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The M05, sometimes known as the M05 Camouflage (Finnish: M05 Maastokuvio), [1] is a family of military camouflage patterns used by the Finnish Defence Forces on uniforms and other equipment. The pattern is licensed by the Finnish Defence Forces [ 2 ] and became available to the public on 26 September 2016.
This is a list of military equipment used by Finland during World War II. The main Finnish conflicts of the war are the Winter War and Continuation War.After the Continuation war the Lapland War occurred which was a small military confrontation between Finland and Nazi Germany caused by Soviet demands that Finland force out Nazi Germany from its territory in order for Finland to comply with ...
Pages in category "Military units and formations of Finland in the Winter War" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Includes military units and formations of Finland in which served during the Winter War and the Continuation War. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
During the war the Finnish Army was responsible for the front from the Gulf of Finland to Kainuu. The front in Northern Finland was the responsibility of the German AOK Norwegen. During summer and autumn 1941, the Finnish Army re-conquered the areas lost to the Soviet Union in the Winter War and pushed deep into Soviet territory in Eastern ...
The II Corps (Finnish: II Armeijakunta) was a unit of the Finnish Army during the Winter War. The II Corps with the III Corps formed the Army of the Isthmus (Kannaksen armeija). The corps was commanded by Lieutenant General Harald Öhquist. The corps fought in the fierce battles around Summa and in the defence of Viipuri.
The Finnish army had much better equipment including an ushanka-style fur hat, the turkislakki M36 [a], introduced in 1936. In 1939, shortly before the Winter War, the slightly improved turkislakki M39 was introduced, and is still in use today. [4] After the Winter War, the Red Army received completely redesigned winter uniforms.
Finnish wartime photos and history website Stories by veterans, historians, and wartime pictures from the KevOs4 unit of the 4th Division . The Battles of the Winter War comprehensively covered by Sami H. E. Korhonen