KevOs4 Wartime Photos Page 3 - Daily life in the Finnish Army

Finnish officers in summer tunics.	Bird hunting with a Finnish m28/30. (kills, cleans, and cooks with 1 shot!)	Winter 1942. The soldier on the right is holding the photographer's rifle and his own SVT40 rifle.	The toes on these boots are designed to slip into the harness of snow skis. Finnish troops were excellent skiers.

Check out this fur coat! Many flare pistols were purchased from France and Germany after WWI and put to use in the Finnish army.	Front line squad. These guys are the reason the forests weren't safe at night.	A company of Finnish Infantry in formation	Carrying a platoon's meal on his back
Riding along the front line	Finnish troops constructing a bridge during the Continuation War	Winter War. A company heading to the front. The sled hauls their heavy equipment	Interesting picture. A hand-carved canoe, with outrigger, and a shotgun across his lap.
German troops in Finland investigate the ruins of a Finnish village bombed by the Russians.	This soldier's daughter and wife were both in the Lotta Svard organization.	Finnish troops on review march past a band.	Dinner Time! Split pea soup was a favorite dish in the Finnish Army.
Rare pictures of Finnish troops hunting bear	Bears were not uncommon in the woods.	The second soldier from the left is wearing leather pants. If his collar patches are black and orange, he would be from the armor division.	Notice the leather patches on the soldier's pants on the right.
Suomi machine gun and SVT40 rest at the feet of the soldier on the left.	Platoon on training march.	Nothing like fresh milk for breakfast! Finnish soldiers milking cows.	Finnish soldier in Summer Tunic guards the entrance to this bunker with a Suomi machine gun.
Finnish soldiers building the walls to a new headquarters	Finnish officers with pistols. Notice the different forms of collar patches or the lack of them.	Almost all the soldiers in this picture are wearing the ski boots with the turned-up toe. The soldier in the middle is probably an officer and is wearing a private purchase jacket made in Sweden.	Finnish soldiers sitting on an armored casemate. Notice the shell "hits" on the armor plate beneath their feet.
Troops digging their horse out of the mud	Troops on a field phone	Hanging on and looking for Russians	A smoke break outside their train

This is the sub-menu for the Finnish Wartime Photos Section
Page 1. Recruits, Pre-war and training Page 2. Mortars, Cannon, Range Finders Page 3. Front line and daily life in the Finnish Army. Page 4. Armored vehicles and Tanks	Page 5. Battlefields and more armored vehicles Page 6. Mail delivery during the war Page 7. Finnish Bicycle and Ski Troops Page 8. Planes, Trains, Automobiles	Page 9. Autos, Horses, Wagons, Sleds and Tractors Page 10. Photos of troops and buildings Page 11. Artillery, Tanks, Trucks Page 12. Russian Prisoners, Mottis, Destroyed Vehicles