In July 1941, the Supreme Command of Finland received an order to organize Camp No. 21 for prisoners of war Ingermanlanders , Karels and other ” related nations “. By the end of 1941, there were 407 people in the camp , who were in a better position and received a higher ration.
In November 1942, Marshal Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim approved the creation of the ” Tribal Battalion ” ( Heimopataljoona ) No. 3 . People who understood the Finnish language, but did not serve in the Red Army in officer positions, were selected for it. Their reliability was tested in the Aholahti camp .
The number is 1115 people. The national composition of the battalion: Ingermanlanders – 423 (37.9%), Karelians – 380 (34.1%), Tver Karelians – 101 (9.1%), White Sea Karelians – 94 (8.4%), Finns – 30 ( 2.7%), Veps – 24 (2.2%), Other nationalities ( Estonians , Erzyans , Mokshans , Sami and others) – 63 (5.6%).
Ingvi-Freyr
