domokun
10-30-2008, 08:48 PM
Pentti Iisalo
Knight of order of Mannerheim cross of cross of Liberty and reserve captain.
Died of natural causes in hospital at his home town Lahti at age of 88. I knew him personally as he was my friends dads uncle. I saw him quite often when I was at my friends home on some ocassions, he was quite inspiring guy.
He got the Manneheim Cross, second class, after leading assault on enemy anti-tank gun position during attack phase of Continuation war. He captured gun and used it destroy another Soviet gun position and number of retreating enemy vehicles causing Soviet forces to bottle up in road and preventing possible counter attacks. Position held until point platoon was reinforced by rest of battalion.
He was awarded the second class Manneheim cross on 1 of october 1941. Out of 191 knights there is just three alive after his passing. Out of four brothers two got Mannerheim cross, for third same award was requested by his commanders and fourth was wounded seriously in war. Mannerheim Cross is considered most prestigious military award in Finland, only two of first class crosses was awarded, one for Marshall of Finland C.G.E Mannerheim and Jaeger general A.E Heinrichs, so second class Cross can be considered as Finnish equivalent of Medal of Honor or Knights cross of Iron Cross with all the bling.
Rest In Peace, knight.
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Source of sad news in Finnish.Helsingin Sanomat (http://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/artikkeli/Mannerheim-ristin+ritari+Pentti+Iisalo+on+kuollut/1135240684162)
Finnish Wiki on Pentti Iisalo. (http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentti_Iisalo) (you can try to read it with google translate, but Finnish language is bitch in it's format for auto translators)
Mannerheim Cross in Wiki. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mannerheim_Cross)
Knight of order of Mannerheim cross of cross of Liberty and reserve captain.
Died of natural causes in hospital at his home town Lahti at age of 88. I knew him personally as he was my friends dads uncle. I saw him quite often when I was at my friends home on some ocassions, he was quite inspiring guy.
He got the Manneheim Cross, second class, after leading assault on enemy anti-tank gun position during attack phase of Continuation war. He captured gun and used it destroy another Soviet gun position and number of retreating enemy vehicles causing Soviet forces to bottle up in road and preventing possible counter attacks. Position held until point platoon was reinforced by rest of battalion.
He was awarded the second class Manneheim cross on 1 of october 1941. Out of 191 knights there is just three alive after his passing. Out of four brothers two got Mannerheim cross, for third same award was requested by his commanders and fourth was wounded seriously in war. Mannerheim Cross is considered most prestigious military award in Finland, only two of first class crosses was awarded, one for Marshall of Finland C.G.E Mannerheim and Jaeger general A.E Heinrichs, so second class Cross can be considered as Finnish equivalent of Medal of Honor or Knights cross of Iron Cross with all the bling.
Rest In Peace, knight.
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg241/762rk95/Salute_smiley.gifhttp://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg241/762rk95/Salute_smiley.gifhttp://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg241/762rk95/Salute_smiley.gif
Source of sad news in Finnish.Helsingin Sanomat (http://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/artikkeli/Mannerheim-ristin+ritari+Pentti+Iisalo+on+kuollut/1135240684162)
Finnish Wiki on Pentti Iisalo. (http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentti_Iisalo) (you can try to read it with google translate, but Finnish language is bitch in it's format for auto translators)
Mannerheim Cross in Wiki. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mannerheim_Cross)