Continuation War, day by day.

Dowly · 04-07-16, 01:03 PM

7 April 1941

Turku Court of Appeals upholds City Court's order to disband the 'Finland-Soviet Union Peace and Friendship Society'.

Dowly · 04-16-16, 03:28 AM

16 April 1941

Chief of the newspaper office of the General Headquarters Kalle Lehmus travels to Berlin to visit Third Reich's propaganda ministry.

Dowly · 04-21-16, 12:42 PM

21 April 1941

General Headquarters confirms the new wartime strength of the Finnish Army. (Figure is not given, but the FA had ~475,000 men and women at the start of the war.)

Recruitment of volunteer SS men begins in Finland.

Dowly · 04-22-16, 06:57 AM

22 April 1941

Foreign Minister Rolf Witting meets with the new Swedish ambassador to Helsinki Karl-Ivar Westman.

Witting assures Westman that the leading circle "never wanted to take Finland on any adventures and instead wanted to focus on building up the infrastructure of the country."

He however adds that he cannot guarantee what will happen in the next couple of months.

Dowly · 05-05-16, 05:27 AM

5 May 1941

120 Finnish SS-volunteers board the SS Adler in Turku. They arrive in Danzig on the 8th of May.

Germany wanted to send SS-Standartenführer Paul Dahm to handle the recruitment as he had done in Norway and Netherlands, but the Finnish Foreign Ministry insisted on handling it internally.

Chief of the EK (modern day SUPO i.e. internal security police) Esko Riekki was picked to organize the recruitment. "Engineering office 'Gear'" was set up as a front for the recruitment. When a batch of Finns would leave to Germany, they would be given "work orders", instead of any sort of official political or military orders.

Of the 1900 applicants, 1408 were accepted. Large number of these 1408 men, some 79%, were members of the White Guard.

One of the notable persons to serve in the volunteer SS battalion was Lauri Törni (better known as Larry Thorne in America).

05-05-16, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

One of the notable persons to serve in the volunteer SS battalion was Lauri Törni (better known as Larry Thorne in America).

Riiight, that guy!
Quite some resume.

Dowly · 05-05-16, 08:27 AM

Yup, he really got stuck in 'WAR' gear.

Oddly, he is sort of a forgotten figure in Finland. Most people know about him, but he rarely is mentioned in documentaries etc.

Dowly · 05-24-16, 10:46 AM

24 May 1941

Finnish Air Force conducts a photo-reconnaissance flight over the Karelian Isthmus.

The flights continue on 25/5 and 11/6.

Dowly · 05-25-16, 04:18 AM

25 May 1941

Finnish military delegation led by Chief of the General Staff, General Erik Heinrichs meet with General Alfred Jodl's delegation in Salzburg.

The discussion revolves around Finland's future military actions alongside Germany in the East.

Dowly · 05-27-16, 04:01 AM

26 May 1941

The President accepts Paasikivi's (ambassador to Moscow) request for resignation.

Dowly · 05-28-16, 05:28 AM

28 May 1941

Heinrichs' delegation returns to Finland.

In essence, Germany has proposed Finland to take part in an offensive war in the East.

Dowly · 06-01-16, 04:16 AM

1 June 1941

J.K. Paasikivi complains to Sweden's Moscow ambassador that his warnings have not been listened.

Catfish · 06-01-16, 04:43 AM

^ since you mentioned the SS further north, there were Germans, Americans and English fighting at Finland's side, some of them also in the SS.
I also read about finnish volunteers fighting as partisans behind russian lines during the war, and there were also US soldiers as a part of those special SS units (this idea later used in the Gladio scenarios after a soviet invasion). I do not think it is all made up, however.. have you heard about more info or evidence, about those WW2 units?

06-01-16, 04:43 AM	#13
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,800 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	^ since you mentioned the SS further north, there were Germans, Americans and English fighting at Finland's side, some of them also in the SS. I also read about finnish volunteers fighting as partisans behind russian lines during the war, and there were also US soldiers as a part of those special SS units (this idea later used in the Gladio scenarios after a soviet invasion). I do not think it is all made up, however.. have you heard about more info or evidence, about those WW2 units? __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

04-07-16, 01:03 PM	#1
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,055 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	7 April 1941 Turku Court of Appeals upholds City Court's order to disband the 'Finland-Soviet Union Peace and Friendship Society'.

04-16-16, 03:28 AM	#2
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,055 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	16 April 1941 Chief of the newspaper office of the General Headquarters Kalle Lehmus travels to Berlin to visit Third Reich's propaganda ministry.

04-21-16, 12:42 PM	#3
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,055 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	21 April 1941 General Headquarters confirms the new wartime strength of the Finnish Army. (Figure is not given, but the FA had ~475,000 men and women at the start of the war.) Recruitment of volunteer SS men begins in Finland.

04-22-16, 06:57 AM	#4
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,055 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	22 April 1941 Foreign Minister Rolf Witting meets with the new Swedish ambassador to Helsinki Karl-Ivar Westman. Witting assures Westman that the leading circle "never wanted to take Finland on any adventures and instead wanted to focus on building up the infrastructure of the country." He however adds that he cannot guarantee what will happen in the next couple of months.

05-05-16, 05:27 AM	#5
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,055 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	5 May 1941 120 Finnish SS-volunteers board the SS Adler in Turku. They arrive in Danzig on the 8th of May. Germany wanted to send SS-Standartenführer Paul Dahm to handle the recruitment as he had done in Norway and Netherlands, but the Finnish Foreign Ministry insisted on handling it internally. Chief of the EK (modern day SUPO i.e. internal security police) Esko Riekki was picked to organize the recruitment. "Engineering office 'Gear'" was set up as a front for the recruitment. When a batch of Finns would leave to Germany, they would be given "work orders", instead of any sort of official political or military orders. Of the 1900 applicants, 1408 were accepted. Large number of these 1408 men, some 79%, were members of the White Guard. One of the notable persons to serve in the volunteer SS battalion was Lauri Törni (better known as Larry Thorne in America).

05-05-16, 08:27 AM	#7
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,055 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Yup, he really got stuck in 'WAR' gear. Oddly, he is sort of a forgotten figure in Finland. Most people know about him, but he rarely is mentioned in documentaries etc.

05-24-16, 10:46 AM	#8
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,055 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	24 May 1941 Finnish Air Force conducts a photo-reconnaissance flight over the Karelian Isthmus. The flights continue on 25/5 and 11/6.

05-25-16, 04:18 AM	#9
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,055 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	25 May 1941 Finnish military delegation led by Chief of the General Staff, General Erik Heinrichs meet with General Alfred Jodl's delegation in Salzburg. The discussion revolves around Finland's future military actions alongside Germany in the East.

05-27-16, 04:01 AM	#10
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,055 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	26 May 1941 The President accepts Paasikivi's (ambassador to Moscow) request for resignation.

05-28-16, 05:28 AM	#11
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,055 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	28 May 1941 Heinrichs' delegation returns to Finland. In essence, Germany has proposed Finland to take part in an offensive war in the East.

06-01-16, 04:16 AM	#12
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,055 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	1 June 1941 J.K. Paasikivi complains to Sweden's Moscow ambassador that his warnings have not been listened.