Actual Wartime Photos
Page 4 - Finnish Armor
Photos and
Heavy Weapons
This section has many wartime
pictures of the Russian KV-1 "Klimi" and T-34 "Sotka" tanks captured by the
Finnish Army on battlefields during the Winter War and Continuation War, as well as T-26 tanks
and German Stug Assault Guns used as Finnish tanks.
Special Thanks to Harri in
Finland for providing the text for each of the Finnish tanks and armor pictures! Also be sure to
see the addendum written by Henrik in Finland at the bottom of this page. Thank
You to Harri and Henrik for their help in identifying these Finnish armored vehicles
and armored trains!
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All the photos on the upper row could
be from the parade which was arranged at Enso on 4 June 1944
(birthday for
Marshal Mannerheim and nowadays the "Flagday" of the Finnish Defence Forces) by
Armoured Division
[Panssaridivisioona, Ps.D]. Only the leftmost photo is for
sure taken at Enso parade. - Harri
Assault Gun Battalion [Rynnäkkötykkipataljoona,
Ryn.Tyk.P] - Sturmkanone 40 or StuG IIIG (Sturmgeschütz III Ausf. G, "Sturmi")
Heavy Armoured Company [Raskas panssarikomppania,
Rask.Ps.K/I Ps.P]
- KV-1B (KV-1 model 1942, "Klimi") followed by T-34A or B (T-34 model 40
or 41, "Sotka") on the left and T-34C (T-34 model 1943, "Sotka")
Heavy Artillery Battalion 14 [Raskas patteristo
14, Rask.psto 14] - 150 H/40 howitzers (towed probably by heavy Citroen
trucks)
Heavy Armoured Company again - command vehicle of
Heavy Armoured Company T-50 ["Pikku-Sotka" ("Little
Sotka")] followed by T-26C ["Viku" or "Vicu"]
Armour Anti-Aircraft Battery [Panssari-ilmatorjuntapatteri,
Ps.It.Ptri] - Landsverk Anti II armed with 40 mm Bofors AA gun. There were
six ones in the battery.
(Mannerheim is in this picture in long coat on
left.)
KV-1B, the same tank as above soon after
capturing
T-34C (model 43), Karelian Isthmus, summer 1944
T-34B (model 41), probably at Äänislinna (Petrozavodsk),
T-26C on the background
Jäger Troops, KV-1, T-34, T-26E (Vickers), T-26B
and T-26C (especially many model Cs in the same photo) tanks at Äänislinna,
East Karelia or again in Enso, Karelian Isthmus
(This picture could be taken at Armour Center in
Varkaus) - Harri
Armor depot. 8 light tanks and several
trucks lined up on left side of building.
20 ItK/35 (20 mm Breda AA gun).
Russian KV-1B
Probably 7.62 KK/09-21 training MG ("- KK / H -"
especially if written with yellow colour could mean "MG/Training").
Soviet BP-35 type armoured
train captured by Infantry Regiment 45 in Käppäselkä 28th of October
1941. The Soviet crew abandoned this train after it had got stuck to
section of rails demolished
by Finnish soldiers.This train had two artillery wagons and locomotive.
Nowadays one of two artillery wagons in Panssarimuseo (Finnish Armour
Museum) in Parola. - Jarkko V. (Jaeger Platoon)
Another look at a Finnish armored train
Photo taken in Jessoila
train station at October of 1941. - Jarkko V.
This is 76 K/02 (or its modernized Soviet
conversions 76 K/02-30 or
longer-barreled 76 K/02-30/40). Actual calibre 76.2 mm. This was the most
numerous Finnish field gun during the war (altogether over 330 pcs).
This is a special addendum to the page
information by Henrik in Finland! Thank you Henrik!
"If I may guess, photo no 2, 3 and 4 are from the first anniversary parade in
Äänislinna on 1 October 1942. I haven't actually seen these pictures before,
but the surroundings look very similar to other pictures from this parade.
Also, even though it's difficult to see, the vehicles doesn't look like they
have the camouflage scheme adopted for vehicles in April 1943.
Pic 2: The KV-1 m 1942 (registration R-100) was captured in the vicinity of
the Svir powerplant in the spring of 1942. Also captured there was the T-34
model 42 (Registration number R-155 ((or 231-4 after summer 1943)) in Finnish
service). Its turret is very similiar to a model 43, but it was actually
manufactured in 1942 and the turret is called "laminated" because of the
structure of the casting.
The other T-34 is a model 1941 (Registration number R-105 ((or 231-2)) in
Finnish service) captured in the autumn of 1941.
Pic 6: The newly captured KV in soviet winter camo.
Pic 7: Would be a T-34 with the number Ps 231-7, a model 43 captured by the
Germans and sold to Finland. Arrived in Finland with two more T-34 model 43´s
on 2nd July 1944. It is now on display at Parola tank museum.
Pic 8: Would be a T-34 with the number Ps 231-1. It was recovered from lake
Segozero in September 1943. It's a model 40 built in 1941 with the muzzle
brake added after capture. Also on display at Parola.
Pic 9: You can see the KV-1 model 41 (or E) which was captured in spring 1942
and therefore I'd guess that this is also a picture from the Äänislinna -42
parade. All vehicles on this picture also looks to be Finnish dark green.
![Assault Gun Battalion [Rynnäkkötykkipataljoona, Ryn.Tyk.P] - Sturmkanone 40 or StuG IIIG (Sturmgeschütz III Ausf. G, "Sturmi")](images/Finnish%20Tank.jpg)
![Heavy Armoured Company [Raskas panssarikomppania, Rask.Ps.K/I Ps.P]](images/Finnish%20Tank%205.jpg)
![Heavy Artillery Battalion 14 [Raskas patteristo 14, Rask.psto 14] - 150 H/40 howitzers (towed probably by heavy Citroen trucks)](images/Finnish%20cannon%201.jpg)
![Armour Anti-Aircraft Battery [Panssari-ilmatorjuntapatteri, Ps.It.Ptri] - Landsverk Anti II armed with 40 mm Bofors AA gun. There were six ones in the battery.](images/Finnish%20Tank%203.jpg)
