Project Gutenberg 2025-04-12 Public domain in the USA. 119 Pekkola, Sulo-Weikko 1890 1931 Herrana ja heittiönä : $b Pommarin ja värvärin muistelmia sotavuosilta $aPorvoo :$bWSOY, $c1958. Sirkku-Liisa Häyhä-Karmakainen and Tapio Riikonen "Herrana ja heittiönä: Pommarin ja värvärin muistelmia sotavuosilta" by Sulo-Weikko Pekkola is a memoir written in the early 20th century. This work presents personal recollections from the perspective of a Finnish jaeger during the war years, focusing on both practical experiences and the moods of those involved in military training and operations. The likely topic is the detailed, often candid, firsthand account of the Finnish volunteer movement that joined German forces during World War I in pursuit of Finnish independence. The opening of the memoir introduces the narrator’s intent: rather than recount grand heroics or diplomatic events, he aims to provide a down-to-earth portrayal of the everyday realities, feelings, and incidents of a jaeger assigned to logistical missions and training camps. It begins with the narrator working as a forester near the Russian border in harsh winter, interrupted by a sudden call to leave his official post and join the clandestine movement for Finnish independence. The narrative follows his decision-making, farewells, and initial journey through Finland and Sweden, highlighting the mixture of camaraderie, uncertainty, bureaucratic hurdles, and minor adventures with fellow volunteers. The account moves through phases of military camp life in Germany, focusing on the challenges, humor, adaptation, and the varied backgrounds of the recruits, providing both anecdotal and practical insight into the unique path of these Finnish volunteers at the outset of their transformative wartime experiences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20250308232426pekkola 1958 FI Reading ease score: 32.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Soldiers -- Finland -- Biography Pekkola, Sulo-Weikko, 1890-1931 DK Text Category: Biographies Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 436937 2025-07-30T05:27:48.332899 text/html 249663 2025-07-30T05:27:56.395867 application/epub+zip 255990 2025-07-30T05:27:51.341865 application/epub+zip 243792 2025-07-30T05:27:50.170935 application/epub+zip 461760 2025-07-30T05:28:00.373349 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 432145 2025-07-30T05:27:55.642885 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 397996 2025-07-30T05:27:47.934938 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 378192 2025-04-12T17:09:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15892 2025-07-30T05:28:00.511326 application/rdf+xml 14313 2025-07-30T05:27:50.693877 image/jpeg 3290 2025-07-30T05:27:50.441904 image/jpeg 248135 2025-07-30T05:27:48.370909 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fi.wikipedia