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NewCanadianMTurker t1_j9rq1pj wrote

"He surrendered to British troops in the last stages of World War II and eventually returned to Finland in June 1945 after escaping a British POW camp in Lübeck, Germany. Törni in a Waffen SS uniform during training in 1941. As his family had been evacuated from Karelia, Törni sought to rejoin them in Helsinki but was arrested by Valpo, the Finnish state police. After escaping, he was arrested a second time in April 1946, and tried for treason for having joined the German military. A trial in October and November resulted in a six-year sentence in January 1947. Imprisoned at the Turku provincial prison, Törni escaped in June, but was recaptured and sent to the Riihimäki State Prison."

How the heck did he escape prison 3 different times?

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windyDuke11 t1_j9t0uyu wrote

I wonder if he could wear his iron cross on his U.S. Army uniform

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ArOnodrim t1_j9tdv51 wrote

A man who hated Communism and the Soviets so much he tried to fight them everywhere for his entire adult life.

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