The official AHF Winter & Continuation War quiz thread

[Mikko H.]

1st Company (Osasto Vehniäinen)

Commander kapteeni (later majuri) Hannes Vehniäinen
Locations Karelian Isthmus, Olonets, southern Maaselkä

2nd Company (Osasto Kuismanen)

Commander kapteeni (later majuri) Into Kuismanen
Locations Olonets, southern Viena

3rd Company (Osasto Marttina)

Commander kapteeni (later majuri) Paul Marttina
Locations northern Maaselkä

4th Company (Osasto Paatsalo/Paarma)

Commander kapteeni (later majuri) Harri Paatsalo (later Paarma)
Locations northern Finland and Lapland

My sources are Harri's web page at http://www.geocities.com/finnmilpge/fmp_erp4.html and my own 'archives'.

[mottimatti]

Yep. Basicly correct answer.

It is Your turn !

Rgds

Mottimatti

[Mikko H.]

What was the rank of the highest-ranking Finn(s) to become POW? And give (at least) one name.

[Topspeed]

Major Korhonen. He became a general later.

[Mikko H.]

Correct. Majuri Antti Olavi Korhonen, commander of the Rajajääkäripataljoona 4, was taken POW on 6 July 1944 at Tulemajoki and returned to Finland on 25 December 1944. He became general in the Finnish Defense Forces after the war.

I know at least one other major. Lääkintämajuri Carl-Johan Johansson from E/RvPr was taken POW on 15 June 1944 at Vammeljärvi and returned to Finland on 22 November 1944. In 1986, on the initiative of former POWs, Johansson was decorated for his merits in caring the health of Finnish POWs in the camp he was located in.

Over to Topspeed.

[Topspeed]

Pilotofficer lieutenant Harmaja and the word soundbarrier were once topic of the news in the late 30ies.

How is this possible because lieutenant Harmaja died early in the Winter War flying a Fokker D XXI long before finns had jets ?

[Juha Tompuri]

Tapani Harmaja acchieved the speed of about 830km/h (over 900km/h at speedometer) during a vertical dive (14th Nov-39 ?) while testing a Fiat G50 fighter.
IIRC this was both Finnish and Italian speed record. Quite near the speed of sound.

Regards, Juha

[Topspeed]

Right !

Fiat G-50 designer engineer Gabrielli estimated that Tapani Harmaja had reached 870 km/h in which speed the airflow on Fiat's upper wingsurface indeed possibly did reach the speed of sound.
Harmaja escaped death and plane was like bumber car...total write off.

Over to mr. Tompuri !

rgds,

Juke

[Juha Tompuri]

Thanks Topspeed,

Here a pic of the cover page of the report made after the T. Harmaja dive.
From "Hävittäjälentolaivue 26" by C-E Bruun

Regards, Juha

[Juha Tompuri]

New question, name this:

Regards, Juha

[mottimatti]

I s this famous " Lokki " ?

Rgds Mottimatti

[Juha Tompuri]

I s this famous " Lokki " ?

Sorry, but no.
At the place in pic something happened, that maybe affected to an outcome of a battle not very far away (from the place in pic).

Regards, Juha

[Esa K]

Entrance to what once was AKM Rautakorpi......?

Regards

Esa K

(AKM = ampumatarvikekenttämakasiini = something like: "ammunition field depot")

[Juha Tompuri]

Correct Esa!

Rautakorpi it is.
Pic from local armshistorical society:
http://www.pkymasehist.fi/kannaksen_matka.html

...and it's (in)famous for the events during the battle of Viipuri/Vyborg 1944 when the depot personel refused to give ammo (during the fighting) out of the depot without correct papers.

Over to Sweden

Regards, Juha

[Esa K]

Thanks Juha.

Without the early hint you gave, the answer would have been very hard for me to figure out...



New q:

What was the largest tank gun calibre used in battle during the Winter War...?

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Esa K