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Caption | Hjalmar Siilasvuo and Alpo Marttinen in snowy terrain, Finland, 1939-1940 ww2dbase | |||||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Finland | |||||||
Date | 1940 | |||||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||||
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C. Peter Chen says:
6 Jan 2018 07:44:24 PM
Thank you for the identification, finnishwarheroes.

6 Jan 2018 07:44:24 PM
Thank you for the identification, finnishwarheroes.
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6 Jan 2018 04:26:54 AM
That other Officer is Captain Alpo Marttinen. Marttinen became after WW2 Colonel of US Army. Group of Finnish officers recruited to USA's Army and they were know as Marttinen's Men.