BalkanCollector Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BalkanCollector Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 Knight #2 Paavo Juho Talvela, awarded with the 2nd class on August 3, 1941 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BalkanCollector Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 Knight #3 Erkki Johannes Raappana, awarded with the 2nd class on August 3, 1941 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BalkanCollector Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 Knight #4 Vilho Rättö, awarded with the 2nd class on August 3, 1941 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BalkanCollector Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 Knight #6 Oiva Tuominen, awarded with the 2nd class on August 18, 1941 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BalkanCollector Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 Knight #7 Juho Pössi, awarded with the 2nd class on August 29, 1941 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BalkanCollector Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 Knight #9 Eero Olavi Kivelä, awarded with the 2nd class on September 8, 1941 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BalkanCollector Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 Knight #11 Aarne Leopold Blick, awarded with the 2nd class on September 14, 1941 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BalkanCollector Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 Knight #12 Aaro Olavi Pajari, awarded with the 2nd class two times on September 14, 1941 and October 16, 1944 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BalkanCollector Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share Posted April 13, 2020 Knight #14 Emil Pasanen, awarded with the 2nd class on September 26, 1941 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BalkanCollector Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share Posted April 13, 2020 (edited) Knight #16 Keijo Pentti Iisalo, awarded with the 2nd class on October 1, 1941 Edited April 13, 2020 by BalkanCollector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1812 Overture Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Thank you friends, great articles and pictures, and wish you all the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BalkanCollector Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share Posted April 13, 2020 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BalkanCollector Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share Posted April 13, 2020 Knight #18 Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, awarded with both classes on October 7, 1941 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BalkanCollector Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share Posted April 13, 2020 Knight #21 Kaarlo Aleksanteri Heiskanen, awarded with the 2nd class on October 7, 1941 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BalkanCollector Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share Posted April 13, 2020 Knight #22 Einar August Vihma, awarded with the 2nd class on October 12, 1941 Truly amazing details... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BalkanCollector Posted April 14, 2020 Author Share Posted April 14, 2020 (edited) Knight #23 Antti Väinö Sokka, awarded with the 2nd class on October 12, 1941 Edited April 14, 2020 by BalkanCollector Found more detailed photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohanH Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BalkanCollector Posted April 14, 2020 Author Share Posted April 14, 2020 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohanH Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 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). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BalkanCollector Posted April 14, 2020 Author Share Posted April 14, 2020 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BalkanCollector Posted April 16, 2020 Author Share Posted April 16, 2020 Knight #34 Paavo Armas Korpi, awarded with the 2nd class on November 13, 1941 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BalkanCollector Posted April 16, 2020 Author Share Posted April 16, 2020 Knight #35 Tauno Johannes Viiri, awarded with the 2nd class on November 13, 1941 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BalkanCollector Posted April 16, 2020 Author Share Posted April 16, 2020 Knight #37 Veikko Saarelainen, awarded with the 2nd class on November 19, 1941 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BalkanCollector Posted April 16, 2020 Author Share Posted April 16, 2020 Knight #38 Eino Edvin Wenäläinen, awarded with the 2nd class on November 19, 1941 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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