The official AHF Winter & Continuation War quiz thread

[Juha Tompuri]

Well done, once again correct answer from Canada.
Photo source the same virtual pilots page.

Nigel, your turn next.

Regards, Juha

[CanKiwi2]

Nigel, your turn next.

Regards, Juha

OK, another photo, another officer, another question. Who is the officer and what Regiment did he command in which battle in late December 1939?

[CanKiwi2]

Another photo of the gentleman in question.

[Juha Tompuri]

Maybe him (I took the photo a couple of hours ago at a nearby Kouvola cemetery), commander of Infantry Regiment 30 (later renamed as Infantry Regiment 21 in order to confuse enemy) at Taipale sector at Carelian Isthmus

[CanKiwi2]

Maybe him (I took the photo a couple of hours ago at a nearby Kouvola cemetery), commander of Infantry Regiment 30 (later renamed as Infantry Regiment 21 in order to confuse enemy) at Taipale sector at Carelian Isthmus

Spot on Juha, your turn next. Armas Kempii, JR30 (renamed JR21 which, forgetting the enemy, confused me for a while....) and Taipale indeed.


The photo is from the wikipedia entry - Eversti Armas Kemppi komentopaikallaan Viipurissa Pohjoismaiden Yhdyspankin pankkiholvissa 20. kesäkuuta 1944.

Artturi Armas Kemppi ( August 5 1893 Hamina - October 12, 1949 Sysmä ) was a Finnish Jaeger colonel. He was married in 1921 to Selma Inkinen. He joined the Jaegers in Germany in December 1915 and fought against the Russians on the eastern front, leaving for Finland in May 1917. Arriving in the country his task was to educate and organize the Loviisa civil guard. When the Civil War broke out he raised and trained suojeluskuntajoukot troops in Loviisa to fight against the Reds. After the Civil Guard Kemppi was the local head of the Loviisa (unit?) for the period from 16 May 1918 - 1 April 1919, after which he was ordered to Jaeger Brigade as a junior officer and from 2 March 1920 as a company commander. Kemppi held a number of posts before being transferred as Commander, Karelia Guards Regiment, II Battalion in Feb 1930. He was appointed Ylivieska military district commander 1 July 1933 and Central Finland Regiment I Battalion Commander 6 August 1935.

Kemppi participated in the Winter War as the commander of Infantry Regiment 21 and took part in fighting in Taipale. During the truce, he continued in the same position until he was transferred to command 7 Brigade. When the
Continuation War broke out he received command of Infantry Regiment 7, and participated in the battles Tyrjä-Jaakkima-eastern isthmus and the war on the Isthmus. In 1943 he was transferred to the home Force headquarters, from which he returned to the front and received the command of Infantry Regiment 22. As commander, he participated in the battles on the Syväri. In 1944 he was transferred to 20 Brigade Command, and took part in battles on the Syväri and then at Vyborg, where he almost lost the battle. He was transferred to Headquarters and his place as Brigade Commander wa taken by Eversti Yrjö Waldemar Sora on 22 June 1944 . He resigned from the army in the post-war period and transferred to the state attorney Sysmä tax board, where he worked until his death in 1949. He was buried in Kouvola.

Sixth Army Corps Commander Aarne Blick presented Armas Kemppi with the Mannerheim Cross 28 August 1942. (Kuudennen Armeijakunnan komentaja Aarne Blick esitti Armas Kempille Mannerheim-ristiä 28. elokuuta 1942, jonka Mannerhein jätti hyväksymättä ... cannot quite figure all of that out....)

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[Seppo Koivisto]

The photo is from the wikipedia entry - Eversti Armas Kemppi komentopaikallaan Viipurissa Pohjoismaiden Yhdyspankin pankkiholvissa 20. kesäkuuta 1944.

Kemppi at his commanding post in Viipuri in the vault of United Nordic Bank on 20 June 1944.

Sixth Army Corps Commander Aarne Blick presented Armas Kemppi with the Mannerheim Cross 28 August 1942. (Kuudennen Armeijakunnan komentaja Aarne Blick esitti Armas Kempille Mannerheim-ristiä 28. elokuuta 1942, jonka Mannerhein jätti hyväksymättä ... cannot quite figure all of that out....)

Blick nominated Kemppi for the Mannerheim Cross, but Mannerheim refused the nomination.

[CanKiwi2]

Sixth Army Corps Commander Aarne Blick presented Armas Kemppi with the Mannerheim Cross 28 August 1942. (Kuudennen Armeijakunnan komentaja Aarne Blick esitti Armas Kempille Mannerheim-ristiä 28. elokuuta 1942, jonka Mannerheim jätti hyväksymättä ... cannot quite figure all of that out....)

Blick nominated Kemppi for the Mannerheim Cross, but Mannerheim refused the nomination.

Thx Seppo, that makes a lot more sense now. I translated it as presented rather than nominated and couldn't figure out why Mannerheim refused

All yours Juha.....

[Juha Tompuri]

All yours Juha.....

Thanks, I'll try to figure out a new question...
OK... here a photo from AHF Winter & Continuation War section several years ago.
From what tank they are from?

[Juha Tompuri]

Another photo:

[JTV]

Another photo:

Could be from Churchill tank?

Compare:
http://www.perthmilitarymodelling.com/r ... 35156.html

Jarkko

[Juha Tompuri]

Could be from Churchill tank?

Not only could, but the parts are from a Churchill (MK IV?) at Portinhoikka, photographed by Slava_M
viewtopic.php?f=59&t=95646&p=880809&hilit#p880809

Very well spotted Jarkko, I really thought that this question would have lasted much longer.
Your turn next.

Regards, Juha

[JTV]

Very well spotted Jarkko, I really thought that this question would have lasted much longer.
Your turn next.

Thanks Juha. Structure of the bogey wheels visible in the photo made the identification considerably easier, without it this would have been a really difficult one, since width of the track was not known.

Ok, the next question: There is a cape near Poventsa / Povonets, which the Finns named Marsalkanniemi (Marshal's Cape), but before this happened Finnish soldiers had already given this same cape another name. What was that earlier name and to what were the events that made them give it that specific name?

Jarkko

[Juha Tompuri]

Perhaps Pioneeriniemi (Engineer/Sapper Cape):

while inspecting Finnish troops at Poventsa, E-Carelia 20th June 1942, Marshall Mannerheim and his delegation came under Soviet artillery fire. A grenade hit to the pine tree wounding the officer (Capt. Ahti Petramaa)

viewtopic.php?f=59&t=70091&p=779458&hilit#p779458
viewtopic.php?f=59&t=64136&hilit

Regards, Juha

[JTV]

Perhaps Pioneeriniemi (Engineer/Sapper Cape)

Unfortunately it's not Pioneerinniemi.

1st hint: The cape from I am asking about is located south-west of the town of Poventsa / Povonets.

BTW: I'm sorry for my slow reply, I was offline for the last three days due to travel to Estonia.

Jarkko

[JTV]

Unfortunately I have to pull out my previous question since it seems that it was based to false information - the name I was looking for was Tapponiemi (roughly translated: Kill Cape) unofficially named by Finnish soldiers with that name after large losses that the Soviets had suffered there in January 1942. However the map that I used as a source had an error - Marskinniemi was another smaller cape just east of it and apparently correct official Finnish name of Tapponiemi was Petäjäniemi (Pine Cape). I am sorry for any inconvenience that this may have caused. If it is ok, I will take another try and post a new question.

Question: Attached is photo showing uniform of a Finnish unit, but what was the name of this unit?

Jarkko