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| | The Pioneer Arm of the Finnish Army in the Winter War, part 1 |
 | | In the 1930s, the Finnish pioneer training was handled by the Pioneer battalion ("Pioneeripataljoona", May 8th 1919 - October 10th 1939, located in Koria), and by the separate pioneer company ("Erillinen Pioneerkomppania", August 1st 1927 - September 27th 1939, located first in Koria and from May 1928 onwards in Kellomäki near Terijoki). |
 | | The three divisions that were formed during the war, had a pioneer battalion instead of two separate pioneer companies. |
 | | Every separate battalion ("Erillinen Pataljoona", "Er.P" in Fin), most of which were deployed along the long Finnish eastern front, which ranged from Lake Ladoga to the Arctic Ocean, had a separate pioneer platoon attached to it. |
| www.winterwar.com /forces/FinArmy/FINpion.htm (3348 words) |
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