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This is a list of World War II weapons used by Finland. Finland fought in three conflicts during World War II; the Winter War (1939–1940), the Continuation War (1941–1944), and the Lapland War (1944–1945).
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 following other wikis use this file: Usage on af.wikipedia.org Vlag van Finland; Usage on ang.wikipedia.org Bysen:Country data Finnland; Usage on ar.wikipedia.org
English: The swallow-tailed state flag of Finland, also called Naval Ensign of Finland. This flag is used only by the Finnish Defence Forces installations, units, garrisons, and ships. The flag is also the unit Colour of such units that do not have a Colour of their own.
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 ...
Unofficial Civil flag of the Grand Duchy of Finland: The first known "Flag of Finland" was presented in 1848, along with the national anthem Maamme. Its motif was the coat of arms of Finland, surrounded by laurel leaves, on a white flag. 1650–1809: Flag of Sweden Used in Finland when it was part of The Kingdom of Sweden 1537–1650: Flag of ...
The first known "Flag of Finland" was presented in 1848, along with the unofficial national anthem "Maamme". Its motif was the coat of arms of Finland surrounded by laurel leaves on a white flag. The current blue-crossed design was first used in Finland by Nyländska Jaktklubben, a yacht club founded in Helsinki in 1861.
The division artillery consisted of the 14th Heavy Artillery Battalion. The division commander was Major General Ruben Lagus . During most of the war, the division was located at Petrozavodsk , but in the spring of 1944 it was moved to the Karelian Isthmus to form the reserve of the headquarters.