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Posted by Tankluver on Thursday, July 29, 2010 2:13 PM

Also what would be the model master paint colors for a finnish army uniform. Would it be the same as the German army uniforms color?

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Posted by Tankluver on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 11:47 PM

Woops sorry bout that, my finnish spelling is a bit off

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Posted by *INDY on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 7:27 PM

Tankluver

Do you happen to know why the finns used swastikas on their tanks or was that their actual insignia before the war? And is a polish 7tp thank te same as a T-26,  because arent they both from the vickers tank family tree?

P.S. Did the finns ever use camo like how the Germans did on their uniforms and In the movie Taliantia 1944 they talk about swedish volunteers, do you think you could ellaborate on that for me? thanks

Couldnt find it looking for that-----it's 

Tali-Ihantala 1944

HERE--->     AT YOUTUBE     in case anyone reading this is interested

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Posted by Tankluver on Monday, July 26, 2010 2:16 PM

Thank you for all the information, and yes the movie is good but unfortunately it looks like it only works on a region 2 dvd player. But it is on youtube in 11 ten minute sections and is very good. Lots of armor action

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Posted by *INDY on Monday, July 26, 2010 3:03 AM

1st--youre very welcome for the helpHmm

Tankluver

Do you happen to know why the finns used swastikas on their tanks or was that their actual insignia before the war?

no,didnt happen to know, but all I did was put "Finnish swastica" into Google and

Finland

Flag of the Finnish Air Force
Presidential Standard of Finland

The Finnish Air Force continues to use a swastika as their emblem, originally introduced in 1918. The president of Finland is the grand master of the Order of the White Rose. According to the protocol, the president shall wear the Cross of Liberty with Chains on formal occasions. The original design of the chains, decorated with swastikas, dates from 1918 by the artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela. The Grand Cross with Chains has been awarded 11 times to foreign heads of state. To avoid misunderstandings, the swastika decorations were replaced by fir-crosses at the decision of President Kekkonen in 1963 after Charles De Gaulle indicated he would refuse the award if it carried swastikas. Also a design by Gallen-Kallela of 1918, the Cross of Liberty has a swastika pattern in its arms. The Cross of Liberty is depicted in the upper left corner of the standard of the President of Finland.[74]

In December 2007, a silver replica of the WWII Finnish air defences relief ring decorated with swastika became available as a part of a charity campaign.[75] The original war-time idea was that the public swap their precious metal rings for the State air defences relief ring, made of iron.

A traditional symbol that incorporates a swastika, the tursaansydän, is used by scouts in some instances[76] and a student organization.[77] The village of Tursa uses the tursaansydän as a kind of a certificate of genuineness of products made there.[78] Traditional textiles are still being made with swastikas as a part of traditional ornaments.(From Wikipedia)

also--this from MILITARYPHOTOS.COM

 

The Finnish swastika

The swastika is an ancient Finnish symbol (dating back to the Iron Age or further) and therefore commonly used in arts and crafts of the period of nationalism - 19th century to the early 20th century. Because the idea of Finland as an independent nation was so new, the need for powerful symbols that reinforced this idea was even greater. The swastika was dynamic, exotic and folkloristic - perfect for art with a message in the late 19th century. Artists who wanted to evoke a "national consciousness" incorporated the symbol in their paintings.
Traditional decorative patterns in Carelian handiwork sometimes include the swastika. Swastika is hakaristi ("hookcross") or vääräpää ("crooked head") in Finnish.

The swastika of the Finnish Defence Forces has its own story. The blue FAF swastika was originally the symbol of luck of the family of Count von Rosen, who donated to the Finnish "White Army" its first plane,a Morane-Saulnier L fighter aircraft, in 1918 during the Civil War. It was adopted as the official national marking of the Finnish Air Forces and later on, the Army. The Finnish women's voluntary defence organization, the Lotta Svärd, also used a swastika as its symbol and it also still appears in many Finnish medals and decorations, in a visually understated manner.
The Finnish swastika has nothing to do with the Nazi party, Nazi ideology or fascism. We Finns, like many other peoples, used it long before the ***. After the fall of the Third Reich, the Finnish Defence Forces abandoned the disreputable swastika in favour of the new national marking; the blue and white roundel.

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And is a polish 7tp thank te same as a T-26,  because arent they both from the vickers tank family tree?[/quote]

I think you answered your own question that time

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P.S. Did the finns ever use camo like how the Germans did on their uniforms and In the movie Taliantia 1944 they talk about swedish volunteers, do you think you could ellaborate on that for me? thanks

   Another movie I need to see? Is it any good?

 

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Posted by Tankluver on Saturday, July 24, 2010 5:18 PM

Do you happen to know why the finns used swastikas on their tanks or was that their actual insignia before the war? And is a polish 7tp thank te same as a T-26,  because arent they both from the vickers tank family tree?

P.S. Did the finns ever use camo like how the Germans did on their uniforms and In the movie Taliantia 1944 they talk about swedish volunteers, do you think you could ellaborate on that for me? thanks

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Posted by *INDY on Saturday, July 24, 2010 3:57 PM

Tankluver

I just saw the movie Ambush its about the beginning of the continuation war. I was wondering are Finnish uniforms the same as German?

Yep, practically the same,uniforms, helmets, and similar gear. An interesting article in the new WWII Quarterly about the Finns and the role in the war.

Just saw this neat conversion Steve Zagola did on the new Tamiya BT-7 to BT-42 he also converted a Dragon figure to suit a Finnish one

Thanks for the tip on AMBUSH --looks intense--actually I just ordered it from Amazon for $6--look forward to seeing it

FINNALLY  -----here's a great LINK for some practical INFO for reference  THE AXIS HISTORY FACTBOOK

 

have a great day!

 

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Finnish Army uniforms
Posted by Tankluver on Friday, July 23, 2010 2:11 AM

I just saw the movie Ambush its about the beginning of the continuation war. I was wondering are Finnish uniforms the same as German?

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