Poster fails in advance of the 9th of May has become traditional. Each time seems to be last but nope… It happens again and again. In Usinsk, Republic of Komi, Russia, people noticed a poster that “thanks deer for the victory”. The picture had certainly been found on the web.
The full text on the poster: “Beyond the polar circle both people and animals were fighting in the Great War. Let’s bow them and stand in the silence. Eternal glory to them!”
The man on the poster and his animal are from Finland. Soldier Jouni Klemet Halonen and his deer named Rangifer Tarandus are enjoying their sunny day in Laplandia, May 1941.
Original picture:
sa-kuva.fi/neo?tem=webneo_image_preview_max&lang=FIN&doc_id=7aa7d2256622471015d0f7ecd52f32c8&archive=&zoom=YES
Quite a mistake. The poster shows the then enemy Finnish soldier in a Finnish uniform.
Thanks for the explanation, the article fails to mention.
Often these posters are made by young people in their twenties who know noting about WW II.
Finnish soldier and a reindeer, how ironic can you get!
The weapon is also Finnish Suomi
https://www.alamy.com/suomi-kp-m31-centrefire-automatic-submachine-gun-image213505514.html
These posters are made by young people who know nothing about WW II.
young people who dont understand how to use GOOGLE?