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Caption | Finnish soldiers during Battle of Tali-Ihantala, Karjala, Finland, 5 Aug 1944; note German panzerfaust anti-armor weapon ww2dbase | ||||||||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Karjala, Finland | ||||||||||
Date | 5 Aug 1944 | ||||||||||
Photographer | T. V. Wuorela | ||||||||||
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Source | ww2dbasefinna.fi via Wikimedia Commons | ||||||||||
Link to Source | Link | ||||||||||
Identification Code | 156631 | ||||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 5 Aug 1944 | ||||||||||
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Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||||
Photo Size | 4,884 x 3,292 pixels |
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2. Mika Kuusela says:
2 Jul 2014 05:43:54 AM
Guy on the left using our legendary Suomi KP/-31 submachine gun. These Finnish men stopped a major red army offensive with help from German Wehrmacht and Luftwaffe. Hats off!
2 Jul 2014 05:43:54 AM
Guy on the left using our legendary Suomi KP/-31 submachine gun. These Finnish men stopped a major red army offensive with help from German Wehrmacht and Luftwaffe. Hats off!
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LOOKS LIKE THIS FINNISH SOLDIER IS ARMED W/
THE 9MM, M31 SUBMACHINE GUN "SUOMI" THE WEAPON USED A 70 ROUND DRUM MAGAZINE OR 25
AND 50 ROUND BOX MAGAZINE. THE OTHER IS ARMED WITH THE PANZERFAUST.