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Monday, October 4, 2021

Odd man


There's always one guy who just doesn't fit in.

 

3 comments:

  1. Maybe he was an officer and the enlisted men were unworthy to see him naked. Though the Finns are egalitarian.

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  2. I also assume that he was an officer. I don't think Finnish officers were shy about nudity, but maybe he had other duties that kept him from swimming. I have the photo in my collection and I was able to find it again on SA-Kuva (because I had the exact date). The only info on SA-Kuva, other than the location, is "Eräitä Kannaksen TK-miehiä uimassa Saimaan kanavassa. Viipurista pohjoiseen 1944.06.30", which Google translates as "Some KKas TK men swimming in the Saimaa canal. From Vyborg to the north on June 30, 1944."

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  3. Vyborg in the Eastern Karelia region of Finland sceded to Russia after the war.
    -Rj in the IE

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