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| Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim inspecting troops at the 20th anniversary of independent Finland, Viipuri, Finland, 1938; note Lieutnant General Harald Öhqvist (with sword), Lieutenant General Lauri Malmberg (left edge of photograph), and Major General Hannes Ignatius (behind Mannerheim) | Field Marshal Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim being greeted by Finnish girls at the 20th anniversary celebration of the libration of Viipuri, Finland, 1938; note old Viipuri Cathedral in background, which would be destroyed by Soviet bombing in 1940 |
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| General Harald Öhquist (front seat), General Martin Wetzer, and Field Marshal Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim at the anniversary celebration of the liberation of Viipuri, Finland, 1938 | Soviet soldier in prone position with rifle and shield, Viipuri, Finland, 4 Mar 1940 |
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| Ruins of the Havi quarter of Vyborg, Finland, 8 Mar 1940 | Finnish 76-mm field gun camouflaged in snowy terrain, Viipuri, Finland, 9 Mar 1940 |
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| Troops of Finnish IV Corps on parade near the Round Tower, Viipuri, Finland, 31 Aug 1941 |
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