BalkanCollector

Thank you very much! I'm glad you found interest in this topic and there's much more to come. All the best to you too! Knight #17 Taavetti Laatikainen, awarded with the 2nd class on October 3, 1941

Knight #16 Keijo Pentti Iisalo, awarded with the 2nd class on October 1, 1941

Knight #14 Emil Pasanen, awarded with the 2nd class on September 26, 1941

Knight #12 Aaro Olavi Pajari, awarded with the 2nd class two times on September 14, 1941 and October 16, 1944

Knight #11 Aarne Leopold Blick, awarded with the 2nd class on September 14, 1941

Knight #9 Eero Olavi Kivelä, awarded with the 2nd class on September 8, 1941

Knight #7 Juho Pössi, awarded with the 2nd class on August 29, 1941

Knight #6 Oiva Tuominen, awarded with the 2nd class on August 18, 1941

Knight #4 Vilho Rättö, awarded with the 2nd class on August 3, 1941

Knight #3 Erkki Johannes Raappana, awarded with the 2nd class on August 3, 1941

Knight #2 Paavo Juho Talvela, awarded with the 2nd class on August 3, 1941

I'm collecting pictures of Mannerheim Cross Knights wearing their award and I will share them in this topic. Unfortunately, I couldn't find a picture for all of them but it will still be nice to have the ones I could find in one place and possibly boost the interest among collectors. I was thinking if I should do a list of all the recipients but you can already find it on Finnish wikipedia page. Most of the pictures are from http://sa-kuva.fi/ Knight #1 Ernst Ruben Lagus, awarded with the 2nd class on July 22, 1941

WOW, great job! Your brother is so skilled.

Very nice, thanks for sharing! Is that a gem on the ribbon? Czechoslovak ribbon bars keep surprising me.

This uniform is absolutely beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing it with us!

Very interesting read and a great piece of history. Thanks for sharing!

So not only do they eat homework, they also like to eat historical documents. Jokes aside, that's a huge loss.

That's rather interesting. I've never seen a silver base for a ribbon bar.

Some incredible items and a great idea for the thread!

These are so scarce and nicely designed. Thank you very much for sharing!

Great photo and such a rare shot regarding the Ushakov medal. Is it possible to trace down the recipient since you only have his first name? Since the medal is so rare, I don't think it would be impossible but it would take a really long time.

Thank you for the comment! Yes, these kind of photos are really nice. If you have similar photos of Yugoslavs and Soviets please share them.

My only Soviet related photograph. Yugoslav and Soviet officer smoking cigarettes, most likely in Yugoslavia and my guess is at least late 1944. The photo isn't sharp enough to see the rank of the Soviet officer but he's definately a senior officer judging by the two parallel stripes on his epaulettes. Sadly, there's nothing written on the back.

I'm speechless...truly amazing find.

Very nice groups, thank you for sharing!