The Amazing Story of Finland in World War II Through Rare Photographs From 1939-1945

For most of Finland's history, the country had lived on the periphery of world e…

Soviet Frontline Propaganda Banner Directed Towards Finns, 1942

This is a Soviet propaganda banner on the frontline in Uhtua, Northern Karelia. …

Captured Soviet Soldier Dressed in SN-42 Body Armor, 1944

Portrait of a young Soviet prisoner of war in a steel breastplate SN-42, made of…

Body of Frozen Soviet Soldier Propped up by Finnish Fighters to Intimidate Soviet Troops, 1939

Finnish defenders sometimes, though very rarely, took fallen frozen Russian sold…

Russian Spy Laughing Through His Execution in Finland, 1942

A Soviet spy laughs at his executioner in a picture taken in Rukajärvi, in East …

Simo Hayha: The White Death in his Winter Camouflage, 1940

Simo Häyhä, also known as "The White Death," was a Finnish sniper who is credite…

Two Soviet Infantrymen Frozen to Death in Their Foxhole, 1940

The Soviets had to bring troops from far away to the Finnish front. Some of the …