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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 Civic 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]
The military provinces are responsible for defence and planning in their areas. 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 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.
Army Name Municipality Notes Army Command Mikkeli: HQ [2]: Jaeger Brigade: Sodankylä, Rovaniemi: Arctic Warfare Unit [3]: Kainuu Brigade: Kajaani: Readiness Brigade [4]: Karelia Brigade
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Pages in category "Lists of military units and formations of Finland" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Finnish Civil War commenced on 27 January 1918. Defence Command was established as the Headquarters of White Finland's military in Vaasa by the commander-in-chief's day order (Finnish: päiväkäsky, Swedish: dagorder) number 1 on 2 February 1918. [2]
In case of mobilization, the Finnish Defence Forces would field one armoured brigade. The war-time armoured brigade has a strength of around 5,700 men, and fields 63 main battle tanks , 110 infantry fighting vehicles , circa 100 armoured personnel carriers , mainly of Soviet origin, and roughly 70 other armoured vehicles.