FMP - Personal Page

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F i n n i s h M i l i t a r y P a g e
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I'm a Finnish military history enthusiast and I have always been interested in WW II military history as well as miniature scale modelling. These hobbies of mine were the basis for the decision to create detailed pages on Finland at war. The Winter War is known all around the world but the details are usually obscure if one doesn't understand the Finnish language, and not many do. The Continuation War is less known and the Lapland War is almost unknown.

A little about the FMP...

My idea is to provide "missing details" in my far from perfect English. The contents concentrate on the Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) in WW II but German troops in Finland during the war are handled too. In addition to the "Main Index" page there are two "Contents" pages for the Finnish Defence Forces and for the German Forces in Finland during the WW II. I've also included a link to the official multilingual Finnish Defence Forces site for those who are also interested in modern Finnish military.

I've retained original Finnish unit names and their abbreviations in addition to English translations. The latter ones may sometimes differ from the"official translations seen elsewhere but I've tried to be literally as close as possible to the original Finnish names. German unit names, ranks and part of the titles are without translation.

I hope all military enthusiasts can find useful and interesting information from these apolitical military history pages. I'm not going to argue with people who don't believe in true historical facts! Everything shown is based on original public Finnish sources mentioned on each page. The complete list of the used sources is on the "Sources" page. The latest new, updated and renewed pages are seen on the "What's New" page.

Unless otherwise mentioned, most of the photographs are scanned from the originals or legal copies of pre-war and wartime shots some of which are very rare and previously unpublished! Visitors should remember that all material published on these pages is copyrighted. If you want to "borrow" something I suggest asking my permission first.

I'm very pleased with my link page! New links will be added especially if they are somehow related to Finland in WW II. Visit also the official "Virtual Finland" site to learn more about Finland! These pages contain lots of interesting information in many languages. You can find the link from the Links page.

I'd like to thank Mr. Olli Wikberg, Layla (from N.Y.C.) Mikko (=Eisenfaust=) and Mrs. T. Laine for supporting me with the always invaluable photos and information, Mr. Mikko Härmeinen for accurate biographical data (the best in Finland) and other information provided for my disposal, Mr. Juha Tompuri and Mr. Jarkko Vihavainen for showing interesting details and good "co-operation" in discussion forums and last but not least Mr. Lauri Karvonen for all the comments and borrowed books and magazines. People who have gave me specified information or individual photos are thanked on the appropriate page. Thank you all very much!

Special thanks also to numerous people who have visited Finnish Military Page and contacted me during the years in need of information or offered missing pieces of information for me. So, if you have any suggestions, questions and/or corrections (my English is, like I already said, far from perfect), please don't hesitate to contact me in English, or in Finnish if you are able! Please, use as specific topic as possible to help separating spam from the matter-of-fact mail.

My e-mail address is: [email protected]

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For finding additional information I recommend the following apolitical discussion forums:

Marcus Wendel's

The New Nordic Wars & Baltic States Forum at Tuco's Estonian Arms Dot Com

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All of the my pages are not yet complete and some of them are not available at the moment. I apology for that. I'll add new pages and photos as soon as I have enough time to prepare these, so be patient and visit the Finnish Military Page again!

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Thank you for visiting!

Harri Anttonen
Suomi - Finland

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PS. Note in Finnish:

OMISTATKO ALKUPERÄISIÄ VALOKUVIA SUOMALAISISTA TAI SAKSALAISISTA SOTILAISTA (SUOMESSA) JA SUOMESSA KÄYTETYSTÄ SOTAKALUSTOSTA?

Jos kuvat ovat sodan aikana otettuja ja haluat niitä julkaistaviksi näillä sivuilla, ota yhteyttä allekirjoittaneeseen. Mitä enemmän kuvissa olevista henkilöistä, yksiköstä ja ajankohdasta on tiedossa sitä parempi - mutta se ei ole välttämätöntä, jos kuvat ovat mielenkiintoisia tai aiemmin julkaisemattomia.

Myös saksalaisista otetut valokuvat kiinnostavat, jos ne liittyvät SS-divisiooniin "Wiking" (suomalainen vapaaehtoispataljoona) ja "Nord" sekä Saksan maa- (Heer) ja ilmavoimien (Luftwaffe) tai laivaston (Kriegsmarine) joukkoihin Suomen alueella sekä erityisesti kesällä 1944 seuraaviin Etelä-Suomessa olleisiin joukkoihin: Lento-osasto Kuhlmey, 122.Jv.D. ja 303. Rynnäkkötykkiprikaati.

Kiitos!

PS. FMP NEEDS GOOD ORIGINAL PHOTOS!

DO YOU HAVE ORIGINAL GENUINE PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN OF FINNISH OR GERMAN SOLDIERS IN FINLAND AND OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT USED IN FINLAND DURING THE WW II?

If you would like them to be published on these pages contact me. The more you know about the persons, unit or the moment of time the better, but knowing all that is not necessary if the photos are interesting or previously unpublished. Even single photos are appreciated.

I'm also interested in photos related to German SS divisions "Wiking" (Finnish Volunteer SS Battalion) and "Nord" as well as German troops of Heer, Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine in Finland. I'm especially interested in photos taken in the summer 1944 of the following German units in southern Finland: Gefechtsverband Kuhlmey (Luftwaffe), 122. Infanterie-Division "Greif" and 303. Sturmgeschütz-Brigade.

Thank you!