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Sniping_Smith t1_j9r7si0 wrote

STARTED OUT AS A RESERVE, SOON PROMOTED WELL DESERVED, AND THE LEGEND HAS BEGUN

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OftheSorrowfulFace t1_j9ri0ec wrote

That's an interesting read. It's pretty wild that there's an SS officer buried alongside American soldiers in Arlington

>His remains were located three decades later and then buried in Arlington National Cemetery; he is the only former member of the Waffen-SS known to be interred there.

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NewCanadianMTurker t1_j9rq1pj wrote

"He surrendered to British troops in the last stages of World War II and eventually returned to Finland in June 1945 after escaping a British POW camp in Lübeck, Germany. Törni in a Waffen SS uniform during training in 1941. As his family had been evacuated from Karelia, Törni sought to rejoin them in Helsinki but was arrested by Valpo, the Finnish state police. After escaping, he was arrested a second time in April 1946, and tried for treason for having joined the German military. A trial in October and November resulted in a six-year sentence in January 1947. Imprisoned at the Turku provincial prison, Törni escaped in June, but was recaptured and sent to the Riihimäki State Prison."

How the heck did he escape prison 3 different times?

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_BMS t1_j9ryh0x wrote

The man that hated communism so much he joined three separate militaries and fought in three wars over several decades.

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purplekaworu t1_j9uvspy wrote

he's literally a fucking nazi. why should he be commemorated?

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SignificantOkra7208 t1_j9vduue wrote

Why the fuck aren't we celebrating heroes like this? America has lost its way.

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vampirevlord t1_j9wec9j wrote

Replying to purplekaworu (#1,972,070)

He did join the Waffen SS. However, the Finns have somewhat of an unfortunate history between themselves, the USSR and Nazi Germany. The USSR invaded Finland during the Winter War, so when Germany invaded the USSR many Finns signed up as a means of fighting back against the Soviets, this was called the Continuation War. The Finns did eventually switch sides to the allies, but the Finnish-German cooperation was born out of a common enemy.

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