Claudio Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Dear forumites, I'd like to show you some interesting pictures of a great miitary museum in Finland: http://www.mpkk.fi/en/museum/. It's very nice to see so much dedication to keep up the history of their own military forces and the struggle against Russian (Zarist and later Communist) imperialism. First image... me in front of the museum... a Finnish Stug with Hakenkreuz! Claudio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 Brothers in arm: Generaloberst Eduard Dietl and Fieldmarschal Mannerheim... very nice big picture! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 A nice picture of the Standarte of the Finnish Jäger... I love this flag! Finnish soldiers have been trained by the Germans in WWI... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_Jäger_troops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 Early style Finnish uniform of named and well decorated General... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 Decorations belonging to a Finnish General... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 More beautiful decorations... I love the style and quality of Finnish orders and decorations. They really put a lot of thinking and new design ideas... not like today's Germany "bravery" crosses... for example! BTW Finns and some Baltic states adopted the svastica as their symbol well before the Nazi Party in Germany... very likely AH copied from them, apart from the fact that it's a thousand years old symbol... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 Another beautiful complete Finnish General uniform... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 Finnish SS Nordland Standarte!! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11th_SS_Volunteer_Panzergrenadier_Division_Nordland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 SS-Untersturmführer Original uniform... Nordland! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 A whole group of decorations and documents of a Finnish Officer who served in two wars in the Finnish army (Winter War 1940 + Continuation War 1941-44) and later served as officer in elite troop with the US Army in Vietnam... missing in action! What a story... and what a great soldier! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 Finnish army, Waffen-SS, US-Army (paratrooper), last rank (postumously) major! Respect... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 Order of the German Eagle, 1933-45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 Finnish major, Cavalry, early uniform type... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 Finns served, like Mannerheim, in the Russian Imperial Army, since before 1918 Finland was a Russian province (Grand-Duchy)... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Duchy_of_Finland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 A selection of fine Russian Imperial uniforms... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 A typical Officer field-uniform of a Finn during the struggle for indipendence... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 Finnish female red cross / medical corps... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 Russian White army Officer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 Finnish Jäger... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 Dulcis in fundo... last but not least... my favourite part! Gebirgsjäger... Generaloberst Dietl original untouched red piped uniform... this was quite frequently worn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 Details of Dietl's breast decorations... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambolini Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Hi, Great Pics, thanks for sharing. Finnish orders and medals are among my favorites. The uniforms are fantastic as well. Great museum. Regards, Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeikoGrusdat Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Great pictures !!!! Seems to be a very good museum but too far away for me.... that`s why we have sent you in the far north Claudio... next week please the pictures from the museum on Spitzbergen !!! By the way.... this Sturmgeschütz.... wow !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Steele Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Beautiful...I think I may have to put this museum in my " Must visit book before death". Love Dietl's uniform. Great stuff and thankyou for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
922F Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Claudio, Thank you for this wonderful tour!! Great photos. Did you happen to visit Mannerheim's house? Some years ago, his decorations were displayed in a beautiful presentation there but no photos were allowed then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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