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Captured Soviet landing craft:

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Post by Juha Tompuri » 17 Dec 2016, 21:15

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JTV wrote:BTW: Does anybody have more detailed info about the Soviet landing barges used in Bay of Viipuri in 1944?
Here a photo of one Soviet landing craft captured by Finns (at Bay of Viipuri?) in 1941 outside a warbooty exhibition at Helsinki.: Image
SA-photo 50098
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... t#p1794472

A photo of same/similar(?) craft during Finnish Koivisto landing 1941
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SA-photo 60746 Koivisto landing craft.3.jpg

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Post by Juha Tompuri » 17 Dec 2016, 21:43

From the same event, unloading.
Same too/two?
Image SA-photo 60748
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Post by Juha Tompuri » 17 Dec 2016, 22:03

A photo of same/similar(?) craft...
Or crafts...

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Post by Ruotsinsalmi » 18 Dec 2016, 09:55

Hi!

Check SA-photo 60785 (60786). You can see a finnish (?) number SV 3 on the bow.

Pekka

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Post by Juha Tompuri » 18 Dec 2016, 12:02

Thanks a lot, Pekka!
Ruotsinsalmi wrote:Check SA-photo 60785 (60786). You can see a finnish (?) number SV 3 on the bow.
Image SA-photo 60785 and 60786 Image

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Post by Juha Tompuri » 18 Dec 2016, 12:17

Detachment Jääsalo war diary mentions three SV-crafts (SV 1, SV 2 and SV 3), all being listed to the unit on 26th September 1941:
http://digi.narc.fi/digi/view.ka?kuid=2977077

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Post by Juha Tompuri » 18 Dec 2016, 20:45

One more, taken also at Koivisto area:
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Post by Juha Tompuri » 19 Dec 2016, 20:57

After capture(?) photo from book Laivat Puuta, Miehet Rautaa (Wooden boats, Men of Iron) by O. Peuranheimo, J. Pirhonen and K. Killinen:
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