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Post by Pansaar Jaeger » 31 Oct 2005, 17:41

I just returned from a business trip to Michigan's Upper Penninsula. While donig a job at the Gogebic Community College in Ironwood I saw a poster advertising this film. It will be shown sometime this coming weekend, Nov. 5 or 6th. Does anyone have more info on this showing? Unfortunatley, I won't be up there to see it. Is there a plan to show the film in southern Michigan?

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Post by mkregel » 31 Oct 2005, 17:54

I don't have much more info on it other than there will be 1 or 2 KevOs4 guys there to do a militaria demo. The showing is the director's cut which is 80 minutes long. When PBS shows the film on TV early next year, they will be showing a shorter version of the documentary. (all the dvds that MastersWork Media is selling right now are the longer versions).

Some of the Finnish cultural organizations around the country are planning to do shows, and there may be one planned for Southern Michigan in the future. I will be doing a show in Dallas on November 17th. Will be showing the video and also doing a Finnish militaria show. Should be a good evening.

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Post by Pansaar Jaeger » 31 Oct 2005, 22:28

Thanks for the info & link.

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Post by Tom Houlihan » 13 Nov 2005, 06:28

I just watched my copy the other night.

I thought it was very well done. The basic information was presented in an easy to follow manner. The actual film footage was fantastic, along with still shots. It was very interesting looking at the actual men who fought.

The interviews with veterans, and diary excerpts from deceased veterans of the campaign were very enlightening.

I thought that the combat scenes were fantastic! I wish more movie producers would think to use reenactors! Even though my pedantic eye caught what seemed be different camera views of the same explosion spliced together, it didn't detract from the presentation. Seeing authentic full-color battle scenes juxtaposed with the b/w contemporary films showed me a lot.

My congratulations to all who were involved in that project.

That film just added Finland to the list of places I'd like to visit someday. The scenery there is exquisite! Of course, in order for that to make sense, I'd have to clarify that's beyond visiting battlefields that happen to be in Finland!

Great job, one and all!

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Post by Tuco » 13 Nov 2005, 19:47

http://www.battletours.com
We will be there in May and yes Finland is a great place to visit.

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Post by mkregel » 21 Nov 2005, 16:13

Tom,
The BattleTours trips are the most fun you will have on a 2-week military tour anywhere. I have been to Finland, Russia, Estonia and Latvia on the last tours and enjoyed them thoroughly. The guides are knowlegeable about Finnish war history and you get to see the actual battlefields where the Russian armies were stopped during the Winter War and Continuation Wars. There are plenty of opportunities to see museums in Finland and Russia and perhaps even meet some of the veterans of the wars.
I've made a lot of friends on the last trips and plan to go again in May of 2006.
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Post by Juha Tompuri » 22 Nov 2005, 00:24

Marshall,

at front of Reserve Officers (School) Museum at Hamina, right ?
( 40 km from where I live)

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Post by mkregel » 22 Nov 2005, 01:08

Juha,
Yes, that is is. I'm sitting on the tank just above the barrel in the sunglasses, black pants, black vest.
Vic and Brent are somewhere in that picture too. Our guide, Colonel Martinnen is on the far right. The Colonel
will be the guide on the next trip also.
The fellow that owns Empire Arms, Dennis Kroh, is also in the picture.
Most of the people in the picture are specifically interested in Finnish history and some of them are well known
collectors and historians who post on the various forums.

The opportunities to go to Finland and Russia to see the battlefields are getting rare. Like all historic places, it is a
constant fight to preserve land and history against development, roads, and the bulldozers and tractors. The war
Between Finland and Russia played a huge role in the development of events early in WWII. I hope more people
take an interest in this part of history because the ripple effects were being felt in Europe for half a century.
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Post by Lars Gyllenhaal » 09 Jan 2006, 16:25

Dear all,

I just wish to state that I saw the film on DVD yesterday. Saw it again today. I cordially recommend it! It is the best documentary I have ever seen on Finland.

Well done Bair and friends!!!

Cheers,

Lars Gyllenhaal

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