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Lauri Törni

Lauri Allan Törni (28 May 1919 – 18 October 1965), later known as Larry Alan Thorne, was a Finnish-born soldier who fought under three countries: as a Finnish Army officer in the Winter War and the Continuation War ultimately gaining a rank of captain; as a Waffen-SS captain (under the alias Larry Laine) of the Finnish Volunteer Battalion of the…

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Movement
Anti-communism
Awards
Mannerheim Cross 2nd Class Iron Cross 2nd Class Legion of Merit Distinguished Flying Cross Bronze Star Purple Heart (2)
Allegiance
Finland Germany United States
Body discovered
1999; 27 years ago (1999)
Born
Lauri Allan Törni (1919-05-28)28 May 1919 Viipuri, Finland
Branch
Finnish Army Waffen-SS United States Army

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related to Sources · 85
Lauri Törni → Action, Alea-kirja, Alea-Kirja Oy, Anssi, Antti, Athens, Biographical Kaleidoscope, Booksurge, Born, CA, Cleverley, Corporal, Faces, Finland, Finnish, Finnish Academy, Finnish Literature Society, Fletcher, Freedom Fighter's, Gill III
related to External links · 47
Lauri Törni → Also, Arlington, Asko, August, Biografiakeskus, Biografiskt, Buried Arlington June, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Faces, Finland, Fletcher, Helsingfors, Honored, Identified, IMDb, June, Kansallisbiografia, Larry Alan, Larry Alan Thorne, Larry Thorne
Unit · 7
Lauri Törni → 10th Special Forces Group, 11th Airborne Division, 12th Light Infantry Regiment, 56th Infantry Regiment ("Törni Detachment"), 5th Special Forces Group, 7th Special Forces Group, 8th Light Detachment of the 1st Division
Conflicts · 6
Lauri Törni → Continuation War, Eastern Front, Operation Shining Brass †⟂, Vietnam War Operation Shining Brass †⟂, Winter War, World War II Winter War Continuation War Eastern Front
Allegiance · 1
Lauri Törni → Finland Germany United States
Awards · 1
Lauri Törni → Mannerheim Cross 2nd Class Iron Cross 2nd Class Legion of Merit Distinguished Flying Cross Bronze Star Purple Heart (2)
Body discovered · 1
Lauri Törni → 1999; 27 years ago (1999)
Born · 1
Lauri Törni → Lauri Allan Törni (1919-05-28)28 May 1919 Viipuri, Finland
Branch · 1
Lauri Törni → Finnish Army Waffen-SS United States Army
Buried · 1
Lauri Törni → Arlington National Cemetery

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törni thorne army finnish finland war special larry vietnam isbn oclc forces united states lauri major 1965 captain germany waffen-ss

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Lauri TörniAllegianceFinland Germany United States1.00infobox
Lauri TörniAwardsMannerheim Cross 2nd Class Iron Cross 2nd Class Legion of Merit Distinguished Flying Cross Bronze Star Purple Heart (2)1.00infobox
Lauri TörniBody discovered1999; 27 years ago (1999)1.00infobox
Lauri TörniBornLauri Allan Törni (1919-05-28)28 May 1919 Viipuri, Finland1.00infobox
Lauri TörniBranchFinnish Army Waffen-SS United States Army1.00infobox
Lauri TörniBuriedArlington National Cemetery1.00infobox
Lauri TörniCommandsDetachment Törni1.00infobox
Lauri TörniConflictsWorld War II Winter War Continuation War Eastern Front1.00infobox
Lauri TörniConflictsWinter War1.00infobox
Lauri TörniConflictsContinuation War1.00infobox
Lauri TörniConflictsEastern Front1.00infobox
Lauri TörniConflictsVietnam War Operation Shining Brass †⟂1.00infobox
Lauri TörniConflictsOperation Shining Brass †⟂1.00infobox
Lauri TörniConvictionTreason1.00infobox
Lauri TörniCriminal penalty6 years imprisonment1.00infobox
Lauri TörniCriminal statusPardoned1.00infobox
Lauri TörniDied18 October 1965(1965-10-18) (aged 46) Phước Sơn District, Quảng Nam Province, South Vietnam1.00infobox
Lauri TörniMovementAnti-communism1.00infobox
Lauri TörniNicknameLasse1.00infobox
Lauri TörniOther nameLarry Alan Thorne1.00infobox
Lauri TörniRankCaptain (Finland) Hauptsturmführer (Germany) Major (US) (posthumous)1.00infobox
Lauri TörniService years1938–1944 (Finnish Army) 1941, 1945 (German Waffen-SS) 1954–1965 (U.S. Army)1.00infobox
Lauri TörniUnit12th Light Infantry Regiment1.00infobox
Lauri TörniUnit8th Light Detachment of the 1st Division1.00infobox
Lauri TörniUnit56th Infantry Regiment ("Törni Detachment")1.00infobox
Lauri TörniUnit7th Special Forces Group1.00infobox
Lauri TörniUnit11th Airborne Division1.00infobox
Lauri TörniUnit10th Special Forces Group1.00infobox
Lauri TörniUnit5th Special Forces Group1.00infobox

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