Finnish officer who was tortured by the enemy. Omelia, July 24, 1941. SA-kuva 29644

First lieutenant Jaakko Olavi Laine, born 1905 in municipality of Sääksmäki, was a shopkeeper from Helsinki, who was married with one child. His unit was 6th company, 52nd Infantry Regiment, 14th Division, which fought in area of Repola at the time of the incident. Lieutenant Laine died of the wounds in 35th field hospital 3 days after this photo was taken. He was buried to his birth municipility.
Info (in finnish): http://kronos.narc.fi/menehtyneet/index.php?id=14224&raportti=1

Tortured by the enemy

First lieutenant Olavi Laine from JR 52. He was tied to a tree and wounded to several places with a beyonet. Omelia, July 24, 1941. SA-kuva 28347

Jaakko Olavi Laine, born 1905 in municipality of Sääksmäki, was a shopkeeper from Helsinki, who was married with one child. His unit was 6th company, 52nd Infantry Regiment, 14th Division, which fought in area of Repola at the time of the incident. Lieutenant Laine died of the wounds in 35th field hospital 3 days after this photo was taken. He was buried to his birth municipility.
Info (in finnish): http://kronos.narc.fi/menehtyneet/index.php?id=14224&raportti=1

5th company sniper, private Vähätörmä in one of his regular stalking positions in the attic of a hospital building at the sector of 2nd Battalion, 33rd IR, 6th Div. Poventsa (Povenets), May 18, 1944.

SA-kuva 150884