Lauri Törni, also known as Larry Thorne, fought in three different armies during his lifetime. Starting in the Finnish Army fighting against the Soviet Union's invasion in 1939, he ended up fighting ...

Welcome to Part I of my two-part biography of Lauri Törni, later known as Larry Thorne, in which I trace his extraordinary journey from fighting in the Winter War and Continuation War - where he ...

In 1939, an officer in the Finnish army helped defend his country against a Soviet invasion, earning two Medals of Liberty for his actions. In 1941, a soldier fighting for the SS joined Germany’s war ...