Tauno Kahonen's JR 4 Continuation War Gallery

Signs under the pictures regular font are made by Tauno Kähönen, the ones in italic are made by Bair Irincheev. Original Finnish text is in ALT tag. Click on the pictures for larger images.


Our battalion commander Capt. Katas	*A Lieutenant Colonel*	Two Finnish officers, a Lt Colonel on the left and a Lieutenant on the right	Our company commander Capt. Kivinen is in the middle

Concert for JP4. Note the symbol of the regiment over the stage	Guys at field lavatory at Svir 1942	Tanning in front of our dugout at Svir 1942	MG-boys' dugout at Svir 1942

Destroyed Russkie train and bridge 1941 (?)	At Svir 1942. A German soldier is standing in the middle	Germans leaving from Svir1942	German vehicles stuck on Eastern Karelian roads

Captured KV	Destroyed Russian 32-ton tank at Suurlanti 1942	Destroyed T-34	T-34 tank destroyed by us at Suurlahti. In front of the tank are killed Russkie defenders. 1942

Finnish armoured train at Jessoila 1942	*Finnish field cannon*	Guns at Karhumaki station 1942	Heavy cannon firing

Night at the front 14.4.1942	At Somme	Dead Russkies	Russians KIA at Aunus Isthmus. One of the killed is a woman. 1942

In the trench of our platoon at Svir 1942. Soldier on the left is wearing Italian helmet, the one on the right - Czech helmet	Private P. Metsä at Suurlahti winter 1942. Note AVS captured semi-automatic rifle	Picture taken during quiet moment at Karhumaki. Comrades: Kosonen, Ylämurto and Pöhö	Sergeant Valona at the road crossing 11.5.1942

Rifleman and MG gunner	Sgt. Kahonen in winter 1942	Sergeant Valona during winter 1942	Private Leeni Merikallio in winter 1942 at Suurlahti. Note an SVT semi-automatic rifle in the background on the left

German military cemetery at Suurlahti	German military cemetery at Suurlahti	German military cemetery at Suurlahti	German grave at Svir

Break during march	Back from the front for rest. Svir 1942	To the west from Karhumäki spring 1942	Gorko village church on fire from Russkie artillery fire 1942

Maxim heavy MG in the position	Maxim heavy MG in the position	Going to positions	AT-gun in position

Tauno Kähönen's Continuation War