Finnish soldiers with machine-gun in position at Äyräpää-Vuosalmi bridgehead. July 23-24, 1944.

Machinegun

Soldier armed with Suomi SMG, in his frontline position at the Vuosalmi bridgehead. Karelian isthmus, July 1944.

Vuosalmi, Finland. 1944.

Larry Thorne began his military career like Lauri Torni, a Finnish commando whose exploit behind Russian lines resulted in award of three wound medals ant the Mannerheim Cross, Finland's highest honor, awarded to him for an amazing convoy ambush that cost the Russian 300 dead wiyh no one of Thorne's men lost. Posted by skorzeny57.