Tribute to my great-grandfather

**kemi** · 10-03-2011, 05:05 PM

I'm about to make a display of Finnish war stuff. in memory of my great-grandfather. who fought in both the Finnish Winter War and Continuation War.
sadly, all his belongings have been discarded by my relatives in Finland. but I have replaced all his medals and unifromers with new ones. Here are some pictures I just took with my phone.

My great-grandfather did fought with 5D 1.kkk/Jr13 on the Karelian Isthmus in the battel of Kärstiläjärvi 1939.
and in 1941 i fought with the 6D 2/jr54 in the battel of Kaakkurilampi, Kuorekevaara and Nenäpalo.

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 10-03-2011 05:05 PM

We also buy and trade your items and full collections!

**Datrus** · 10-03-2011, 05:10 PM

Nice pics, and nice to see another guy from Scandinavia here.

**talltom** · 10-03-2011, 05:11 PM

very good start its a shame you have had to replace it all good luck to getting everything else

tom

**kemi** · 10-03-2011, 06:17 PM

thank you very much. yeah it ***** that I dont have his real unifrom. Now is my next step is to get some photos of my great-grandfather

**kemi** · 10-11-2011, 03:07 PM

some new pic of my grandfather service card from the war.
and a trench made frame to put his picture in.

**oksnevad_2** · 10-11-2011, 03:12 PM

A super project!

Your great-grandfather would be proud

Keep us posted!

Best regards from Norway

**kemi** · 10-13-2011, 03:49 PM

thank you very much. and i am very proud of him. I can tell you a little about his duties during the war. in the Winter War, he was a rifleman and truck driver in a heavy machine gun company, probably a Maxim MG. He fought against the Russian 123D in the area of Viipuri. in the Continuation War, he helped cut off the roads so the Russians could not flank the Germans "6th SS Mountain Division Nord" army when they regain a town called Salla in northern Finland.

**Paul D** · 10-13-2011, 04:02 PM

Great project thanks for posting !!

**kemi** · 10-17-2011, 05:03 PM

I have recently added a few new things for my display.

A typical Finnish issue ammo bandolier used in the Continuation War (1941-1944)
A Finnish army Maxim MG Ammo Box and a Finnish 'Puukko' trench made knife