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We put two Finland books on this USMBOOKS web page because they are inter-related to Finland during World War II. Karelien is an outstanding photo documentary of Finland's war effort on their eastern front. The Lappland book is a superbly illustrated view of the conditions German Gebirgsjaeger and Waffen-SS troops faced in winter in Finland.

Hakenkreuz
Karelien - Finnlands Bollwerk gegen den Osten
Karelien - Finnlands Bollwerk gegen den Osten

(Karelia - Finland's Stronghold
Against the East)

Winteralltag im Urwald Lapplands

(Every Day Life in the Winter Primeval Forests of Lapland)

This heavily illustrated 1944 Nazi Lapland book is offered for sale
for $145.00 delivered by Media Mail in the continental USA.
 
USM book #634
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   • IF you wish to purchase highly recommended, but optional insurance, add $3.50.
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Stahlhelm
Nordic Finnish girl
WW2 aviator
Karelien - Finnlands Bollwerk gegen den Osten (Karelia - Finland's Stronghold Against the East) is a 5-¾ x 9 inch, 96 page hard cover book by Yjrö Grönhagen that was printed by Müller Verlag in Dresden in 1942. The introduction in this German language book explains that the Karelia area in eastern Finland was in need of iron-fisted protection from the Soviet Union which had taken parts of it during the winter of 1939/40.
WW2 map Finland
Nazi swastika
Wehrmacht
WW2 promotion
the WW2 front in Finland
Finnish Nordic population
Flak
Finnish Marshal Mannerheim
WW2 Finnish Army
The book contains two maps, one of them showing national borders, railroads and highways, borders moved as a result of the war, 1940/1941 repaired highways. There are 32 pages with photos of the local people (beautiful women and sturdy men), architecture, landscapes as well as famous Finnish Marshal Mannerheim with his Generals, Finnish pilots and soldiers, armor, artillery, flak and motorized troops and some of the destruction caused by the Soviet Army.
A rare original Third Reich book in good used condition. The spine and cover show wear, the internal pages are in very good condition. No odor.
Kurt Kranz illustrations Lapland
Winteralltag im Urwald Lapplands
Soviet enemy
Gebirgsjaeger
Nazi winter camo
Winteralltag im Urwald Lapplands (Every Day Life in the Winter Primeval Forests of Lapland) is a hard cover Nazi book with illustrations by Kurt Kranz that portrays life of Wehrmacht soldiers at the front in the Finland's north. The 9-½ x 9-¾ inch, 84 page book was published by Wilhelm Limpert-Verlag of Berlin in 1944 and still has its original dust jacket.
Gebirgsjaeger Edelweiss
Finnland Wehrmacht barracks life
The illustrations by Kurt Kranz are fantastic - armed Wehrmacht soldiers with skis, bundled up against the cold; Gebirgsjäger trying to stay warm and eating in their barracks; capturing Soviet soldiers; building fortifications in the deep snow; naked Wehrmacht soldiers in the snow after a sauna; Wehrmacht soldiers writing and receiving letters; Skispähtruppen and more.
bitter cold Finnish winter
Wehrmacht entertainment
Winteralltag im Urwald Lapplands
The book only contains two pages of text by Hauptmann Dr. Ruppert, the leader of a Propaganda-Kompanie or War Correspondent outfit. He describes the bitter cold conditions in winter and incredibly hot and muggy summer days at the Lapland front that Wehrmacht soldiers had to endure, far away from home.
This 1944 example of Winteralltag im Urwald Lapplands is in very good used condition with original dust jacket in nice used condition. No odor.
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Also for sale on USMBOOKS.com, a Wehrmacht driving license issued by Luftgau Finnland in 1943, and the fine 1941 Nazi photo book on the Finnish-Soviet War. We are happy to combine shipping to save you money!

This 1942 Nazi book on Karelia in Finland is offered for sale
for $95.00 delivered by Media Mail in the continental USA.
 
USM book #633
   • IF you prefer faster and safer Priority Mail shipping with USPS Tracking add $8.95.
   • IF you wish to purchase highly recommended, but optional insurance, add $3.50.
   • We will be happy to ship abroad at additional cost, however foreign customers are
     responsible for any VAT payments, import duties and clearing fees. Please inquire.

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