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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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windyDuke11 t1_j9t0uyu wrote

I wonder if he could wear his iron cross on his U.S. Army uniform

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ArOnodrim t1_j9tdv51 wrote

A man who hated Communism and the Soviets so much he tried to fight them everywhere for his entire adult life.

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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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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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purplekaworu t1_j9uvspy wrote

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

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vampirevlord t1_j9wec9j wrote

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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aprofondir t1_j9xw8ue wrote

Relativising Nazis to own the commies - never change Reddit

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vampirevlord t1_j9yjcep wrote

I'm biracial and my biological father fought in WW2 against the Nazis. There is no love or sympathy for Nazis from me. I am merely explaining how things came to be for Finland.

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