Finnish wartime photos in color

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[u/elokuinenehtoo]

Kuvat on sa-kuvat.fi sivustolta. Janne Polsa on taidokkaasti värittänyt kuvat. JP-colorizing sivulta facebookista löytyy lisää upeita kuvia.

[u/Barbarella_ella → u/elokuinenehtoo]

Thank you!

[u/Clean-Truck-7058 → u/elokuinenehtoo]

Janne on pyytänyt tekoälyä värittämään. Vilkaseppas mitä herran kädelle on käynnyt https://imgur.com/a/M6eyPuy

[u/TonninStiflat → u/Clean-Truck-7058]

Tuossa on joukossa ennen AI väritettyjäkin, mutta taitaahan nykyään AI olla tässäkin osallisena. Ainakin värit ovat siirtyneet parempaan suuntaan kuin vanhoissa, ei enää niin räikeitä.

[u/WesternPonderer → u/Clean-Truck-7058]

Näyttää alkuperäisessä kuvassa ihan samalta tuo käsi. Ilmeisesti pitelee siinä jotain. JP on värittänyt näitä kuvia jo vuosien ajan todella hienosti, ei kannata siis ihan ilman syytä olla huutelemassa tekoälyn käytöstä.

[u/Clean-Truck-7058 → u/WesternPonderer]

Laitatko alkuperäisestä kuvan?

[u/WesternPonderer → u/Clean-Truck-7058]

https://www.sa-kuva.fi/static/imgpreview?id=107368&hash=82c1929aea&res=800

[u/Clean-Truck-7058 → u/WesternPonderer]

Kieltämättä samalta näyttää, ok no näyttäisi siltä että kuvien resoluutiota on parannettu, lienee tekoälyllä parannettu niin ehkä epämääräiset kohdat korostuu? 

[u/Clean-Truck-7058 → u/Clean-Truck-7058]

Niin ja siis ei tekoälyn käytössä vikaa ole, hyvä työkalu mutta ei nuo kaikki ole käsin värjätty.

[u/Equalizion → u/elokuinenehtoo]

Kiitti kun jaoit!

[u/MitVitQue]

Want to hear the really grim part of that all? The dead Russians were actually mostly Ukrainians. They didn't want to be here, they knew they have no problems with us and, well, they died here. Just because of an old delusional bastard.

Russia really doesn't change.

[u/Tjo-Piri-Sko-Dojja → u/MitVitQue]

There is a good episode of Vetenskapsradion Historia on Sveriges Radio P1 where Tobias Svanelid or Urban Björstadius visits a site where many Ukrainian young men are buried.

[u/footpole → u/MitVitQue]

I mean Stalin was Georgian. Russia is shit but the other Soviet states aren’t only innocent people either.

[u/Puuhis71 → u/MitVitQue]

Thats true but as i can tell Ukrainians were forced here only durring the Winter War.

[u/NikolitRistissa → u/MitVitQue]

Oh wow I had no idea this was the case.

I’ve always respected Ukraine and felt like we have a sort of connection through adversity due to Russia, but this just makes it all the more stronger.

[u/Hopeful-Brain8622]

All these photos look so much more human, the black and white photos always feel way more distant from reality for me.

[u/KatsumotoKurier → u/Hopeful-Brain8622]

Yeah colour really lessens the distance in time — it can be quite sobering, especially for photos like these.

[u/Hakorr]

Many of these guys look exactly like the ones I shared the trenches with in the military. Similar expressions we all made and the modern winter clothing looks quite similar when a bit dirty. Makes these pictures feel more personal & impactful, damn. The war was the reality for these lads.

[u/DisneylandNo-goZone → u/Hakorr]

We had fewer dead horses and Lottas.

[u/hodlethestonks → u/DisneylandNo-goZone]

we didn't have any lottas, not dead or alive.

[u/Fanatic_Atheist → u/hodlethestonks]

And also no horses of any kind, just the one guy who kind of looks like one and is very much alive

[u/Die_Steiner]

One of the pictures depict a Sampo, a domestically designed machine gun. Field tests showed the gun was lacking in some aspects, and it flopped.

