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Hello
friends,
In this little document I have summarized
the result of a research concerning Johan Benjamin Jauhiainen, a Finnish
Officer who had a big role in the 1918 Finnish independence war.
Jauhiainen was born on 31.07.1895.
During WWI, he was one of circa 1900 soldiers that went to
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Photo 1 - Jauhiainen as
Lieutenant |
In particular he spent time in the Jaeger
Battalion 27 for MG training and then on 1917 as extra training for explosives
and explosions (I am going to buy a picture to cover this point in the near
future).
From June 1916 to February 1917 he took a
part to WW I (with about other 1.300
In this period he became a big enthusiast of the LP08 and then he
decided to employ this pistol as his personal pistol (photo number 2 - in my
collection).
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Photo 2 –
Jauhiainen w/ his personal LP08. |
A
hand made holster was done to fit his LP08 (photo number 3 - in my collection).
A hand made holster was done to fit his
LP08 (photo number 3 - in my collection).
Jauhiainen, with other 100 men, came back
to
On February/May 1918 they took a part to
After the Civil War these men were as a
back bone of independence
Jauhiainen served in the army in the
Wyborg´s Battalion.
During the Winter War 1939-40 he was as
battalion commander (35 Infantry Regiment) in
Jauhiainen fought on WWII as Major and
starting from 1944 as Ltn. Colonel (51 Infantry Regiment).
He was retired in 1945.
He died 1959.
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Photo 3: Jauhiainen w/ his
hand made LP08 holster |
Photo 4: Jauhiainen
with winter uniform and his saber. |
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