrong Ltd. These Vickers tanks proved successful in tests, so the Soviets acquired a manufacturing license for them.FINNISH ARMY 1918
FORMATIONS (TO&E), PART 3. World War II, Infantry . This page contains information about Finnish World War 2 era (infantry) divisions, infantry regiments and their sub-units.FINNISH ARMY 1918
At end of January of 1918 some of these old field guns were among the first guns, which Finnish White Army captured in Pohjanmaa (Botnia) region in beginning of Finnish Civil War. Along the older model 1877 versions of the same caliber they formed the backboneFINNISH ARMY 1918
Finnish use: Few captured in Civil War of 1918. These guns were the starting-point of antiaircraft units in Finland. Imperial Russian Navy had acquired blueprints for 75-mm Canet naval/coastal gun in year 1891. The gun was manufactured in very large numbers for Russian Navy and saw also use as coastal gun.FINNISH ARMY 1918
During World War 2 the remaining M/96 pistols were mostly used in home front. Summer of 1940 still 614 Mauser M/96 pistols remained, this included 271 pistols in 7,63 x 25 and 343 in 9 x 19 calibre. Finnish soldiers gave the pistol nickname "Ukko-Mauser" (= Old man Mauser. Smaller 7,65 mm Mauser M/1914 pistol was known as "Akka-Mauser" aka"Old
FINNISH ARMY 1918
MINE THROWERS & MORTARS. PART 4. 81 mm mortars: 81-mm mortars are the most mixed category of mortars, which was in Finnish use. Besides mortars manufactured by Tampella in Finland during World War 2 it contained also British, French, Hungarian, Italian and JAEGER PLATOON WEBSITE Finnish Army 1918 - 1945 Website. Weaponry and Organisation. JAEGER PLATOON: FINNISH ARMY 1918 JAEGER PLATOON: FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945 WEBSITE . WEAPONS: INFANTRY WEAPONS. Rifles. Rifles Part 1: Mosin-Nagants of Imperial Russia (UPDATED). Rifles Part 2: Pre-WW2 Finnish Mosin-Nagant Designs (UPDATED). Rifles Part 3: The Last of Mosin-NagantsFINNISH ARMY 1918
FORMATIONS (TO&E), PART 4. World War II, Armour & Field Artillery . Finnish tank force was established in 1919 and equipped 32 Renault FT-17 light tanks bought from France that year. Even if Finnish tank corps started with name of Tank Regiment (Tankkirykmentti), the unit wasn't developed or its size increased.On the contrary - the unit got first reduced as Tank Battalion (PanssaripataljoonaFINNISH ARMY 1918
MILITARY UNIFORMS 4 . Military Uniform M/36 . Development work of military uniform m/36: Military uniform m/36 was the standard issue Finnish military uniform during World War 2 and after the war remained in use all the way until 1960’s.FINNISH ARMY 1918
Both of them Jaegers, who became Generals of Finnish Army. Due to his role and success during Civil War Sihvo's military career took off like a rocket and in May of 1918 was promoted as Colonel at age 29. Later he would serve as Commander of Finnish Armed Foces twice - firstin 1926 -
FINNISH ARMY 1918
FORMATIONS (TO&E), PART 9. World War II: Engineer Corps . During Winter War (1939 - 1940) the basic unit of Finnish Engineer Corps was Engineer Company, 33 of which were established for the Winter War.FINNISH ARMY 1918
FORMATIONS (TO&E), PART 6 . World War II: Jaegers & other light infantry . When first created in 18th century jaeger formations were typically light infantry that used rifled muskets.FINNISH ARMY 1918
Finnish HQ of home front troops (ex Suojeluskunta GHQ) ordered 500 Beretta M/34 pistols from Italy in July of 1941. The deal had many problems and pistols were not delivered earlier than April of 1943. HQ of home front troops (pre-war Suojeluskunta GHQ) startedFINNISH ARMY 1918
