Last living Mannerheim knights
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Last living Mannerheim knights
Todays Iltasanomat lists last livinf Mannerheim knights
Pentti Iisalo
He was named Knight in october 1941.Argumentations electors pointed out that he had overwhelmed 45mm anti-tank gun by himself in a furious battle,learned how to use it and fired at russian kolonna(i dont know the exact word in english,maybe colonn) who were just trying to cross the bridge and what were forced to stay there.Encircled russians undertaked to savage counterattack.In the middle of the chaos Iisalo hit same kind of cannon and ammunitionwagon.The battle endured 3 hours.Pentti Iisalos war ended to enemys massiveattack in isthmus 1944.He stepped to a mine and paralyzed partly to few days.
Leo Kojo
Spent the whole december 1941 in a battle day and night, in a unit whose 400 mens survived only handful.Attacked always first from his unit and completed occupation of baldhill(kaljukukkula),destroying many of nests.When enemys reinforcements arrived,section of 80 russians,Kojo destroyd that as well and in addition to many horses with their burdens.Next day he took over command in his team when his commander were Kia and security of nights darkness he striked a deep spline to enemysite.Russians got encirceled.In the same battle Kojo declined approximately 100 russians consisting enemy units attack,which tried to rescue their encirceled fellow russians.Most of them were destroyed.
Heikki Nykänen
Did over 100 patrol by himself to enemyterritory giving lots of valuable information about enemy.In July 1941 Nykänen destroyed 30 russian consisting enemypatrol with 3 volunteers in a thunder and lightning weather.Russians stayed fighting between oneselves and killing eachothers about 2 hours until they noticed that there were no finns around.
there are also 3 knights.Taavi Törmälehto,Onni Määttänen and Thoma Gerdt.
Pentti Iisalo
He was named Knight in october 1941.Argumentations electors pointed out that he had overwhelmed 45mm anti-tank gun by himself in a furious battle,learned how to use it and fired at russian kolonna(i dont know the exact word in english,maybe colonn) who were just trying to cross the bridge and what were forced to stay there.Encircled russians undertaked to savage counterattack.In the middle of the chaos Iisalo hit same kind of cannon and ammunitionwagon.The battle endured 3 hours.Pentti Iisalos war ended to enemys massiveattack in isthmus 1944.He stepped to a mine and paralyzed partly to few days.
Leo Kojo
Spent the whole december 1941 in a battle day and night, in a unit whose 400 mens survived only handful.Attacked always first from his unit and completed occupation of baldhill(kaljukukkula),destroying many of nests.When enemys reinforcements arrived,section of 80 russians,Kojo destroyd that as well and in addition to many horses with their burdens.Next day he took over command in his team when his commander were Kia and security of nights darkness he striked a deep spline to enemysite.Russians got encirceled.In the same battle Kojo declined approximately 100 russians consisting enemy units attack,which tried to rescue their encirceled fellow russians.Most of them were destroyed.
Heikki Nykänen
Did over 100 patrol by himself to enemyterritory giving lots of valuable information about enemy.In July 1941 Nykänen destroyed 30 russian consisting enemypatrol with 3 volunteers in a thunder and lightning weather.Russians stayed fighting between oneselves and killing eachothers about 2 hours until they noticed that there were no finns around.
there are also 3 knights.Taavi Törmälehto,Onni Määttänen and Thoma Gerdt.
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A link to some pictures from A Ehrnrooths burial:
http://www.mil.fi/jalkavaenkenraali/281.dsp
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Esa K
http://www.mil.fi/jalkavaenkenraali/281.dsp
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Esa K
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http://www.mil.fi/jalkavaenkenraali/dat ... _press.jpg
I didnt know that Ehrnrooth had KC.Thats new to me.
I didnt know that Ehrnrooth had KC.Thats new to me.
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Iron Cross, 2nd class.Deine-Zukunft wrote:http://www.mil.fi/jalkavaenkenraali/dat ... _press.jpg
I didnt know that Ehrnrooth had KC.Thats new to me.
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Lauri Äijö's certificate for Mannerheim Cross on display at the Central Finland Aviation Museum.
Translation:
As the Supreme Commander
of the Finnish Defence Forces
I nominate you
Lieutenant
Lauri Alfred Äijö
A 2nd Class Knight of the Mannerheim Cross
of the Cross of Liberty
At the Supreme Headquarters on 21st December 1944
Marshal of Finland
Mannerheim
(seal)
Nr 182
Translation:
As the Supreme Commander
of the Finnish Defence Forces
I nominate you
Lieutenant
Lauri Alfred Äijö
A 2nd Class Knight of the Mannerheim Cross
of the Cross of Liberty
At the Supreme Headquarters on 21st December 1944
Marshal of Finland
Mannerheim
(seal)
Nr 182
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Re: Last living Mannerheim knights
Last Knight of the Mannerheim Cross Tuomas Gerdt has passed away on 1st November 2020 at the age of 98.
https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-11625359
https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-11625359
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Re: Last living Mannerheim knights
Link contains private video, where Tuomas Gerdt tells in 1993 about the fighting at Siiranmäki in 1944.
https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/nai ... pi/7994208
https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/nai ... pi/7994208