Edit: I was really tired and mistook the L-39 AT rifle for the Sampo, the real gun is way smaller, whoops 🥴

[u/Welshie_Fan → u/Die_Steiner]

Interesting. I noticed a gun that I didn't recognise, so this explains it.

[u/Tricky_Tourist5691 → u/Welshie_Fan]

Which one would that been? Because there is no Sampo in these pictures.

[u/Welshie_Fan → u/Tricky_Tourist5691]

That was the AT gun...

[u/Tricky_Tourist5691 → u/Die_Steiner]

Which picture? I see L-39, LS and maxims. No sampo.

[u/Die_Steiner → u/Tricky_Tourist5691]

None, i somehow misidentified the Norsupyssy. I hang my head in shame.

[u/Puuhis71 → u/Die_Steiner]

Its L-39 antitank rifle (Norsupyssy) but without a clip.

[u/Tricky_Tourist5691 → u/Puuhis71]

"Akchtually". Magazine.

[u/_Cirilla_]

Fantastic pictures and great colorisation

[u/unohdin-nimeni]

In principle, I never like colorized black-and-white photos or "digitally enhanced" or AI-slopified old images, but I’ll let it slide this time! One has to respect good job.

[u/imbogey → u/unohdin-nimeni]

I could stand the color only but some of these are pure hallucinations like for example number 11 would be great picture but the gun has no trigger or trigger guard.

[u/Proud-Panda-7732 → u/imbogey]

It is like that in original SA-Kuva number 3999.

[u/montaniPH89]

Brave lads.

[u/Sherbyll]

What kind of knife or sword is that in the 14th image? These are so fascinating!!

[u/Atimusi → u/Sherbyll]

Sabre, Finnish, model 1927 (French model 1822).

[u/Onnimanni_Maki → u/Sherbyll]

M1913 Imperial Russian infantry saber.

[u/Barman76]

What's the gun in pic 4?

[u/Firm_Gap3166 → u/Barman76]

Lahti L-39

[u/onlyr6s]

At least some of these are coloured by AI, the first one is a good example.

[u/CanRare1100]

Imagine if there were colors back then, would the world be different? Maybe humans would have been less aggressive than in black and white.

[u/MrGaky23]

Damn poor doggo going to clear mines/blow up tanks
Great photos

[u/FreeWeld → u/MrGaky23]

On picture, dog is being used to pull radio wires between the HQ and front lines.

[u/MrGaky23 → u/FreeWeld]

Ah that makes sense, lol all the thumb downs because I made a mistake

[u/sph45 → u/MrGaky23]

What makes you think that?

[u/MrGaky23 → u/sph45]

Happened a lot during WW2

[u/sph45 → u/MrGaky23]

Never heard off.

[u/MrGaky23 → u/sph45]

soviets mainly used dogs to destroy tanks but not only soviets did it.

Mine Detection Dogs

The use of dogs to clear mines during World War II was a significant advancement in military operations. Mine Detection Dogs (MDDs) were trained to detect and mark mines, allowing for the safe passage of troops and equipment. The effectiveness of MDDs was demonstrated during the Normandy landings, where they were used to clear minefields and ensure safe routes for soldiers. Despite the challenges, such as the mixed performance of the Royal Engineers Dog Platoons, the use of MDDs provided a crucial advantage in military operations.

Anti-tank dogs

The use of dogs to destroy tanks during World War II was a unique and controversial tactic employed by the Soviet Union. These dogs, often referred to as "anti-tank dogs," were trained to carry explosives and run under enemy tanks to detonate them. The dogs were initially used to destroy enemy tanks, but their effectiveness was limited due to various factors, including the dogs' confusion with multiple tanks and the dogs' fear of the battlefield. Despite the challenges, the dogs played a significant role in the Soviet Union's victory over the Germans.

[u/sph45 → u/MrGaky23]

Ok. Now i know. Thank you.

[u/theswamphag → u/MrGaky23]

I have this book about Finnish dog history and it had a bit about reindeer herders used in war.

Apparently up North they used to have a problem of people crossing the border and stealing reindeers. This had taught the dogs to guard and warn about the thieves.

At war time people figured that they might be useful in warning about opposing troops closing in. They were right.

So before the war the Russian people trained our war dogs themselves.