ARMOURED VEHICLES PART 5 . CAPTURED T-26 TANKS . Soviet T-26 tank. Year 1930 Soviet Union bought 15 Vickers Type E Alt A (aka Vickers 6 ton tank Alt A) tanks from British company Vickers Armstrong Ltd. These Vickers tanks proved successful in tests, so the Soviets acquired a manufacturing license for them.FINNISH ARMY 1918
During World War 2 Finnish Army primary standard issue weapon for hand-to-hand combat was bayonet attached to rifle, but during the war for all practical purposes during the war puukko-knife replaced it and at the same time gained partially misleading "larger than life"reputation. This is
JAEGER PLATOON WEBSITE Finnish Army 1918 - 1945 Website. Weaponry and Organisation. JAEGER PLATOON: FINNISH ARMY 1918 JAEGER PLATOON: FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945 WEBSITE . WEAPONS: INFANTRY WEAPONS. Rifles. Rifles Part 1: Mosin-Nagants of Imperial Russia (UPDATED). Rifles Part 2: Pre-WW2 Finnish Mosin-Nagant Designs (UPDATED). Rifles Part 3: The Last of Mosin-NagantsFINNISH ARMY 1918
FORMATIONS (TO&E), PART 4. World War II, Armour & Field Artillery . Finnish tank force was established in 1919 and equipped 32 Renault FT-17 light tanks bought from France that year. Even if Finnish tank corps started with name of Tank Regiment (Tankkirykmentti), the unit wasn't developed or its size increased.On the contrary - the unit got first reduced as Tank Battalion (PanssaripataljoonaFINNISH ARMY 1918
MILITARY UNIFORMS 4 . Military Uniform M/36 . Development work of military uniform m/36: Military uniform m/36 was the standard issue Finnish military uniform during World War 2 and after the war remained in use all the way until 1960’s.FINNISH ARMY 1918
Both of them Jaegers, who became Generals of Finnish Army. Due to his role and success during Civil War Sihvo's military career took off like a rocket and in May of 1918 was promoted as Colonel at age 29. Later he would serve as Commander of Finnish Armed Foces twice - firstin 1926 -
FINNISH ARMY 1918
FORMATIONS (TO&E), PART 9. World War II: Engineer Corps . During Winter War (1939 - 1940) the basic unit of Finnish Engineer Corps was Engineer Company, 33 of which were established for the Winter War.FINNISH ARMY 1918
FORMATIONS (TO&E), PART 6 . World War II: Jaegers & other light infantry . When first created in 18th century jaeger formations were typically light infantry that used rifled muskets.FINNISH ARMY 1918
Finnish HQ of home front troops (ex Suojeluskunta GHQ) ordered 500 Beretta M/34 pistols from Italy in July of 1941. The deal had many problems and pistols were not delivered earlier than April of 1943. HQ of home front troops (pre-war Suojeluskunta GHQ) startedFINNISH ARMY 1918
ARMOURED VEHICLES PART 5 . CAPTURED T-26 TANKS . Soviet T-26 tank. Year 1930 Soviet Union bought 15 Vickers Type E Alt A (aka Vickers 6 ton tank Alt A) tanks from British company Vickers Armstrong Ltd. These Vickers tanks proved successful in tests, so the Soviets acquired a manufacturing license for them.FINNISH ARMY 1918
During World War 2 Finnish Army primary standard issue weapon for hand-to-hand combat was bayonet attached to rifle, but during the war for all practical purposes during the war puukko-knife replaced it and at the same time gained partially misleading "larger than life"reputation. This is
FINNISH ARMY 1918
Finnish use: Finnish military acquired 8,000 7,65-mm Pistol M/23 in 1920's. The first delivery of 2,000 arrived in July of 1922. Small number of 9-mm pistol M/08 also saw use with Finnish military. 7,65-mm pistol M/23 was the most numerous pistol used by Finnish front-line troops during World War 2.FINNISH ARMY 1918
