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Re: Michael Gaißmair winter training 2012

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 10:36 am
by Ewald Koch
About the program: We'll put the official timeline online soon.

Unfortunately we will not be shooting live weapons this time, due to changed athmosphere towards anything that says "bang" in this country and due to recent developments in the neighbourhood where the happening is held. But I believe that we have a great weekend anyway with traditional winter activities and some new tricks.

Re: Michael Gaißmair winter training 2012

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 6:32 am
by erikbozwo2
Pity, I was looking forward to that... But then again, Can't wait to be in Finland, something to do with paying good money to freeze off your balls voluntary. Doesn't get more wreckless then that, but I love it!

Re: Michael Gaißmair winter training 2012

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 9:43 pm
by Ewald Koch
Warmest thanks from Gaissmair HQ to all participants!

Re: Michael Gaißmair winter training 2012

Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 12:01 am
by rednas
Thanks guys! We had a great weekend again :)

Re: Michael Gaißmair winter training 2012

Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 7:50 am
by Otto Kohl
On behalf of Die Freiwilligen members i would like to thank you guys for organizing this great event. We had a great time beeing with you , we hope to visit Finland asap :) . Im still waiting for our photos , i will share with you when i got them :) .

Re: Michael Gaißmair winter training 2012

Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 4:54 pm
by MichaelH
I also wanted to thank all of you! Without you this event would not be so good!

Re: Michael Gaißmair winter training 2012

Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 5:43 pm
by 28Wallonien
Many thanks to Gaißmair team!!
We have had a lot of fun and met many good Kameraden :-)

Re: Michael Gaißmair winter training 2012

Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 2:03 pm
by Schnitzel
Very enjoyable event as always :D

Particularly enjoyed the the evening at the campfire, but does anyone know what the song about the Finnish comrades was called? I believe there was both a German and Finnish version of it...

Re: Michael Gaißmair winter training 2012

Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:19 pm
by Austrowolf
Hi,
would there be a follow-up of the event in 2013? I'd love to go as a Kriegsberichter and try, how would my Leicas cope with the Finnish winter....

Re: Michael Gaißmair winter training 2012

Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:20 am
by Ewald Koch
Austrowolf wrote:Hi,
would there be a follow-up of the event in 2013? I'd love to go as a Kriegsberichter and try, how would my Leicas cope with the Finnish winter....
In theory there will be an event in winter 2013, in practice nothing has been decided yet.
But a Kriegsberichter is needed for the next event; I'll send you a pm.

Re: Michael Gaißmair winter training 2012

Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2012 3:15 pm
by Peter Bauer
Schnitzel wrote:Very enjoyable event as always :D

Particularly enjoyed the the evening at the campfire, but does anyone know what the song about the Finnish comrades was called? I believe there was both a German and Finnish version of it...
"Kauan on kärsitty vilua ja nälkää" (For so long have we suffered from cold and hunger) or "Suomen Kaartin paluumarssi" (The return march of the Finnish Guard) or "Sotilaspoliisikomppanian marssilaulu" (March song of the Military Police Company). It is my military companys march ;)

The song is about Finnish Guard fighting in the Russo-Turkish war in 1877 under the Russian banner. The feats of the Sharpshooter batallion of the Finnish Young Guard earned the title of Old Guard. IT is said that this song was sung when they returned back home, but I doubt it... never the less, this war started the modern military tradition in Finland and the modern Guards Jäger Brigade still commemorated this war and it's events every year.

Don't know the german name though.