Photos of Finland's Continuation War, P.4

   Shown below, and on five other web pages in this web site, are photos of Finnish aircraft, military personnel, scenes and equipment taken during Finland's Continuation War against Soviet Russia. I am offering digital enlargements or scans of these historic photos for sale.
   To get to the other pages of Finnish photos you can scroll to the links at the bottom of this page or click one of these links P.1, P.2, P.3, P.5, P.6.
   These are scans of never before published photographic enlargements made from frames selected from just one of 37, 35mm rolls of film (now owned by Sea Bird Publishing, Inc.) taken during Finland's Continuation War with Soviet Russia.
   All photos © Sea Bird Publishing, Inc. 2001 All rights reserved.
   Please read the caption to see what each photo is of. Translated descriptions of a roll's content appear in quotes.
   If you want to see a larger version of the photo please click on the image.
   If you are maintaining a .org WWII website to remember the veterans and their deeds and want a free 72dpi image of any of these photos please use the links to access the larger versions and use them. Please give credit for the photo(s) to Sea Bird Publishing, Inc. and include a link to this page.
   The 37 rolls of 35mm film were kept in numbered compartments built inside two wooden boxes once used for cigarettes. Two sheets of paper with handwritten descriptions in Finnish accompanied the boxes. Each description was numbered to correspond with a compartment and gave a description of the contents of that roll. Over the years the 37 rolls of film were moved out of their original order. Some rolls were cut apart and the segments scattered throughout the compartments in the two boxes. All this has made it a challenge to properly identify some of the rolls.
   Thanks to the translation of the hand-written text by the talented Finnish artist, Jouni Ronkko, I have managed to put most of the rolls back in order. Please be sure and visit the site where some of Jouni's work appears, Colors of the Finnish Air Force Aircraft (click).
   Another kind individual helped to translate some of the handwritten text that has proved difficult to read and I owe him a big "Thanks" also. His name is Osmo Joronen and you need to check out his very informative web site. His father fought for Finland in the Continuation War. His father's story is on this web page (click).
   The number of the roll (if known) from which the prints below were made, translations in quotes and historical info gleaned from research all appear in the photo captions.
   PDF files of the handwritten text are available for viewing here:
Box 1 text,
Box 2 text (front)
Box 2 text (back).
   You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader (free download from adobe.com) to view the PDF files.
   Roll 20 below is one of the few rolls from which I have made enlargements of every decent frame on the roll. This roll's corresponding text has been accurately translated.
   The translation for Roll 20 below is: "13 - 27 June, 1942. At railroad of Louhi, at march between Louhi & Uhtua. Company of Colonel Seppä. Ilkka at the well." The roll and frame numbers of the photos below and historical info gleaned from research both appear in the photo captions.
   The Sea Bird Publishing, Inc. logo DOES NOT appear on the finished photographic enlargement or scan. I added it to the images below only.
   New 8"x10" B&W digital enlargements are $15.00.
   Scans are $12.50 each irregardless of size. I can attach them to email (if there aren't many), FTP them to a site of your choice or burn a CD and mail it ($10.00).
Enlargements or scans are sold with one time re-print rights only.
   In the USA priority mailing of carefully packed photos, with tracking, is $5.50 for up to a pound of prints. That's about twelve 8"x10" photos. Your photos can also be shipped first class if you prefer. Request first class for mailing quote.
   Use the roll and frame number of the scan below to order.
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   Thanks for stopping by and checking out the photos. Be sure and check out my other pages of photos in this web site (links are at the bottom of the page).
   Here are links to some other great web sites with more info about the Finnish Air Force and military.
Finnish Air Force Aircraft in WWII
Finnish Wasp-Fokker DXXI Book
Finnish Winter War
Finnish Re-enactors Site
The WWII Fighter Gun Debate (incredibly informative)>

Roll 20 Frame 3. Soldier sitting in bunker, behind him photos of (L. to R.) Generalfeldmarschall Fedor von Bock, Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel and Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel.	Roll 20 Frame 4. Soldiers working on a small boat.	Roll 20 Frame 5. Soldiers picking through clothes.
Roll 20 Frame 6. Inside a Finnish command post.	Roll 20 Frame 7. Inside a Finnish command post.	Roll 20 Frame 9. Exterior view of a Finnish command post and personnel.
Roll 20 Frame 10. Mined railroad tracks near Louhi..	Roll 20 Frame 11. Mined and torn up railroad tracks near Louhi..	Roll 20 Frame 12. Colonel Seppä and aides taking a break.
Roll 20 Frame 13. Another view of Colonel Seppä and aides taking a break.	Roll 20 Frame 14. Colonel Seppä's company ready to march.	Roll 20 Frame 16. Colonel Seppä's company stops for a rest at the bridge of Pistojoki-river.
Roll 20 Frame 17. Colonel Seppä's company resting at the bridge of Pistojoki-river.	Roll 20 Frame 18. Colonel Seppä's company resting at the bridge of Pistojoki-river.	Roll 20 Frame 19. Colonel Seppä's company resting at the bridge of Pistojoki-river.
Roll 20 Frame 20. Finnish soldier in Colonel Seppä's company, his Mosin-Nagant rifle by his side, rests by the bridge of Pistojoki-river.	Roll 20 Frame 21. Fearless war dog & his handler in Colonel Seppä's company resting at the bridge of Pistojoki-river.	Roll 20 Frame 22. The Colonel resting at the bridge of Pistojoki-river.
Roll 20 Frame 24. Colonel Seppä's company resting at the bridge of Pistojoki-river.	Roll 20 Frame 25. Colonel Seppä's company resting at the bridge of Pistojoki-river.	Roll 20 Frame 26. Signs at a crossroad near Kiestinki, Finland. The big sign in the middle says, in Finnish and German, "Attention! Car's lights must be dimmed." (Thanks for the translation Jouni.)
Roll 20 Frame 28. Colonel Seppä's company stops for chow.	Roll 20 Frame 29. Colonel Seppä's company gets some hot chow.	Roll 20 Frame 30. Fearless war dog and handler in Colonel Seppä's company resting after long march.
Roll 20 Frame 31. Colonel Seppä's company ready to march again.	Roll 20 Frame 32. Colonel Seppä's company settles in for the evening and washes up after a long march.	Roll 20 Frame 33. Colonel Seppä's company settles in for the evening and washes up after a long march.
Roll 20 Frame 34. Two soldiers in Colonel Seppä's company rest their feet by a fire while boiling some water.	Roll 20 Frame 35. A soldier in Colonel Seppä's company washes up after a long march.	Roll 20 Frame 36. Soldiers in Colonel Seppä's company resting their feet and enjoying food and drink after a long march.
Roll 20 Frame 37. Field of German war graves near Kiestinki, Finland.	Roll 20 Frame 38. Close-up of a field of German war graves near Kiestinki, Finland.	Roll 20 Frame 39. On the march again.