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Helsinki in flames 27.2.1944

Helsinki in flames 27.2.1944
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A nocturnal photograph of a burning city.
Helsinki in flames 27.2.1944, a view from the upper terrace of Hotel Torni.
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The Statue of Alexander II in the foreground. The university in flames in the background.

The great raids against Helsinki 1944

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Photographer

Finnish Defence Forces Photograph Archive / E. Sundström

Period

1944

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Keywords

bombings continuation war

Authors

Sot.virk. E.Sundström

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CC BY 4.0

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Finnish Wartime Photograph Archive Sotamuseo
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