9 4 1 ▁the ▁Fin ns ▁fought ▁around ▁the ▁M ius ▁River ▁in ▁the ▁south west ▁of ▁Russia , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁C au cas us . ▁The ▁batt alion ▁stayed ▁int act ▁during ▁the ▁subsequent ▁west ward ▁retre at , ▁and ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Bav aria ▁to ▁recover . ▁ ▁The ▁batt alion ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁Finland , ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁dis band ed . ▁Kur k ial a ▁made ▁a ▁speech ▁to ▁the ▁batt alion ▁on ▁ 2 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁accused ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁Ed win ▁Link om ies , ▁of ▁failing ▁to ▁provide ▁support . ▁He ▁was ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁SS ▁Brothers ▁in ▁Ar ms ▁Association ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁ ▁Later ▁career ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war ▁Kur k ial a ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Sweden , ▁where ▁he ▁got ▁a ▁job ▁as ▁a ▁primary ▁school ▁teacher ▁at ▁S unn ers berg . ▁He ▁worked ▁there ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁when ▁he ▁became ▁junior ▁lect urer ▁in ▁religion ▁and ▁philosophy ▁at ▁Karl stad ▁Gram mar ▁School . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁vic ar ▁of ▁the ▁Nord mark ▁parish . ▁ ▁He ▁held ▁this ▁position ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁vic ar ▁of ▁the ▁Ö r , ▁Dal skog ▁and ▁G unn ars n