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#751

Post by Esa K » 08 Dec 2005, 14:46

Juha Tompuri wrote:Pietari was the first Ingrian to be nominated as Hero of the Soviet Union
Yes he was the first, and only, Ingrian that became a HSU...
Juha Tompuri wrote:and may also have been the first HSU at "Finnish front"
...and yes, or at least the first HSU in Soviet 7.Army during the Continuation War. He was KIA at the shore of Ristisalmi Juli 1941.

So, congrats to Juha T. and over from an Umeå, with -5° C and around 12 cm snow, to Myllykoski...



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#752

Post by Topspeed » 08 Dec 2005, 14:47

What did he accomplish ?

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#753

Post by Esa K » 08 Dec 2005, 17:04

Hi Topspeed

As I´ve got it, Tiikkiläinen was given the title cause of personal bravery on the battlefield. He and his machinegun squad, as a part of a batallion (commanded by the Finnish emmigrant communist Paavo Kataja) of the Soviet IR 126 stopped the Finnish/German crossing of Ristisalmi for a week or so. (Source. Rautala, Ari: Itäkarjalan valtaus 1941, Jyväskylä 2002. [Titel translates to: The conquest of Eastern Carelia 1941])


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#754

Post by Juha Tompuri » 08 Dec 2005, 21:37

Thanks Esa,

New one, who's the person at right at the pic?

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-6 C, few cm snow
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Post by Juha Tompuri » 09 Dec 2005, 13:57

Her first name was Olga

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Post by Esa K » 09 Dec 2005, 14:56

Is it Olga Valli, the wife of Major Valter Valli...?


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Post by Tero T » 09 Dec 2005, 16:52

First good snow fall in the hotly disputed land of Santa Claus (Canada). Is the first name Martta ?
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Post by Juha Tompuri » 09 Dec 2005, 22:24

Esa K wrote:Is it Olga Valli, the wife of Major Valter Valli...?
Once again, correct answer from Umeå. Wife of the commander of the Soviet IR 126
The pic is from Majuri Vallin Rykmentti (Regiment of Major Valli) by Jaakko Rugojev.
I actually tried to search from there some background info to your previous question, but found none. Only a mention of Capt. Kataja, stated there as Battalion commander at the IR 52.
Your turn next Esa.

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Post by Juha Tompuri » 09 Dec 2005, 22:32

Nice pic Tero,

Do all your birds protect their nests as aggressively?

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Post by Tero T » 09 Dec 2005, 22:34

Yes ! Our animals are very physical.

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Post by Esa K » 12 Dec 2005, 14:38

Juha Tompuri wrote:Once again, correct answer from Umeå. Wife of the commander of the Soviet IR 126
Thanks Juha.... and, it was a bit confusing untill you gave her first name...


New Q:


Who was, by Finland, the most decorated non Finn-military during the Continuation War...?


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Post by Esa K » 13 Dec 2005, 13:16

Hint #1: German...



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Post by Robb » 13 Dec 2005, 13:28

Generaloberst Eduard Dietl?
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Post by Esa K » 13 Dec 2005, 13:53

Generaloberst Eduard Dietl is the correct answer... (had a list of the decorations he recived, but lost it, will put it here when i have reconstructed the word doc.)

So, Congrats to Robb, and back to the southern hemisphere and Australia...


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Finnish ace in Soviet AF !

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Post by Topspeed » 13 Dec 2005, 16:03

Excuse me, but I have a question in this same genre.

Who was the highest scoring Soviet ACE that had a finnish name. How many kills did he achieve ?
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