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Pages in category "Military units and formations of Finland in World War II" The following 45 pages are in this category, out of 45 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Finnish military vehicles roundel during WWII. The Army of Karelia was formed on 29 June 1941 soon after the start of the Continuation War. There were seven Finnish corps in the field during the war: the I, II, III, IV, V, VI and VII. During the war the Finnish Army was responsible for the front from the Gulf of Finland to Kainuu.
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 ...
Finnish soldiers raise the flag at the three-country cairn between Norway, Sweden, and Finland on 27 April 1945, which marked the end of World War II in Finland.. Finland participated in the Second World War initially in a defensive war against the Soviet Union, followed by another, this time offensive, war against the Soviet Union acting in concert with Nazi Germany and then finally fighting ...
The ranks incorporate features from the Swedish, German, and Russian armed forces. In addition, the system has some typically Finnish characteristics that are mostly due to the personnel structure of the Finnish Defence Forces. The ranks have official names in Finnish and Swedish languages and official English translations. The Swedish forms ...
The current dress uniform of the Finnish Army (M/83) is a grey uniform patterned after the German 1944 uniform. The Finnish Army has used grey uniforms since its founding in 1918. M/83 and its equally grey predecessors were used as the common service uniform up to the 1980s, with camouflage (M/62) used only in the field uniform.
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 result was an army that was separated from the Russian army. The army was to consist of only Finnish citizens and was to be led by the Governor-General of Finland. The maximum number of men in the army was set to 5,600 and it was to consist of: Henkivartioväen 3.