Aimo Koivunen

Aimo Koivunen

In 1944, a Finnish ski commando named Aimo Koivunen escaped from pursuing Russians by taking 30 pills of Pervitin. He skied for 400 kilometers in -20°C temperatures with no food and ammunition, got injured by a landmine, and had a pulse rate of 200 beats per minute by the time he was found.

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