A private with panzerfaust and staff sergeant with panzershreck. 1944. The private has Finnish tank destruction badge on his right sleeve, for atleast one destroyed tank, and the staff sergeant has the tank destruction badge with one additional stripe above it, meaning he has destroyed atleast three tanks (second stripe came after fifth destroyed tank).

Tank busters

Finnish soldier armed with panzerfaust. 1944

Panzerfaust

Paavo Korpi (1919-1941) Knight of the Mannerheim Cross No.34.

He started his military service in 1940, and served as combat messenger NCO in 2nd Jaeger Battalion in 1941. The Mannerheim Cross was awarded to him on November 13, 1941, for his actions in July - September 1941. On July 14, he captured a quadruple AA machine gun from enemies that greatly hindered their attack, and five days later he killed dozens of enemies with his submachine gun. On September 6, he killed twenty enemy soldiers single-handedly, and with aid of three comrades, took altogether fourty prisoners, clearing the way to their platoon's objective with these actions. The following day he captured an armored car aided by two comrades, and used it to clear the way for their company through enemy lines, to the shore of Svir river, and kept the way open for following units. Corporal Korpi died on December 8, 1941, at Poventsa, as he drowned after Soviets blew up a dam and flooded the area. The current took his body and it was never found. Before his death he also earned himself a Cross of Liberty 4th class and Medal of Liberty 1st & 2nd class.

Promotions:
Korpraali (Lance Corporal) - 17.6.1940
Alikersantti (Corporal) - 28.8.1940