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[zuke]

gruesome...there is something wrong about messing with the dead bodies...but I guess some point during combat you get over that.

That's why they call it war.
Don't forget the gas oven's.

 

[TGC]

Remember they were fighting in the Articc circle, and I read accounts that when a person was shot and killed they froze so fast that the were left standing or sitting in the position they died in.

 

[Suomi]

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.

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.

Very true. The absence of buttons could surely be that. Some items would have been issued, while others possibly would have mixed and traded among each other as brothers in arms.

 

[jwhc]

Good day Gunnutz New day New picture

Cheers
Joe

 

[jwhc]

since we are still kinda sorta on the topic of the Finns,

Supposedly, the Finns would stand the Russian dead up to intimidate their attackers.

I have no problem with putting pictures up. But please NO gruesome or gory pictures. We all know how 1 million + lost there lifes in WW2 ( we don't need to see it ) This thread was started for People to learn and discuss the pictures ( Not of the dead)

Cheers
Joe

 

[AdrianM]

Good day Gunnutz New day New picture

Cheers
Joe

Jeeze...those guys are pretty exposed. Not much cover or protection. What's the gun up front?

These are Americans, yes?

 

[mrclean89]

American marines in the pacific somewhere the gun is a BAR

Mclean

 

[plinker 777]

...Great...Thanks...Now I'm going to have to figure out how to mount my B.A.R. to the front of my canoe...you know, for beach landings in Algonquin during the summer months. {getting an interior site can be a b1tch}

 

[jwhc]

Good morning fellow Gunnutz New day New picture.

Cheers
Joe

 

[shredder]

Good morning fellow Gunnutz New day New picture.

Cheers
Joe

Looks like an experimental Japanese helicopter. Possibly one of the technology trades/gifts with Germany?

 

[c1a1]

Jeeze...those guys are pretty exposed. Not much cover or protection. What's the gun up front?

These are Americans, yes?

Post Guadacanal, as all seemed to be armed with Garands.

 

[Dsiwy]

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[jwhc]

Very cool !!

 

[gaff]

I have the bayonet for one of those em-2 .

 

[ArtyMan]

since we are still kinda sorta on the topic of the Finns,

Supposedly, the Finns would stand the Russian dead up to intimidate their attackers.

Damn. If I was on partrol and I came accross that I would be pretty intimidated. Pretty messed up but you really cannot blame the Finns.

 

[machman]

Looks like an experimental Japanese helicopter. Possibly one of the technology trades/gifts with Germany?

Autogyro for sure...the rotor isn't powered and acts as the wing. Great STOL. Kinda looks like they stole the idea from the Cierva Autogyro designed between 1933 & 1936.

 

[Dsiwy]

High speed, compact German night vision

 

[RMXC51]

The vampyr. Used in conjunction with IR equipped Panther tanks for night fighting. Really cool.

 

[jwhc]

Good morning Gunnutz New day New picture. The pilot was out of fuel and had to crash land, He was picked up shorty after.

Cheers
Joe

 

[R&R Rancher]

looks more like an observation plane taxiing up to a ship for pickup. Note the floats on the wingtips.