One WW2 Finnish unit was composed of prisoners who had volunteered to fight.

One WW2 Finnish unit was composed of prisoners who had volunteered to fight. When its commander asked the new recruits what they had been in prison for, one answered "for manslaughter." To which the commander replied "good, good, it is professionals who we need."

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