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Lauri Allan Törni (28 May 1919 – 18 October 1965), later known as Larry Alan Thorne, was a Finnish-born soldier who fought under three flags: as a Finnish Army officer in the Winter War and the Continuation War ultimately gaining a rank of captain; as a Waffen-SS captain (under the alias Larry Laine) of the Finnish Volunteer Battalion of the Waffen-SS when he fought the Red Army on the ...
Simo Häyhä (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsimo ˈhæy̯hæ] ⓘ; 17 December 1905 – 1 April 2002), often referred to by his nickname The White Death (Finnish: Valkoinen kuolema; Russian: Белая смерть, romanized: Belaya smert’), was a Finnish military sniper during World War II in the 1939–1940 Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union.
The Battle of Valkeala in 1790 took place in Valkeala, Finland, between Sweden and the Russian Empire.At the time, Finland was a component of the Swedish Realm. During the several following centuries, a gradual and slow process of Swedish expansion in today's Finland and the consolidation of Sweden took place, not through wars fought between the Finns and the Swedes, but rather by various ...
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.
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Sauli Niinistö – president of Finland 2012– Juho Kusti Paasikivi – president of Finland 1946–1956 (1870–1956) Lauri Kristian Relander – president of Finland 1925–1931 (1883–1942) Elisabeth Rehn – politician; Olli Rehn – commissioner and vice-president of the European Commission; Heikki Ritavuori – assassinated minister ...
Military history of Finland (13 C, 19 P) I. Military installations of Finland (2 C, 3 P) M. Finnish military marches (6 P) Ministry of Defence (Finland) (1 C, 1 P) N.
Cold War military history of Finland (1 C, 1 P) F. Forts in Finland (20 P) H. Military history of Helsinki (3 C, 3 P) M. Military alliances involving Finland (1 C, 3 P)