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Vapaudenristin 2.luokka (VR 2)

The cross for the 2nd Class to the Cross of Liberty can be compared with the 1st Class but instead of its golden material its cross is gold plated.
As all grades the decoration can be military (with swords) of civilian (without swords) and for peacetime (yellow/white ribbon) or wartime (red/white ribbon) awarded. During wartime the war ribbon variation could be awarded with an oak leaf.
The medal itself consists of a white enamelled, gold plated cross, hanging on an oak leaf cluster, placed on a ribbon to be worn on the left breast. For women the ribbon was different shaped. The cross bears the Finnish swastika with a rose button in the middle.
The oak leaf cluster can either be with or without swords an the variation with oak leaf has an oak leaf placed on the ribbon.

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Kaila, Auno Antero* February 13th, 1898
† 1975

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Kauppila, Viljo Antero* July 22nd, 1892
† October 11th, 1973

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Kempf, Siegfried* March 15th, 1896
† September 23rd, 1964

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Kinnunen, Harry Toivo* October 19th, 1894

Kinzel, Eberhard* October 18th, 1897
† May 23rd, 1945

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Kohlroser, Martin (Waffen SS)* January 8th, 1905
† November 14th, 1967

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Koskimies, Eino Rafael* March 31st, 1892
† 1975

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Kräutler, Matthias Ferdinand* May 2nd, 1895
† September 8th, 1968

Kuiri, Auno* September 25th, 1897
† March 16th, 1978

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Köhler, Paul (Generalmajor)* June 30th, 1906
† 2001

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