Retreat from Karelia 1944

Jag såg ett folk, som kunde allt,
Blott ej sin ära svika,
Jag såg en här, som frös och svalt
Och segrade tillika;
Mitt öga flög från blad till blad,
Jag velat kyssa varje rad.

I farans stund, i stridens brand
Vad mod hos denna skara!
Hur kunde, arma fosterland,
Du dock så älskat vara,
En kärlek få, så skön, så stark,
Av dem du närt med bröd av bark!

Näin kansan kaikki koittavan
edestä kunniansa;
näin sotajoukon voittavan
nälissään, viluissansa.
Jokaista sanaa, lukeissain,
suudella tahdoin innossain.

Vaarassa, tulen keskellä
tuon parven urhoutta!
Mill' ansaitsit, maa raukka, sä
noin suurta rakkautta,
noin kallis kuinka olla voit,
kun leiväks pettua vaan soit!

[fallout]

My great grandfather, Ilmari, fought for 5 years in the wars. After that, he had had so enough of it, that he didn't even want to see a single firearm for the rest of his life: His son, and my grandfather, Tauno, would often clean his hunting shotgun at the house, but Ilmari would tell him to go elsewhere to do it, usually just outside of the woods.

No-one comes back from war unscarred. My upmost respect goes to the veterans, who fought for our country and peoples, at the cost of their own minds, souls and bodies, against those Bolshevik marauders.

"Everything is self-made, except your own wife" - Ilmari Lehtimäki

Rest in peace and forever thank you for your service.

[justushalonen]

Thank you for this. My grandfather's brother fought in war and never was seen again. His name sits in graveyard of heroes.

[MaJe]

My grandfather, now 84 years old, has lived without a father since he was 3 years old. In the same year when the continuation war had begun, his father died in the very same swamp crossing, which the famous movie Unknown Soldier tells. Still, my grandfather has raised his son and me well, and especially I've grown up to a good fatherland-loving Finnish man. I couldn't even imagine living life during the after-war depression and overall my whole life without intimacy of a loving father.

[henry]

My great-grandfathers fought there, and 2 where wounded. One lost and arm and a leg, another was shot in the chest. Blessed be those heroes!

[keiferbell]

my grandpa had to evacuate every day he tells me someday he'll be back

[lillejuensen]

This is a very emotinal video for me personly, as it reminds me exactly How my grandma described it, she said they had too release the cows and sheeps the one day, and the next day they found them all frozen too death.

[junka]

Amazing footage, thank you for uploading this

[ukk]

Suomen poika taisteli viisi vuotta sen tähden, että meillä olisi vapaa yhteiskunta. Älkäämme ikinä antako veteraanien ja sankarivainajien muiston hälvetä, sillä suurin ja konkreettisin muisto heistä on vapaa ja itsenäinen Suomi.

[onlinecommentator]

Oi surua. Mutta veljeni, me yritimme ja tulemme yrittämään vieläkin.

[Pataassa]

Thank you heroes! 🫡 🇫🇮 Broud to be Finn 🇫🇮

The parents, grandparents or great-grandparents of all of us Finns fought in the winter war. The whole nation together, there were so few of us that everyone had to participate. Eventually even the children. "Isoviha" of the 18th century was not to be repeated.

At that "Isoviha" time, the Russians killed a large part of the Finns and kidnapped more than 30, 000 children who were never found. So in the winter war the Finns knew what will happen if the soviet union gets through. There were no options. And still isn't.

[Mike_Honcho_]

Got Sisu? So the Finnish people didn’t just lazily migrate to the west and expect the west and welfare states to take care of them. Fins actually stood up and fought for their existence. Interesting concept.

[juliushakala]

Tää kyllä pistää miettimään niitä uhrauksia mitä silloin joutui tekemään

[kalebthehistorian]

The music sounds like "Be still my soul".

[sciencetechnology]

Karelia its a part of the territory of Finland, but temporary occupied by Moscow military.

[adamenander]

My Great-uncle, a Viborg native Finland-swede fought, and was very much left depressed after losing his home.

[maple]

dang and now all that land is in russia not taken care of
or actually let me rephrase it, its been taken care of but soviet union has definitely left their mark there...

[kaijajakola]

Voimmeko koskaan kyllin kiittää teitä ????

[sanuku]

Ans The goverment Said no to buy back twice under yeltsyn.
Yeah, procy repairs.
But do What?
Its Tours, takie that back!

[ryssa]

my grand grandpa deblockaded St.Petersburg and then liberated baltics from nazis

[Kalleskaviarriddare]

F

I would be a farmer, now im a corporate slave who dont know my own language