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The Armoured Brigade (Finnish: Panssariprikaati; Swedish: Pansarbrigaden) is a Finnish Army training unit located in Parolannummi, Hattula, in southern Finland. The brigade specialises in training armoured and anti-aircraft troops. In case of mobilization, the Finnish Defence Forces would field one armoured brigade.
The Finnish Supreme headquarters ordered the foundation of an armoured division on 28 June 1942 and the actual foundation was on 30 June 1942. The division consisted of the newly formed Armoured Brigade and the old (1st) Jaeger Brigade. The Cavalry Brigade was also part of the division until January 1943.
Armoured Brigade (Parolannummi, Hattula) Pori Brigade (Huovinrinne, Säkylä) (Readiness brigade) Karelia Brigade (Vekaranjärvi, Valkeala) (Readiness brigade) Army Academy ; Kainuu Brigade (Hoikankangas, Kajaani) (Readiness brigade) Jaeger Brigade ; Utti Jaeger Regiment; Since 1998, the amphibious Nyland Brigade is part of the Finnish Navy.
Jaeger Brigade: Sodankylä, Rovaniemi: Arctic Warfare Unit [3] Kainuu Brigade: Kajaani: Readiness Brigade [4] Karelia Brigade: Kouvola: Readiness Brigade [5] Armoured Brigade: Parola: Mechanized Electronic Warfare Unit [6] Pori Brigade: Säkylä, Niinisalo: Readiness Brigade [7] Army Academy: Lappeenranta, Hamina: Armed Military Academy [8 ...
The Finnish Army (Finnish: Maavoimat [ˈmɑːˌʋoi̯mɑt], Swedish: Armén) is the land forces branch of the Finnish Defence Forces. The Finnish Army is divided into six branches: the infantry (which includes armoured units), field artillery , anti-aircraft artillery, engineers , signals , and materiel troops.
11.4 kg mine, with 6.9 kg either East German or Finnish made TM-62 explosive, and a Finnish multiple sensor fuse. [121] [124] [125] [120] POM 87 Finland: Anti-tank mine: Shaped charge mine with 4 kg hexotol. Magnetic and seismic sensor fuse. [121] POM 87 94 Finland: Anti-tank mine: Shaped charge mine with 4 kg hexotol.
Establishment of the first headquarters of the Finnish Defence Forces on 2 February 1918. After Finland's declaration of independence on 6 December 1917, the Civil Guards were proclaimed the troops of the government on 25 January 1918 and then Lieutenant General of the Russian Imperial Army Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim was appointed as Commander-in-Chief of these forces the next day. [11]
Armoured Brigade (Finland) Army Academy (Finland) Artillery Brigade (Finland) ... Karelia Brigade; N. North Karelia Brigade; Nyland Brigade; P. Pori Brigade This ...