Lauri Törni/Larry Thorne
Lauri Törni/Larry Thorne
In re-reading an Axis History Forum discussion of 2006, concerning Larry Thorne, whose Finnish name was Lauri Törni, it occurred to me that there may be some readers who might be interested in later, more complete information about this renown US Special Forces officer who had received Finland’s highest military decoration for frontline combat against the Soviet Army and who had also served briefly with the Waffen SS and whose life ended in 1965 while on a Special Forces mission. His remains were finally recovered in the late 1990s and are interred at Arlington National Cemetary.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauri_Törni
http://www.mikecleverley.com/more_on_larry_thorne
http://www.pownetwork.org/bios/t/t375.htm
http://chapterxxxiii.sfsarge.com/
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/larry-thorne.htm
http://www.ww2incolor.com/modern/tornitrio7.html
Also on the following YouTube video, made in 1959 when Thorne was a first lieutenant with the 10th Special Forces Group, there is a brief image of him at about 9 minutes. The film is about 27 minutes long.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yv04zcD7hlo&feature=r
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauri_Törni
http://www.mikecleverley.com/more_on_larry_thorne
http://www.pownetwork.org/bios/t/t375.htm
http://chapterxxxiii.sfsarge.com/
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/larry-thorne.htm
http://www.ww2incolor.com/modern/tornitrio7.html
Also on the following YouTube video, made in 1959 when Thorne was a first lieutenant with the 10th Special Forces Group, there is a brief image of him at about 9 minutes. The film is about 27 minutes long.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yv04zcD7hlo&feature=r
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Lauri Törni/Larry Thorne see
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauri_T%C3%B6rni
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauri_T%C3%B6rni
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauri_T%C3%B6rni
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Phantom Fighters. USA Special Forces training. 1962. (Lauri Törni a.k.a Larry Alan Thorne)
This “Big Picture” feature was produced @ 1962 and runs for about 28 minutes. It was filmed with members of the 10th Special Forces Group, then stationed in Bad Toelz, Germany. Featured in the film is then 1st Lieutenant Larry Thorne (Lauri Törni) , a native of Finland who had fought against the Soviets during World War II. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauri_T%C3%B6rni
Former secret military force shown for first time on "THE BIG PICTURE" -- "Phantom Fighters" (TV-448) is good strong film entertainment, worthy of the attention of every thoughtful viewer. It is a documentary about the Army's Tenth Special Forces Group in Europe, until recently a secret military force, now shown for the first time on THE BIG PICTURE. The story setting is in the vicinity of Bad Tolz which lies in an alpine valley near the German Swiss border. Resourcefully put together from film made in Germany by the Army Signal Corps, "Phantom Fighters" is a movingly meaningful television documentary about American soldiers trained to organize guerrilla resistance in enemy occupied territories. In a field training exercise, the many and varied skills of the Tenth are put to the test. They include a parachute jump, a mountain climb on skis, destruction of a bridge on the River Ammer, and a race to outdistance the enemy. It's a rugged, exciting life as evidenced on film and no soldier with Tenth Special Forces would have it any other way. Every man is a volunteer qualified to carry out hazardous and adventurous assignments. In no other branch of the United States military services is the standard of physical fitness higher than in Special Forces. Among the groups at Bad Tolz, a man's hand is as deadly a weapon as a rifle or hand grenade. Credit goes to the Tenth Special Forces for having accomplished the difficult task of staging a part of their mission before the motion picture cameras.
Lauri Törni Company’s (Detachment Törni) shoulder patch during Continuation War 1943
This “Big Picture” feature was produced @ 1962 and runs for about 28 minutes. It was filmed with members of the 10th Special Forces Group, then stationed in Bad Toelz, Germany. Featured in the film is then 1st Lieutenant Larry Thorne (Lauri Törni) , a native of Finland who had fought against the Soviets during World War II. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauri_T%C3%B6rni
Former secret military force shown for first time on "THE BIG PICTURE" -- "Phantom Fighters" (TV-448) is good strong film entertainment, worthy of the attention of every thoughtful viewer. It is a documentary about the Army's Tenth Special Forces Group in Europe, until recently a secret military force, now shown for the first time on THE BIG PICTURE. The story setting is in the vicinity of Bad Tolz which lies in an alpine valley near the German Swiss border. Resourcefully put together from film made in Germany by the Army Signal Corps, "Phantom Fighters" is a movingly meaningful television documentary about American soldiers trained to organize guerrilla resistance in enemy occupied territories. In a field training exercise, the many and varied skills of the Tenth are put to the test. They include a parachute jump, a mountain climb on skis, destruction of a bridge on the River Ammer, and a race to outdistance the enemy. It's a rugged, exciting life as evidenced on film and no soldier with Tenth Special Forces would have it any other way. Every man is a volunteer qualified to carry out hazardous and adventurous assignments. In no other branch of the United States military services is the standard of physical fitness higher than in Special Forces. Among the groups at Bad Tolz, a man's hand is as deadly a weapon as a rifle or hand grenade. Credit goes to the Tenth Special Forces for having accomplished the difficult task of staging a part of their mission before the motion picture cameras.
Lauri Törni Company’s (Detachment Törni) shoulder patch during Continuation War 1943
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Hi,
The mother unit of Green Berets. Torni in back row, second from left. Torni somewhere in Vietnam. Source: Jukka Tyrkko: Lauri Tornin tarina, Alea-Kirja 1975.
Cheers
Arto
The mother unit of Green Berets. Torni in back row, second from left. Torni somewhere in Vietnam. Source: Jukka Tyrkko: Lauri Tornin tarina, Alea-Kirja 1975.
Cheers
Arto
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Outstanding.
That man was a warrior born and bred.
Pat
That man was a warrior born and bred.
Pat
He who lives by the sword, should train with it frequently.
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Here is great doc. film about Törni's life.
Lauri Törni A.K.A. Larry Thorne - A Soldiers Story
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e47_1205106424
Lauri Törni A.K.A. Larry Thorne - A Soldiers Story
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e47_1205106424
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Bonjour,
After research on various internet site, here's a Thorne's bio (in French)
Crdl
Thierry
After research on various internet site, here's a Thorne's bio (in French)
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