[B.T.]

Hi Medic,
interesting read.
I did not know that much about Finland, but two facts are (from my POV) interesting:
When Applegate and Fairbairne were doing research work for their commando dagger (I think, it had been build in a very limited run for agents of OSS, but I don't know, if that's true.), they have been much impressed about stories of Finnish ski-troopers. They skied up on their enemy, camoflaged with white overalls, and stabbed them with their Puuko-knifes. That influenced the design of the Applegate-Fairbaine-dagger.
And another astonishing fact: During the time, Nazi-Germany supported the Finns, the Finns had a unit, made entirely of Jewish soldiers. This was, as far as I know, the only Jewish unit in WWII, that worked together with axis forces.
Hm ...
(And no, I don't want to discuss Nazi-Germany here. But I was amazed, when I've heard about that.)