FORMATIONS (TO&E), PART 6 . World War II: Jaegers & other light infantry . When first created in 18th century jaeger formations were typically light infantry that used rifled muskets.FINNISH ARMY 1918
Finnish use: During World War 2 Maxim M/09-09, M/09-21 and M/32-33 were used by frontline troops, which every now and then these water-cooled Maxim medium machineguns were also used as antiaircraft machineguns. For that purpose they were normally equipped with anti-aircraft equipment. In addition especially during Winter War Maxim M/09-09 was also commonly used as anti-aircraft FINNISH ARMY 1918-1945: REVOLVERS & PISTOLS PART 3 Finnish use: About 10,000 bought from France in 1919. The first pistol model acquired for Finnish Army. Mainly used in Finnish home front during World War 2, but also few frontline units got these pistols issued. During World War 1 both French and Italian armed forces had shortage of pistols and were buying this quite heavy 7,65 mm blow-backFINNISH ARMY 1918
Finnish use: 31 Soviet 50-mm mortars were captured and 15 of them re-issued to Finnish troops during Winter War. More than a thousand were captured during Continuation War (large majority of them in year 1941) and hundreds re-issued to Finnish infantry.FINNISH ARMY 1918
Both battalions of Tanks Brigade took part to Finnish - German Lapland War (September 1944 - April 1945), but neither KV-1 or PzKw IVJ saw real combat use in this war. With its massive swamps and forests combined with very limited road network thoroughly demolished and mined by the retreating Germans, using of tanks proved more thandifficult.
FINNISH ARMY 1918
Finnish use: Swedish (SFK) volunteer unit during Winter War and some Finnish units until early 1944 during Continuation War. Swedish M/14 machinegun was Austrian 8 mm Schwarzlose M/07-12 machinegun version, which was designed to use Swedish 6.5 mm x 55 ammunition.FINNISH ARMY 1918
MINE THROWERS & MORTARS. PART 5. 82 mm mortars: 82 Krh/37 (82 mm mortar model 1937) (82-BM 37) PICTURE: 82 Krh/37 mortar. Markings painted to this mortar are post World War 2.FINNISH ARMY 1918
FORMATIONS (TO&E), PART 5. World War II, Cavalry . During World War 2 Finnish Army had only two large cavalry units, both of which somewhat of an elite status from the pre-war years.FINNISH ARMY 1918
ARMOURED CARS PART 3 . Finnish Light Armoured Cars in World War 2 . BAB A (FAI) (Fiat-A Izhorskiy) PICTURE: FAI armoured car R-2 of 5 th Separate Armoured Car Platoon. Soldiers standing on foot boards of the armoured car are probably either crew, mechanics or personel of another armoured car since they are wearing overalls. JAEGER PLATOON WEBSITE Finnish Army 1918 - 1945 Website. Weaponry and Organisation. JAEGER PLATOON: FINNISH ARMY 1918 JAEGER PLATOON: FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945 WEBSITE . WEAPONS: INFANTRY WEAPONS. Rifles. Rifles Part 1: Mosin-Nagants of Imperial Russia (UPDATED). Rifles Part 2: Pre-WW2 Finnish Mosin-Nagant Designs (UPDATED). Rifles Part 3: The Last of Mosin-NagantsFINNISH ARMY 1918
FORMATIONS (TO&E), PART 4. World War II, Armour & Field Artillery . Finnish tank force was established in 1919 and equipped 32 Renault FT-17 light tanks bought from France that year. Even if Finnish tank corps started with name of Tank Regiment (Tankkirykmentti), the unit wasn't developed or its size increased.On the contrary - the unit got first reduced as Tank Battalion (PanssaripataljoonaFINNISH ARMY 1918
MILITARY UNIFORMS 4 . Military Uniform M/36 . Development work of military uniform m/36: Military uniform m/36 was the standard issue Finnish military uniform during World War 2 and after the war remained in use all the way until 1960’s.FINNISH ARMY 1918
