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The Armoured Division (Finnish: Panssaridivisioona, PsD or Ps. D ) was an armoured division of the Finnish Army during the Continuation War . Finnish armoured vehicles roundel (WWII).
The Armoured Brigade (Finnish: Panssariprikaati) 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 four military provinces are further divided into 22 regional offices or regional military provinces which are responsible for conscription, organizing the local defence and aiding the voluntary defence organizations. The Army is commanded by Lieutenant General Pasi Välimäki, who succeeded Petri Hulkko on January 1, 2022.
This is a list of Finnish divisions that existed during the Continuation War, 1941–1944. 1st Division; 2nd Division; 3rd Division; 4th Division; 5th Division; 6th Division – formed the 12th Brigade in 1942, reformed as 6th Division in 1943; 7th Division; 8th Division; 10th Division; 11th Division; 12th Division – formed 3rd Brigade in ...
Unit in the Imperial German Army composed mainly of Finnish volunteers. Finnish Artillery Regiment. 1794 1811 ... Armoured Division – formed in 1942;
1st Division (Continuation War) 2nd Division (Continuation War) 3rd Division (Continuation War) 4th Division (Winter War) 5th Division (Continuation War) 5th Division (Winter War) 6th Division (Continuation War) 6th Division (Winter War) 7th Division (Continuation War) 14th Searchlight Battery (Finland) 61st Infantry Regiment (Finland)
The V Corps consisted of the 10th and 17th infantry divisions, the Finnish Armoured Division and two brigades. [24] Of these forces, the 10th and the Armoured Division were acting as a corps reserve. [25] The corps was also reinforced with the German 122nd Infantry Division in the first days of July. [26]
The Finnish Army (Finnish: Maavoimat, 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. The commander of the Finnish Army since 1 January 2022 is ...