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The Continuation War, [f] also known as the Second Soviet-Finnish War, was a conflict fought by Finland and Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union during World War II.It began with a Finnish declaration of war on 25 June 1941 and ended on 19 September 1944 with the Moscow Armistice.
Finnish invasion of East Karelia; Part of Continuation War and World War II: Map depicting the Finnish offensive operations in Karelia carried out in the Summer and Autumn of 1941 during the Continuation War. The furthest advance of Finnish units in the Continuation War and borders for both before and after the Winter War are shown.
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The V Corps (Finnish: V Armeijakunta) was a unit of the Finnish Army during the Continuation War of 1941–1944. It was first active for a brief time in 1941, and was reactivated in 1942 in the Svir sector during the trench warfare phase of the war.
The 3rd Division (Finnish: 3. Divisioona) was a unit of the Finnish Army during the Continuation War. It initially fought in the northern Finland, participating in the Finno-German Operation Arctic Fox. In 1944, it was transferred to the Karelian Isthmus to defend against the Soviet Vyborg–Petrozavodsk offensive.
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 ...
The I Corps (Finnish: I Armeijakunta) refers to several short-lived units of the Finnish Army before and during the Continuation War.The longest-lived I Corps participated in both the Finnish invasion of Ladoga Karelia and the Finnish invasion of the Karelian Isthmus in 1941 before being disbanded in early 1942, before being re-designated V Corps.
List of military divisions – List of Finnish divisions in the Continuation War. 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 ...