Both of them Jaegers, who became Generals of Finnish Army. Due to his role and success during Civil War Sihvo's military career took off like a rocket and in May of 1918 was promoted as Colonel at age 29. Later he would serve as Commander of Finnish Armed Foces twice - firstin 1926 -
FINNISH ARMY 1918
FORMATIONS (TO&E), PART 9. World War II: Engineer Corps . During Winter War (1939 - 1940) the basic unit of Finnish Engineer Corps was Engineer Company, 33 of which were established for the Winter War.FINNISH ARMY 1918
FORMATIONS (TO&E), PART 6 . World War II: Jaegers & other light infantry . When first created in 18th century jaeger formations were typically light infantry that used rifled muskets.FINNISH ARMY 1918
Finnish HQ of home front troops (ex Suojeluskunta GHQ) ordered 500 Beretta M/34 pistols from Italy in July of 1941. The deal had many problems and pistols were not delivered earlier than April of 1943. HQ of home front troops (pre-war Suojeluskunta GHQ) startedFINNISH ARMY 1918
ARMOURED VEHICLES PART 5 . CAPTURED T-26 TANKS . Soviet T-26 tank. Year 1930 Soviet Union bought 15 Vickers Type E Alt A (aka Vickers 6 ton tank Alt A) tanks from British company Vickers Armstrong Ltd. These Vickers tanks proved successful in tests, so the Soviets acquired a manufacturing license for them.FINNISH ARMY 1918
During World War 2 Finnish Army primary standard issue weapon for hand-to-hand combat was bayonet attached to rifle, but during the war for all practical purposes during the war puukko-knife replaced it and at the same time gained partially misleading "larger than life"reputation. This is
JAEGER PLATOON WEBSITE Finnish Army 1918 - 1945 Website. Weaponry and Organisation. JAEGER PLATOON: FINNISH ARMY 1918 JAEGER PLATOON: FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945 WEBSITE . WEAPONS: INFANTRY WEAPONS. Rifles. Rifles Part 1: Mosin-Nagants of Imperial Russia (UPDATED). Rifles Part 2: Pre-WW2 Finnish Mosin-Nagant Designs (UPDATED). Rifles Part 3: The Last of Mosin-NagantsFINNISH ARMY 1918
FORMATIONS (TO&E), PART 4. World War II, Armour & Field Artillery . Finnish tank force was established in 1919 and equipped 32 Renault FT-17 light tanks bought from France that year. Even if Finnish tank corps started with name of Tank Regiment (Tankkirykmentti), the unit wasn't developed or its size increased.On the contrary - the unit got first reduced as Tank Battalion (PanssaripataljoonaFINNISH ARMY 1918
MILITARY UNIFORMS 4 . Military Uniform M/36 . Development work of military uniform m/36: Military uniform m/36 was the standard issue Finnish military uniform during World War 2 and after the war remained in use all the way until 1960’s.FINNISH ARMY 1918
Both of them Jaegers, who became Generals of Finnish Army. Due to his role and success during Civil War Sihvo's military career took off like a rocket and in May of 1918 was promoted as Colonel at age 29. Later he would serve as Commander of Finnish Armed Foces twice - firstin 1926 -
FINNISH ARMY 1918
FORMATIONS (TO&E), PART 9. World War II: Engineer Corps . During Winter War (1939 - 1940) the basic unit of Finnish Engineer Corps was Engineer Company, 33 of which were established for the Winter War.FINNISH ARMY 1918
FORMATIONS (TO&E), PART 6 . World War II: Jaegers & other light infantry . When first created in 18th century jaeger formations were typically light infantry that used rifled muskets.FINNISH ARMY 1918
Finnish HQ of home front troops (ex Suojeluskunta GHQ) ordered 500 Beretta M/34 pistols from Italy in July of 1941. The deal had many problems and pistols were not delivered earlier than April of 1943. HQ of home front troops (pre-war Suojeluskunta GHQ) startedFINNISH ARMY 1918
