History: The presentation sword to Finland 0
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The presentation sword from Japan to Finland
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The Kōa Issin blade presented to two
Generals of Finland
Mei:
Kōa Issiin Mantetsu Kore o Tsukuru
Uramei: Spring. 1940
Manufacture number: Ri 108
Present to General Paavo Juho Talvela
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Mei:
Kōa Issiin Mantetsu Kore o Tsukuru
Uramei: Spring. 1940
Manufacture number: Ri 110
Present to General Wiljo Einar Tuompo.
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It is a mystery that manufacture
No.109 are vacant. One more may have
been presented to the General of Finland.
This blade was presented to two generals from Japan with the Type 98
Guntō mounting.
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Relation between Finland and
Japan
The relation between Finland and Japan goes back to the
Russo-Japanese War. Colonel Motojirō Akashi, the great person
who was the Sweden military attache, encountered the revolutionists who
risked their life on independence of Finland.
At this time, Finland was a part of Russian Empire as a grand
duchy with autonomy. In order for the Nikolay II to come, and for
oppression to become strong and to resist this, the underground
organization of independence movement was formed.
It was a threat with big Russia also for Japan. They put the
grand plan of "Shaking Russian Empire from back and
making it defeated by the Russo-Japanese War" into execution. Japan
gave the large sum to the independence movement underground
organization, and also supplied arms and ammunition. The Russo-Japanese
War (1904-5) in which small country
Japan of Asia smashed major nation Russia became an opportunity, and
gave people of Finland a great independent hope.
Czarist Russia collapsed on March 4, 1917.
The propertied class (white military) who aims at independence
from Russia, and the working class (Reds) who sympathizes with the
Russia communist revolution group were opposed to each other. However,
Finland became independent
for the common purpose of being independent of Russia on December 6,
1917.
However, since the Red Army held southern part areas, such as
Helsinki, in 1918, both parties rush into a frightful
civil war.
The government appointed hero Mannerheim as the commander and
Germany and Sweden also saw off the volunteer army.
And the white military won by the decisive battle of Tampere.
This is called "an open war" (1917-1918).
The white military dispatched troops to the Kareliya area.
The republican group won a great victory in the general election
of Finland, and Finland shifted to republicanism.
The Soviet Union began to threaten Finland again after peace for
a while. Finland stood on the same side as German
Italy and Japan in order to stop invasion of the Soviet Union from the
position of the principle from anticommunist.
Finland repulsed splendidly the Soviet Union military of the
overwhelming amount of resources in the first war (Winter
War = for 100 days) on November 30, 1939 under World War II.
Finland developed the defense war also with the brave second war
(continuation war) which started with the attack on
the Soviet Union on June 25, 1941.
Finland also became a defeated nation by defeat of Germany.
Finland lost the Kareliya area, undertook a large amount of
compensation, and followed the postwar period of distress.
※ In the fort
with which the Finland independence movement persons stood and it was
filled, the gun with which a stamp
of a "Great Japan Empire" is is existing.
In Finland, Colonel Motojiro Akashi and Bushido are still handed
down from generation to generation.
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He visits Japan and it is a
presentation sword to two Finland officers
The night with a midnight sun of Finland
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Colonel Auno Kaila Captain Lauri Laine |
Table. One Japanese sword. March
30, 1941.
Kantōgun Army Commander Yoshijirō
Umezu.
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Mei: Presentation to Colonel Kaila from Colonel Kanagawa
Uramei: December 8, Japanese empire era 2602 (the
Christian era1942) Akitomo Saku
Present to Colonel Auno Kaila
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Mei: Kōa Issiin Mantetsu Kōre o Tsukuru
Uramei: Spring. 1940
Manufacture number: O or Nu 433
Present to Captain Lauri Laine.
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Two Finland officers who visited Japan
Finland and Japan which stand face to face against the Soviet
Union which is a threat common to both countries were
building the close relation. The Finland military which fought with the
Soviet Union by "Winter War" a little earlier than Japan made a
decision to tell a Japanese military, especially the Kantogun the
experience. Marshal Mannerheim
(Carl Gustav Emil Mannerheim) ordered Colonel Kaila and Captain Laine.
It was an important duty.
Two persons did d start of from the port town Liinahamari in
Norway early in October, 1940 (Showa 15).
They called at a sea route and Venezuela via West India, and
arrived in New York. They moved to Los Angeles further along the
overland route, and arrived in Yokohama by the Japanese passenger liner
in November.
The trip of under a European war and them was long.
Captain Laine used the warplane of Japan and he inspected very
energetically Taiwan, Hong Kong, Kuangtung, Hainan Dao, Saigon,
Bangkok, a sinker pole, Sumatra, Jakarta, Manila, etc. Many photographs
which he took are then collected by the national cultural property
committee. Two officers of Finland stayed at the Manchuria country
during winter in early 1943 from 1942 ends of the year. And they
advised the Kantogun and exchanged the close information about the
Soviet Union military mutually.
Presentation of a Gunto was also the proof of the close relation
of both countries. They were going to return to the homeland in one
year. However, since Japan rushed into Greater East Asia War, the
opportunity was lost. A plan to
return to Japan by the U-boat of Germany of a call schedule also
suffered a setback. By defeat of Germany, Finland signed the cease-fire
agreement in Moscow on September 19, 1944. They stopped at Japan till
March, 1945, and went back to homeland Finland on the Siberia crossing
railroad. These printing historical records are in it.
Type 98 Gunto is still carefully kept in two officers' family.
Being forgotten away in Japan has still breathed with a Northern
European background. They did not presuppose that he will never
forget history.
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Two kinds of presentation swords to
Colonel Auno Kaila
Two Kantogun officers and Colonel Auno Kaila
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Photography in Manchuria )
by the National Board of Antiquities in Helsinki
The Type 98 Gunto presented to Colonel Kaila by the Kantogun together
with the Captain Line.
The big Washers is not reflected although the small Washers has all
gathered.
It seems a failure of a cameraman to photograph.
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Mei: Koa-Isshin,Mantatsu Koreo-Tsukuru
Uramei: Showa Kanoe-Tatsu Aki =1940 autumn
Serial No. Ru 16
Mei: Presentation to Colonel Kaila from Colonel Kanagawa
Uramei: December 8, Japanese empire
era 2602 (1942)Akitomo Saku
Given as present to Colonel Auno Kaila
← The tassel for General |
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As for this
printing photograph, the grandchild (chairman of the Finland Japan
friendship association)
of Colonel Kaila was photoed at the request of Mr.Ronnqvist.
Photograph
offer: Mr.Ronny Ronnqvist(The chairman of a
"Finland-Nihon Bunka Tomo no Kai".
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The table of
contents of the presentation sword to Finland 
Presentation swords to two Finland officers
Presentation sword to Marshal Mannerheim
January 8,
2014 
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