Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim inspecting troops at the 20th anniversary of independent Finland, Viipuri, Finland, 1938; note Lieutnant General Harald Öhqvist (with sword), Lieutenant General Lauri Malmberg (left edge of photograph), and Major General Hannes Ignatius (behind Mannerheim)Field Marshal Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim being greeted by Finnish girls at the 20th anniversary celebration of the libration of Viipuri, Finland, 1938; note old Viipuri Cathedral in background, which would be destroyed by Soviet bombing in 1940General Harald Öhquist (front seat), General Martin Wetzer, and Field Marshal Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim at the anniversary celebration of the liberation of Viipuri, Finland, 1938Soviet soldier in prone position with rifle and shield, Viipuri, Finland, 4 Mar 1940
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim inspecting troops at the 20th anniversary of independent Finland, Viipuri, Finland, 1938; note Lieutnant General Harald Öhqvist (with sword), Lieutenant General Lauri Malmberg (left edge of photograph), and Major General Hannes Ignatius (behind Mannerheim)Field Marshal Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim being greeted by Finnish girls at the 20th anniversary celebration of the libration of Viipuri, Finland, 1938; note old Viipuri Cathedral in background, which would be destroyed by Soviet bombing in 1940General Harald Öhquist (front seat), General Martin Wetzer, and Field Marshal Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim at the anniversary celebration of the liberation of Viipuri, Finland, 1938Soviet soldier in prone position with rifle and shield, Viipuri, Finland, 4 Mar 1940
Ruins of the Havi quarter of Vyborg, Finland, 8 Mar 1940Finnish 76-mm field gun camouflaged in snowy terrain, Viipuri, Finland, 9 Mar 1940Troops of Finnish IV Corps on parade near the Round Tower, Viipuri, Finland, 31 Aug 1941
Ruins of the Havi quarter of Vyborg, Finland, 8 Mar 1940Finnish 76-mm field gun camouflaged in snowy terrain, Viipuri, Finland, 9 Mar 1940Troops of Finnish IV Corps on parade near the Round Tower, Viipuri, Finland, 31 Aug 1941


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