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Post by Mikko H. » 23 Nov 2005 17:20

While the Soviet resistance was fierce and the regiment suffered heavily, the less-than-endearing name doesn't refer to anything the Soviets did.

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Post by Juha Tompuri » 23 Nov 2005 20:53

Finnish heavy casualties?
http://www.kouvolansanomat.fi/arkisto/v ... /sivu.html

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Post by Mikko H. » 23 Nov 2005 21:50

Well... high casualties may have contributed, but were not the reason (at least according to my sources which I trust are more credible than this web-page).

Another hint: the reason was not scatological but criminal.

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Post by Juha Tompuri » 23 Nov 2005 22:03

Has it something to do with the "stuff"... err... poop, itself ?

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Post by Harri » 23 Nov 2005 22:54

:P

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Post by Tero T » 23 Nov 2005 23:23

my apologies for breaking in to this stream. You guys are all to good. So here is one that I am sure you know but some people looking in would be interested in this story. This biography is written about whom? and how does it relate to Finnish military history.?

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Post by Tero T » 23 Nov 2005 23:30

Yuhhhh! no picture .here it is


This biography is written about whom? and how does it relate to Finnish military history.?
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Post by Juha Tompuri » 24 Nov 2005 01:36

Hi TTT (Tero T from Toronto),


The rules of this quiz are found at th first page of this "quiz section" http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 91&start=0.
Your question was so interesting and about such an interesting person, that I have to have this try:

Colonel / Captain Hubert Fauntleroy Julian aka "Black Eagle", a Winter War volunteer to Finnish AF ?
http://www.earlyaviators.com/ejulian.htm :)

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Post by Tero T » 24 Nov 2005 01:58

You are correct. And it should be pointed out that as some people try to paint Finland as Nazi Sympathizers during WWII , small examples like this show than Finland was not part of the master race ideology of Germany. I opted to throw in this at this time as I was unclear if there was a question posed. Tero T

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Post by Mikko H. » 24 Nov 2005 07:20

Has it something to do with the "stuff"... err... poop, itself ?
As I said in my previous hint:
the reason was not scatological but criminal.
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Post by Esa K » 24 Nov 2005 17:08

Hmmmm....... A guess... Could it be so that the encirkeled unit was set up by convicts and that they had not had the opportunity to wash their clothes/themselves and was very dirty, and hence the name...?


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Post by Mikko H. » 24 Nov 2005 17:33

No.

One Finnish soldier committed a crime that made one grunt comment "What a shitty place this is when people are...".

What did the soldier do?

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Post by Esa K » 24 Nov 2005 17:56

Guess number two: Was the solider shooting a POW?


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Post by Mikko H. » 24 Nov 2005 19:18

Well, it was about shooting, but not POWs.

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Post by Tero T » 24 Nov 2005 19:24

Squirels ???

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