rage ▁intervals , ▁K lass ' s ▁company ▁prevent ed ▁seven ▁counter - att acks ▁by ▁the ▁S ovi ets . ▁German ▁troops ▁conquer ed ▁the ▁hill ▁with ▁ease ▁and ▁Sal omon ▁K lass ▁was ▁on ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁Finn ish ▁personnel ▁to ▁be ▁awarded ▁the ▁German ▁Iron ▁Cross . ▁K lass ▁asked ▁his ▁superior ▁to ▁remove ▁his ▁name ▁from ▁the ▁list , ▁and ▁was ▁instead ▁awarded ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Cross ▁of ▁Liber ty , ▁ 3 rd ▁Class . ▁K lass ▁did ▁this ▁to ▁avoid ▁dam aging ▁good ▁working ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁Germ ans . ▁The ▁other ▁two ▁Finn ish ▁Jews ▁awarded ▁the ▁Iron ▁Cross , ▁Major ▁Leo ▁Sk urn ik ▁and ▁nur se ▁D ina ▁Pol jak off , ▁also ▁refused ▁the ▁award . ▁ ▁Post - war ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁dis charge ▁from ▁the ▁army ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁K lass ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁Sweden , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁fur ▁trade . ▁He ▁wrote ▁his ▁mem oir s ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁M innen ▁från ▁V inter k rig et ▁och ▁Fort s ätt ning sk rig et ▁ 1 9 3 9 – 1 9 4 5 ▁( Mem ories ▁from ▁the ▁Winter ▁War ▁and ▁the ▁Cont inu ation ▁War , ▁ 1 9 3 9 – 1 9 4 5 ). ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁J ourn als ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁The ▁war ▁mem oir s ▁of ▁Sal omon ▁K lass ▁at ▁the ▁Fen no