Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Men leaving the border behind

Men leaving the border behind

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Original – Finnish soldiers crossing the 1940-agreed border (Moscow Peace Treaty) at the start of the 1941 invasion during the Continuation War against the Soviet Union. The crossing is from Tohmajärvi, Finland, to Pälksaari (now the area of Ozero Pyalk-Yarvi, Russia). The invasion by the Finnish Army had started two days prior. Regaining the old border, lost during the Winter War, had been presented by the Finnish government as one of the justifications to launch the war.

Reason: Historic and good quality image illustrates the article and event well
Articles in which this image appears: Continuation War + similar ones across different WPs
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/World War II
Creator: Lieutenant Eronen

Support as nominator – Manelolo (talk) 14:31, 1 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
My 2nd iconic candidate pic of Finland in WW2, this time from the start of the Continuation War. Won't be adding new nominations after this one for a while, I presume. The title of the pic is a translation from the original caption "Miehet jättävät rajan taakseen." I've cropped a watermark and scan remnants, but otherwise left it alone. Although technically not the upmost quality, the composition is by far the best from other similar "border crossing" pics from the time. It has an unique 'Beatles zebra crossing' vibe to it and the length of the border is captured nicely as well. Manelolo (talk) 22:53, 1 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Low quality, contrast. --PetarM (talk) 10:30, 2 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose the EV is also not clear. Mattximus (talk) 14:34, 3 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per above. If this is such an iconic image in Finland, an article should be doable. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 09:18, 4 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I withdraw my nomination -- My nom was too hasty and the quality isn't per FP standards, true. Manelolo (talk) 10:15, 4 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --Manelolo (talk) 16:49, 4 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]