Jaeger Battalion 4 in the Defence Forces' Flag Day parade in Parolannummi in 1949. Photo: from the book Tapparasta tankkeihin ('From the Battleaxe to Tanks')

The anniversary parade of Jaeger Battalion 4, on 25 February 1950. The flag and the flag guard in procession. Photo: from Tapparasta tankkeihin

The Jaeger vanguard dismounts! And this was done at full speed! And it sure was well-drilled, because this was all about technique. Photo: from the 1950s, from the Armour School photo archive

A guard of honour waiting for the Olympic Flame to arrive in Parolannummi in 1952. Photo: Hattula-Seura (village association of Hattula) photo archive / Pictures of the Parola area, part 2

Non-commissioned Officer students of the Armour School in a tactical exercise in the 1950s. Photo: Armour School photo archive

A fire control section at work. Photo: Armour School photo archive

Signalmen at their radio unit. Photo: Armour School photo archive

The 75 K/40 anti-tank gun firing. Photo: Armour School photo archive

The emblem of the Armour School

The sign warns to beware aeroplanes taking off and landing. There never was a safety zone between the Parolannummi airport and the main road passing beside it, so the warning was appropriate. Photo: Seppo Lehtilä’s photo archive / Pictures of the Parola area, part 2

At the Parolannummi (Parola) airport in the late 1950s. Photo: Hämeenlinnan ilmailukerho (aeroclub) photo archive / Pictures of the Parola area, part 2

This happened at the airport in spite of the warning! A light aircraft was the other party in a collision. Photo: Seppo Lehtilä’s photo archive / Pictures of the Parola area, part 2