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maple_leaf_eh said:
Somewhere I have drawings or documents on late WWII US jeep armouring. Interesting to read, but very hard on the little 4-cylinder engine, especially with tirechains.
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They were always overloaded. The armour alone probably put it over it's GVWR let alone 5 or 6 troops riding in it.

Cool pic. Never saw one like that before.
 
jwhc said:
Good morning gunnutz New day New picture :) Hopefully someone knows where this fellow is from ( I don't) lol

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Cheers
Joe
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It is a Swedish volunteer who fought for the Finns in World War II. Although Sweden remained neutral, about 8000 Swedes volunteered to fight for Finland.
 
shredder said:
Sure did, and according to an article I read, LEFT their equipment behind when they went back to Sweden after Finland sued for an armistice in February/March 1940.
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They also volunteered in the Continuation War (1941-1944). Their jackets were different vs the ones issued to the Finns. Many of thees jackets were donated to Finnish troops, who highly prized them.

More Swedish volunteers:
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Suomi said:
They also volunteered in the Continuation War (1941-1944). Their jackets were different vs the ones issued to the Finns. Many of thees jackets were donated to Finnish troops, who highly prized them.

More Swedish volunteers:
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Any notation as to when and where the top photo was taken? The soldier is appears to be wearing a Finnish cap with the Finnish cockade plus a Swedish coat with Swedish 5 pouch ammo belt and a m94 carbine.
 
fugawi said:
Any notation as to when and where the top photo was taken? The soldier is appears to be wearing a Finnish cap with the Finnish cockade plus a Swedish coat with Swedish 5 pouch ammo belt and a m94 carbine.
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The hat is similar and probably Finnish issued. If you notice the black cord above the visor, it appears to be knotted in some sort of bow. That is different vs the hats issued to Finnish troops. Unfortunately, there is no mention of date or location. The photograph can be found here:
ht tp://www.palasuomenhistoriaa.net/kuvat/sa/Kansio%201/index2.html
 
@ Magnum PI:

Some things I joke about, but not this. I saw the gun, had it in my hands. It was the first Tommy I ever held, although I had read about them. The marking caught my eye and I have been asking about them ever since. Never saw another, but it was real enough: lotta dead rats in our dump could attest that it was all too real for them. Local Mountie owned it. British proofs, too, IIRC.
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Yes, the strange ones ARE out there. They DO exist. Same thing my 6.5 Armaguerra 39; been asking questions about them for the last 10 years, just get ignored. It's not in any of the books, but it's on my rack!
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The cord is probably just the laces or straps used to tie the hat under the chin when the flaps are down. On the Finnish one I have the flaps button together.

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Probably just a war expedient to save buttons - the Finns were getting pretty short of lots of things during both the Winter and Continuation Wars.

Thanks for the link though. From what I've read the Swedes brought mainly m/96 rifles with them with a small amount of m/38s. If you notice the bayonet on the far right of the bottom photo, it looks like the bayonet for the m/96s and m/38s. Plus you can just see a barrel peeking out in the corner.
 
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gruesome...there is something wrong about messing with the dead bodies...but I guess some point during combat you get over that.
 
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