Foreign Volunteers in Finnish Army
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Re: Foreign Volunteers in Finnish Army
Sadly not. But I've seen Tali-Ihantala where there are some swedish volunteers. Rukajärven tie have no volunteers but is a movie I really like.
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Jay they are Swedish speaking Finnish not swedishjmatchlock wrote:Iohan-have you seen the movie- beyond the fron lines -about Swedish volunteers ? Jay
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Franz -so thy are Swedish that live in Finland ?
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No jay they are Finnish that speak swedish West coast Finns ,Porvoo,Hanko,Vasaa,Kokkola Tamisari and such speak swedish and some parts of Helsinkijmatchlock wrote:Franz -so thy are Swedish that live in Finland ?
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Franz -the Officers in the Movie are Swedish
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One officer Jay one officer Yes you will see some swedish observers later in the Film here is the txt from the back of the DVDjmatchlock wrote:Franz -the Officers in the Movie are Swedish
Etulinjan edessä is a film directed by Åke Lindman* that tels about the progress of a Swedish speaking Finnishinfantry regiment JR61 in Syväri and Kannas during the continuation war
This is the first Swedish speeaking war film ever made
*Åke Lindman was also in unknow soldier
Finland is a bilingual country whether we like it or not
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Franz -sounds much like Quebec in Canada ? Thy speak French . any way a good movie . Just watched -Air War over Finland - thy said : hade Swedish in the Finnish Air Force .
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Yes they did mad bastards as welljmatchlock wrote:Franz -sounds much like Quebec in Canada ? Thy speak French . any way a good movie . Just watched -Air War over Finland - thy said : hade Swedish in the Finnish Air Force .
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Squadron F19 who volunteered en masse - an incredible feat of coordination. Flew Gladiators and a host of light communication aircraft, most of which got left for the Finns when the Winter War ended.
Ake (sorry, don't have the proper 'e') Lindmann, as well as directing Tali-Ihantala and having a part in The Unknown Soldier, also played football for Swindon Town in the 1960s. What a full life.
Ake (sorry, don't have the proper 'e') Lindmann, as well as directing Tali-Ihantala and having a part in The Unknown Soldier, also played football for Swindon Town in the 1960s. What a full life.
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J19 used a swedish version of Hawker Hart for light bombing and used Gloster Gladiators for fighter cover.