Valto Antero [Andy] Tolvanen. Born 1909 in Nurmes, Finland. Worked for Finnish Postal Service. Staff Sergeant, Finnish Army--World War 2 (Talvisota, Continuation War). Postmaster, Kaamanen, Finnish Lapland 1949-54. Avid fisherman. Pioneer in Finland in art of fly-tying. Translated instructions for fly-tying from English to Finnish in the early 1950s. Mentioned on several Finnish fishing club websites regarding this fact. Died 1990 in White Rock, B.C. Canada
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
CONTINUATION WAR Part 3a - Karelian Isthmus: Syväri (Svir) 1943 - 1944
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Theater of War at Syväri (Svir), Karelian Isthmus
The areas occupied by Finnish troops during the Continuation War. The Karelian Army fought north of Lake Ladoga. [Wikipedia]
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