1940
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Finland, field of honour! (Swiss illustration, 1940)
Text: Finland, field of honour! Year: January 1940. Publisher: Nebelspalter. Artist: NA. Additional information: Swiss illustration published during the Winter War showing Finnish soldiers defending a column reading ‘Freedom’. It was published on the cover of Nebelspalter magazine during the Winter War, when the Finnish resistance to the Soviet invasion was being widely celebrated in…
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Finnish painting, ca. 1940-41
Text: NA. Year: ca. 1940-41. Publisher: NA. Artist: Aarno Karimo. Additional information: Finnish painting (ca. 1940-41) depicting Carl Gustaf Mannerheim, then commander-in-chief of the Finnish Defence Forces, with Finnish soldiers battling the Soviets. Painted between the Winter War and Continuation War. Mannerheim, a war hero, led the anti-Bolshevik Whites during the Finnish Civil War and…
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Finlandia Invicta (British stamp, 1940)
Text: Finlandia Invicta [Invincible Finland]. Year: ca. 1940 Publisher: NA. Artist: NA. Additional information: Issued in support of Finland during the Winter War, depicting a soldier in winter gear standing over a mother and child. While no creator is indicated on the stamp, it is possible that it was produced by the London-based “Finland Fund,”…
