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Koivunen was a Finnish soldier, assigned to a ski patrol on 15 March 1944 along with several other Finnish soldiers. Three days into their mission on 18 March, the group was attacked and surrounded by Soviet forces, from whom they were able to escape. [3] Koivunen became fatigued after skiing for a long distance but could not stop.
Finnish Army — All soldiers are trained in ski combat, and skiing is a part of standard required training for conscripts. French Army — 27th Chasseurs Alpins Brigade; German Bundeswehr — Gebirgsjäger; Hellenic Army — Greek Special Forces Command has a mountain ski warfare training center (ΚΕΟΑΧ) on Mount Olympus for Marines and ...
ITK 61 is the Soviet ZU-23-2, while the ITK 95 is a Finnish modernized variant, where the gun is gyro-stabilized and has an auxiliary power unit, a laser range finder and a digital fire-control system. An undisclosed amount of 23 ITK 61s have been donated to Armed Forces of Ukraine as military aid following Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022. [63]
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress [link opens in PDF] Thursday of plans to conduct a Foreign Military Sale of $170 million worth of equipment and support services to ...
Finnish soldiers were skilled in cross-country skiing. [152] The cold, snow, forest, and long hours of darkness were factors that the Finns could use to their advantage. The Finns dressed in layers, and the ski troopers wore a lightweight white snow cape.
Off-road military light utility vehicle: 250+ units In use between 1976 until the 2000s. GAZ-51 Soviet Union: Military truck: 100 units In use between 1962 until 1970s. GAZ-66 Soviet Union: Off-road lorry: 440 units In use between 1972 until the 2000s. GAZ-69 Soviet Union: Off-road military light utility vehicle: Unimog D Germany: Military ...
The ski brigade began a second attempt to assist the 54th Rifle Division. [3] By 12 February it had advanced 10 kilometers into Finnish territory and had defeated several smaller Finnish units along the way. [2] [3] Using the cover of darkness, Finnish forces led by Lauri Timonen caught the ski brigade by surprise as it camped for the night ...
Military use of the aerosani goes back to at least the 1910s. During World War I, aerosani were used for reconnaissance, communicating, and light raiding in northern areas. During the 1939–40 Winter War against Finland some were equipped with a machine gun ring mount on the roof. [2] They could carry four or five men and tow four more on skis.