Aimo koivunen. TIL Aimo Koivunen, a Finnish soldier who during WW2, over 2019-12-01

Translation of the story of Aimo Koivunen, a Finnish WW2 soldier who took massive overdose of Pervitin (methamphetamine) and was lost in the vast wilderness of Lapland for two weeks during the freezing winter of 1944. : warstories

Ketju on ylläolevan kommentin kaltaisia heittoja sakeanaan. I ripped the front side off my undershirt and banded my foot, on top I put my right sock. Siitä narkomanisoituneet Ylikangas laskisi sotainvalideiksi. Perhe muutti Keski-Suomeen 1980-luvun alussa, ja nykyään Mika Koivunen asuu Jyväskylässä oman perheensä kanssa. It felt nice — it came to my mind that here we have such a skier that is not easily caught by anyone! Kaukopartiomies löysi itsensä Suomen rajalta ilman ruokaa ja asetta. Any sources blog, article, press release, video, etc.

The day is March 18, 1944. A Finnish ski patrol in the terrain of Kantalahti

After that, we retreated and shot while skiing, but as we were advancing in a line, the Russkies dared to come as close as 20 meters from us. Koivunen must have been in amazing baseline shape to survive a week like that. Important to note: while this can be prescribed and successfully treat certain diagnosis, this is a habit forming controlled substance. Totuus on, että kaukopartiomies Koivunen oli yksi monista suomalaissotilaista, joiden käsiin annettiin Pervitin-nimisiä tabletteja sodassa. On the front line, strong medicine is needed, especially for the wounded and for commandos. A bit different but man that would be mental.

Translation of the story of Aimo Koivunen, a Finnish WW2 soldier who took massive overdose of Pervitin (methamphetamine) and was lost in the vast wilderness of Lapland for two weeks during the freezing winter of 1944. : warstories

When he is finally rescued and taken to a hospital his pulse rate is nearly 200 beats per minute and his weight has dropped to 43 kilos. Days and nights went unknowingly, and I didn't care. Tässä jutussa olevat kursiivilla kirjoitetut lainaukset ovat tuosta tekstistä. At this stage I noticed my fingers were solid hard — completely frozen! It was 18th of March 1944, about 10 o'clock in the morning, the day was sunny and about -15 Celsius cold. Lue lisää: Lähteet: Yle: Huume-Suomen historia, 2015. As I was ascending some fjelds I noticed big fat fresh tips of pine. I have this clear remembrance, as if, I am on top of a fjeld with the others and we are arguing on our whereabouts.

Aimo Koivunen

This resulted in Stalin ordering the invasion of Finland. Jatkosota päättyi kolmen vuoden taisteluiden jälkeen. Medicines containing heroin were taken by both young and old alike. Now, there was even more crowd as another platoon was skiing to our flank, 200-300 meters west of us, their obvious aim was to encircle us. Doctors wrote prescriptions for the upper class and cultural figures; before the Winter and Continuation wars, addicts were mainly doctors, nurses, businessmen, artists, lawyers, teachers, and officers. It was supplied mainly by the American Red Cross and the Swedish state. He was also the sole carrier of army-issue Pervitin, or , a stimulant used to remain awake while on duty.

EP63: Speedy Skis and Amphetamines

Narkomaani-veteraanien määrä on arvioitu hyvin pieneksi. In the week Koivunen was gone, he subsisted only on pine buds and a single that he caught and ate raw. At some point I felt slightly better and I could sit up in my hole. I left those at the spruce. I went to take a look on the open hillside — hoping to see Norri and the boys. Hän saapui sinne 43-kiloisena, sydän yhä noin kaksisataa kertaa minuutissa hakaten. First of all, I must only ski on open areas, so that the snow supports my skis.

Aimo Koivunen nielaisi koko partion Pervitin

There it was sneaking and creeping, eyes shining, ever closer to me. I will go with Help and Välikangas to scout the area from the top of that fjeld, as there should be a road nearby. What really makes things even more amazing is that after having such huge horde of all kind of drugs, mostly heroin and pervitin, Finland got surprisingly few drug addicts. What ensues is a wild pursuit on skis. Heroin was used and sold in several cafes and restaurants in the cities. I woke up to my horribly sore eyes. Now I felt good — only tired.

Aimo Koivunen

I burned couple sets of wood and probably sobered up a little, as I realised to question how I didn't burn myself alive yet. Even today they are used. In the next morning, skiing down a small slope, I came across a small dwelling. They must have been the same group that chased us on the road — most likely they drove away the men of Lieutenant Honkanen and had some rest. Ylikankaan mukaan sen päihdyttävistä vaikutuksista ei virallisesti puhuttu missään. Early in the morning, the Moon decided to hide behind the clouds and I followed the example.

Finnish military forces 1941

No food, no ammo — nothing. In emergency situations, especially during the big Soviet offensive of 1944, they were used heavily - even by ordinary foot soldiers. Aimo Koivunen's adventure story is part of the history of Finland's wartime commando forces. I wonder if they will chase me, as I am in such bad condition? There were differing views on how many of the addicts had been wounded while on the front. .

Aimo Koivunen

Hänellähän ei ollut luodin luotia aseessa. After it had opened about ten centimeters, a huge flash followed — the brightness was beyond description. About half of them lived in Helsinki. Finnish soldiers crossing the 1940-agreed border at Tohmajärvi on 12 July 1941, two days after the invasion started What it might have done was kill him outright, but luckily for Koivunen, that did not happen. In the morning, I found a ski track, and since it felt the track was going in the right direction, I followed it. I had been on a scout patrol about a week ago and I intended to go for a vacation when Lieutenant Norri asked if I was interested to join them — a feisty expedition was to be expected. It was a terrible weather to ski — the wind blew so hard that it felt like I had no cloths at all.