Mannerheim Cross in wear

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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

Edited April 11, 2020 by BalkanCollector

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Knight #2

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

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Knight #3

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

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Knight #4

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

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Knight #6

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

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Knight #7

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

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Knight #9

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

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Knight #11

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

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Knight #12

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

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Knight #14

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

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Knight #16

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

Edited April 13, 2020 by BalkanCollector

[1812 Overture]

Thank you friends, great articles and pictures, and wish you all the best!

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1 hour ago, 1812 Overture said:

Thank you friends, great articles and pictures, and wish you all the best!

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

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Knight #18

Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, awarded with both classes on October 7, 1941

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Knight #21

Kaarlo Aleksanteri Heiskanen, awarded with the 2nd class on October 7, 1941

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Knight #22

Einar August Vihma, awarded with the 2nd class on October 12, 1941

Truly amazing details...

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Knight #23

Antti Väinö Sokka, awarded with the 2nd class on October 12, 1941

Edited April 14, 2020 by BalkanCollector
Found more detailed photo

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1 hour ago, BalkanCollector said:

Knight #23

Antti Väinö Sokka, awarded with the 2nd class on October 12, 1941

Is he wearing a badge on his arm or is it thorn by a bullet or something?

Interesting pictures btw!

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1 hour ago, JohanH said:

Is he wearing a badge on his arm or is it thorn by a bullet or something?

Thank you for your interest and thank you for asking because you made me look for a more detailed photo and I've found one. I've replaced it and I think it's obvious now that the sleeve is thorn.

Knight #26

Matti Varstala, awarded with the 2nd class on October 16, 1941

 

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You´re right, it´s only thorn. First I thought that he was wearing some weird variation of the tank-destroyer badge since he´s standing next to the anti-tank rifle. But it didn´t look right.

The badge is white with a black tank on it (for those who didn´t know).

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Thanks for the input. It would be interesting if he had a Finnish tank destroyer badge on this photo. 

Knight #33

Viljo Fritjof Salminen, awarded with the 2nd class on November 5, 1941

Another one with great detail.

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Knight #34

Paavo Armas Korpi, awarded with the 2nd class on November 13, 1941

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Knight #35

Tauno Johannes Viiri, awarded with the 2nd class on November 13, 1941

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Knight #37

Veikko Saarelainen, awarded with the 2nd class on November 19, 1941

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Knight #38

Eino Edvin Wenäläinen, awarded with the 2nd class on November 19, 1941