ARMOURED VEHICLES PART 5 . CAPTURED T-26 TANKS . Soviet T-26 tank. Year 1930 Soviet Union bought 15 Vickers Type E Alt A (aka Vickers 6 ton tank Alt A) tanks from British company Vickers Armstrong Ltd. These Vickers tanks proved successful in tests, so the Soviets acquired a manufacturing license for them.FINNISH ARMY 1918
During World War 2 Finnish Army primary standard issue weapon for hand-to-hand combat was bayonet attached to rifle, but during the war for all practical purposes during the war puukko-knife replaced it and at the same time gained partially misleading "larger than life"reputation. This is
FINNISH ARMY 1918
Finnish use: Finnish military acquired 8,000 7,65-mm Pistol M/23 in 1920's. The first delivery of 2,000 arrived in July of 1922. Small number of 9-mm pistol M/08 also saw use with Finnish military. 7,65-mm pistol M/23 was the most numerous pistol used by Finnish front-line troops during World War 2.FINNISH ARMY 1918
FORMATIONS (TO&E), PART 6 . World War II: Jaegers & other light infantry . When first created in 18th century jaeger formations were typically light infantry that used rifled muskets.FINNISH ARMY 1918
Finnish use: During World War 2 Maxim M/09-09, M/09-21 and M/32-33 were used by frontline troops, which every now and then these water-cooled Maxim medium machineguns were also used as antiaircraft machineguns. For that purpose they were normally equipped with anti-aircraft equipment. In addition especially during Winter War Maxim M/09-09 was also commonly used as anti-aircraft FINNISH ARMY 1918-1945: REVOLVERS & PISTOLS PART 3 Finnish use: About 10,000 bought from France in 1919. The first pistol model acquired for Finnish Army. Mainly used in Finnish home front during World War 2, but also few frontline units got these pistols issued. During World War 1 both French and Italian armed forces had shortage of pistols and were buying this quite heavy 7,65 mm blow-backFINNISH ARMY 1918
Finnish use: 31 Soviet 50-mm mortars were captured and 15 of them re-issued to Finnish troops during Winter War. More than a thousand were captured during Continuation War (large majority of them in year 1941) and hundreds re-issued to Finnish infantry.FINNISH ARMY 1918
Both battalions of Tanks Brigade took part to Finnish - German Lapland War (September 1944 - April 1945), but neither KV-1 or PzKw IVJ saw real combat use in this war. With its massive swamps and forests combined with very limited road network thoroughly demolished and mined by the retreating Germans, using of tanks proved more thandifficult.
FINNISH ARMY 1918
Finnish use: Swedish (SFK) volunteer unit during Winter War and some Finnish units until early 1944 during Continuation War. Swedish M/14 machinegun was Austrian 8 mm Schwarzlose M/07-12 machinegun version, which was designed to use Swedish 6.5 mm x 55 ammunition.FINNISH ARMY 1918
MINE THROWERS & MORTARS. PART 5. 82 mm mortars: 82 Krh/37 (82 mm mortar model 1937) (82-BM 37) PICTURE: 82 Krh/37 mortar. Markings painted to this mortar are post World War 2.FINNISH ARMY 1918
FORMATIONS (TO&E), PART 5. World War II, Cavalry . During World War 2 Finnish Army had only two large cavalry units, both of which somewhat of an elite status from the pre-war years.FINNISH ARMY 1918
ARMOURED CARS PART 3 . Finnish Light Armoured Cars in World War 2 . BAB A (FAI) (Fiat-A Izhorskiy) PICTURE: FAI armoured car R-2 of 5 th Separate Armoured Car Platoon. Soldiers standing on foot boards of the armoured car are probably either crew, mechanics or personel of another armoured car since they are wearing overalls.Details
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