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  2. Battle of Vyborg (1941) - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Vyborg was a significant battle during the Finnish invasion of the Karelian Isthmus, part of the Continuation War. The battle took place from August 21 to September 1 where Finland aimed to recapture the city of Vyborg from Soviet control. The battle ended in the Finnish capture of Vyborg and surrounding areas.

  3. Vyborg–Petrozavodsk offensive - Wikipedia

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    The Vyborg–Petrozavodsk offensive or Karelian offensive [Notes 3] was a strategic operation by the Soviet Leningrad and Karelian Fronts against Finland on the Karelian Isthmus and East Karelia fronts of the Continuation War, on the Eastern Front of World War II. The Soviet forces captured East Karelia and Vyborg/Viipuri. After that, however ...

  4. IV Corps (Continuation War) - Wikipedia

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    On 15 October 1941, the IV Corps consisted of the 12th, 2nd, 18th and 19th Divisions positioned on the western half of the Karelian Isthmus. Also on the isthmus was the I Corps, consisting of the 10th and 15th Divisions. [17] The Finns refused several German demands for a Finnish attack on Leningrad. [18]

  5. Continuation War - Wikipedia

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    The Finnish Army (Finnish: Maavoimat) mobilised between 475,000 and 500,000 soldiers in 14 divisions and 3 brigades for the invasion, commanded by Field Marshal (sotamarsalkka) Mannerheim. The army was organised as follows: [74] [76] [77] II Corps and IV Corps: deployed to the Karelian Isthmus and comprised seven infantry divisions and one brigade.

  6. III Corps (Continuation War) - Wikipedia

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    The situation on the western Karelian Isthmus continued to deteriorate, and on 16 June Mannerheim ordered the 18th Division to be moved to the Vyborg region to act as his reserve as soon as possible. Given the rapid Soviet advance to the west, the III Corps continued to be in danger of being cut off. [ 36 ]

  7. V Corps (Continuation War) - Wikipedia

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    Finnish defensive lines on the Karelian Isthmus. On 9 June 1944, Soviet forces began the Vyborg–Petrozavodsk offensive by assaulting the positions of the Finnish IV Corps on the Karelian Isthmus. [16] By then end of 10 June, the Soviets had broken the Finnish main defensive positions and pushed the Finns to the secondary VT-line. [17]

  8. Karelian Isthmus - Wikipedia

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    Map of the Karelian Isthmus. Shown are some important towns, the current Finnish-Russian border in the North-West and the pre-Winter War border further South.The Karelian Isthmus (Russian: Карельский перешеек, romanized: Karelsky peresheyek; Finnish: Karjalankannas; Swedish: Karelska näset) is the approximately 45–110-kilometre-wide (30–70 mi) stretch of land situated ...

  9. 3rd Division (Continuation War) - Wikipedia

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    The 3rd Division (Finnish: 3. Divisioona) was a unit of the Finnish Army during the Continuation War. It initially fought in the northern Finland, participating in the Finno-German Operation Arctic Fox. In 1944, it was transferred to the Karelian Isthmus to defend against the Soviet Vyborg–Petrozavodsk offensive.