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Finnish II Corps (Winter War)
The II Corps () was a unit of the Finnish Army (1939), Finnish Army during the Winter War. The II Corps with the Finnish III Corps (Winter War), 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. Order of battle II Corps *Finnish 1st Division (Winter War), 1st Division *Finnish 4th Division (Winter War), 4th Division *Finnish 5th Division (Winter War), 5th Division *Finnish 6th Division (Winter War), 6th Division - attached on 19 December *Finnish 11th Division (Winter War), 11th Division *Finnish 23rd Division (Winter War), 23rd Division - arrived in February 1940 Delaying groups Delaying groups operational only in the opening phase of the war: *Group Uusikirkko **Finnish Cavalry Brigade, Cavalry Brigade **Finnish Jaeger Battalion 1, Jaeger Battalion 1 *Group Muolaa **Finnish Jaeger Battalion 3, Jaeger Battalion 3 *Gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karelian Isthmus Finnish Positions 1939
Karelian refers to something from or related to the region of Karelia, in present-day Russia and Finland. * Karelians, an ethnic group in Russia speaking the Karelian language * Karelians (Finns), a subgroup of Finns * Karelian language, a Baltic Finnic language * Karelian dialects, a group of Southeast Finnish dialects See also * Karelia (other) * Kurilian (other) Kurilian means 'of or having to do with the Kuril Islands'. It may specifically refer to: * The geography or other features of the Kuril Islands (also called ''Kurile'', ''Kurilsky'', ''Kurilskiye'', or ''Chishima Islands'') * Peoples of the Kuril ... {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish 5th Division (Winter War)
The 5th Division was a unit of the Finnish Army during the Winter War The Winter War was a war between the Soviet Union and Finland. It began with a Soviet invasion of Finland on 30 November 1939, three months after the outbreak of World War II, and ended three and a half months later with the Moscow Peac .... It was part of the II Corps (II AK) which fought on the Karelian Isthmus as part of the Army of the Isthmus. It was stationed on the Mannerheim Line between Lake Muolaanjärvi and Kuolemajärvi. Formation The 5th Division consisted of the following units: *13th Infantry Regiment (JR13) *14th Infantry Regiment (JR14) *15th Infantry Regiment (JR15) *5th Field Artillery Regiment (KTR5) Commanders Colonel Selim Isakson 30 November 1939 – 13 March 1940Pettibone, Charles D. The Organisation and Order of Battle of Militaries in World War II pp. 314 References External linksThe Battles of the Winter Warcomprehensively covered by Sami H. E. Korhonen {{Finnish forma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Jaeger Battalion 2
Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also * Finish (other) * Finland (other) * Suomi (other) Suomi means ''Finland'' in Finnish. Suomi may also refer to: *Finnish language Finnish (endonym: or ) is a Finnic languages, Finnic language of the Uralic languages, Uralic language family, spoken by the majority of the population in Finla ... * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish 6th Division (Winter War)
The 6th Division (6.Divisioona) was a unit of the Finnish Army during the Winter War. Finland lost territories in the 3½ month Winter War against the Soviets, November 1939 to March 1940. History During the mobilization prior to the Winter War, the 6th Division was placed in the reserve of the Commander-in-Chief Gustaf Mannerheim. The division consisted of reservists mainly from Satakunta. On 19 December it was attached to the II Corps. The 6th and 1st Divisions were to attack the advancing Soviet forces near Summa Summa and its diminutive summula (plural ''summae'' and ''summulae'', respectively) was a medieval didactics literary genre written in Latin, born during the 12th century, and popularized in 13th century Europe. In its simplest sense, they might .... The attack began on 23 December but was a failure. In the beginning of January 1940, the division's name was changed to the 3rd Division. This was done in order to confuse the enemy, but it is uncertain if this had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish 4th Division (Winter War)
The 4th Division was a unit of the Finnish Army during the Winter War. It was part of the II Corps (''II AK'') which fought on the Karelian Isthmus. The 4th Division was responsible for the front between the Gulf of Finland The Gulf of Finland (; ; ; ) is the easternmost arm of the Baltic Sea. It extends between Finland to the north and Estonia to the south, to Saint Petersburg—the second largest city of Russia—to the east, where the river Neva drains into it. ... and Viipuri. Commanders * B. Nordenswan ( – 6 December 1939) * A. Kaila (6 December 1939 – 1 March 1940) * J. Arajuuri (1 March 1940 – ? ) External links Finnish wartime photos and history websiteStories by veterans, historians, and wartime pictures from the KevOs4 unit of the 4th Division .The Battles of the Winter Warcomprehensively covered by Sami H. E. Korhonen Military units and formations of Finland in the Winter War Divisions of Finland Military units and formations of Finland in World War I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Army (1939)
The Finnish Army ( , ) is the land forces branch of the Finnish Defence Forces. The Finnish Army is divided into six branches: infantry (which includes armoured units), field artillery, anti-aircraft artillery, engineers, signals, and materiel troops. The commander of the Finnish Army as of 1 January 2022 is Lieutenant General Pasi Välimäki. Role The duties of the Finnish Army are threefold. They are: [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish 1st Division (Winter War)
Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also * Finish (other) * Finland (other) * Suomi (other) Suomi means ''Finland'' in Finnish. Suomi may also refer to: *Finnish language Finnish (endonym: or ) is a Finnic languages, Finnic language of the Uralic languages, Uralic language family, spoken by the majority of the population in Finla ... * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
