Karl Lennart Oesch was one of Finland's leading generals during World War II. He served as Chief of the General Staff of the Finnish Defence Forces from 1930 to 1940 and again in 1944, and commanded m
Lennart Oesch in 1918
Soviet division commander General Vladimir Kirpichnikov, a prisoner of war, lights a cigarette for Oesch in 1941.
The Battle of Tali–Ihantala was part of the Finnish-Soviet Continuation War, which occurred during World War II. The battle was fought between Finnish forces—using war materiel provided by Germany—and
Finnish soldiers marching next to a destroyed Soviet T-34 tank
Finnish 7.5 cm Pak 40 antitank gun in action
Finnish StuG III Ausf. G assault guns.
Finnish soldiers in a foxhole. One of the soldiers is holding a Panzerfaust