Trains3-Axle Artillery Wagon – Finnish Armored TrainDuring the Continuation War, the Finnish Army used specialized railway rolling stock including a 3-axle artillery wagon mounted … Posted July 31, 2026 (updated July 31, 2026) by Patrick
Trains4-Axle OK-Type Artillery Wagon – Finnish Armored Train4-axle OK-type artillery Wagon - Finnish Armored Train - photo 2026During the Continuation War, Finnish armored trains used … Posted July 31, 2026 (updated July 31, 2026) by Patrick
TrainsFinnish Armored Train – Parola, FinlandThe basis in Finland for the use of armored trains lies in the Finnish civil war from January … Posted July 31, 2026 (updated July 31, 2026) by Patrick
Transport and CargoTk3 Pikku-Jumbo – Finnish Light Freight Steam LocomotiveThe Tk3 was the most built steam Finnish locomotive class over a period of 26 years. [...]Read More... Posted July 30, 2026 (updated July 31, 2026) by Patrick
MuseumsParola Armour Museum – Parola, FinlandThe Parola Armour Museum is Finland’s premier military vehicle museum and one of the most important armored warfare … Posted July 17, 2026 (updated July 31, 2026) by Patrick
Personal StoriesA Fallschirmjäger in Normandy, Operation Kursk, the battle of Sicily and Monte CassinoWith Identification number Id.no144/214029 Mr. Hornig was still with the Bakery Company of the 1st Fallschirmjäger division. He … Posted February 21, 2014 (updated July 30, 2026) by Patrick
CemeteriesCanadian War Cemetery Bretteville-Sur-Laize, Normandy – FranceMost of the fallen soldiers on this field of honour fell during later stages of the Battle for … Posted August 17, 2014 (updated July 30, 2026) by Patrick
CemeteriesRuokolahti Cemetery, FinlandRuokolahti Cemetery in Finland contains military graves and memorials connected with the Winter War and Continuation War. [...]Read … Posted July 8, 2026 (updated July 23, 2026) by Pascal
CemeteriesHietaniemi Cemetery – Helsinki, FinlandHietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki, Finland, is the final resting place of national leaders, dignitaries, and notables and a … Posted July 23, 2026 by Pascal
Tank DestroyerSturmgeschütz 40 – Ausf. G – Sd.Kfz. 142/1 – Tank DestroyerSturmgeschütz 40 - Sd.Kfz. 142 - Ausf. G - Tank Destroyer - The Tank Museum, Bovington - England. … Posted February 4, 2022 (updated July 19, 2026) by Patrick
MuseumsFinnish Aviation Museum – Vantaa, FinlandOne of the best aviation attractions near Helsinki is the Finnish Aviation Museum, Suomen Ilmailumuseo, located beside Helsinki … Posted July 18, 2026 (updated July 19, 2026) by Patrick
Bunkers & FortificationsDom bunkers “T5” and “T6” at the Bassin Longue Slipway – Keroman Fishing Wharf, Lorient, FranceTo protect u-boats from Allied aerial bombing during repairs, two concrete "Dom" bunkers on the East- and West … Posted September 4, 2024 (updated July 17, 2026) by Pascal
Personal EquipmentS-Phone Type 13 Mk. IV (1943) – Portable UHF Radio Transmitter-ReceiverThe S-Phone UHF duplex radiotelephone was a short-range wireless communication system over ultra high frequency bands developed during … Posted March 3, 2026 (updated July 15, 2026) by Pascal
MonumentsRuokolahti Veterans Memorial 1939-1945 – FinlandThis memorial is dedicated to the army veterans of Ruokolahti, Finland, who fought in the wars between 1939 … Posted July 13, 2026 (updated July 13, 2026) by Pascal
MonumentsThe Winter War Air Battle Memorial – Ruokolahti, FinlandThis memorial commemorates the Finnish fallen aviators of the air battles during the Winter War. [...]Read More... Posted July 12, 2026 by Pascal
Handgun9mm Lahti L-35 – Finnish Semi-automatic PistolThe Lahti L-35 is a Finnish semi-automatic pistol designed by Aimo Lahti in the late 1920s and adopted … Posted July 9, 2026 (updated July 10, 2026) by Pascal
CemeteriesThe Grave of Grand Admiral Erich Raeder – Commander of the Kriegsmarine – Nordfriedhof Kiel, GermanyGrossadmiral Erich Raeder (1876–1960) was a pivotal figure in 20th-century naval history, serving as the Commander-in-Chief of the … Posted October 5, 2025 (updated July 8, 2026) by Patrick
BattlefieldsBattle for the Moselstellung 1944 – Alsace-Lorraine, FranceThe Moselstellung was a German defensive fortification system constructed along the Moselle River valley, centered on the fortified … Posted April 18, 2026 (updated July 7, 2026) by Patrick
