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Gentlemen. We have received an honourable mission from the
Marshal. We have to ski to the Muurmanni railway track, cut the track and let the Russians surround us. Then we have to remain surrounded for three days and then ski back. Am I making this clear, or are there any
345:. He became head of squadron in 1926, and completed the commander course in 1929. By that time, Majewski, nicknamed "Mäski" among his comrades, was already famous for his bohemian lifestyle and extravagant partying during his free time.
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Hyvät härrat. Me ole saatu
Marsalkkalta yks kunniakas tehtävä. Me hiihtää Muurmannin rata, pane rata poikki ja anta ryssä pistä meidät motti. Sitte me ole kolme päivä motissa ja sitte me hiihtä takasi. Onko selvä, onko mite
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Majewski is said to have contemplated between Helga Sonck and another woman who worked as bank clerk. He is said to have pondered: "I have two girlfriends, of which one is a pharmacist and the other is a bank clerk at
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was not perfect, which gave further colour to stories told about him. At the start of the raid to Mai Guba
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after the Finns had resisted an attack from a Soviet battalion. As
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Mies, joka kuoli niin kuin eli: Rukajärven legendan Arnold
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First Class, which has only been awarded twice: to Marshal
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Helga Sonck-Majewski (née Sonck, born 26 December 1916 in
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