Army of Karelia information

The Army of Karelia (Finnish: Karjalan armeija) was a Finnish army during the Continuation War. The Army of Karelia was formed on 29 June 1941 soon after...

Ryhmä) in North Karelia 6th Division (Southern Finland) 9th Division (Northern Finland) Field Replacement Brigade (KT-Pr) The Army of Karelia was formed on...

Republic of Karelia, Karjala or Karelia (Russian: Каре́лия, Ка́рьяла; Karelian: Karjala), is a republic of Russia situated in the northwest of the country...

Kymenlaakso). Flags of Karelia Coats of arms of Karelia Various subdivisions may be called Karelia. Finnish Karelia is a historical province of Finland and is...

achieving the goal of splitting the Soviet forces. During the rest of July, the Army of Karelia advanced further southeast into Karelia, coming to a halt...

to the Soviet Union in Karelia. The Finnish Army continued its offensive past the 1939 border during the invasion of East Karelia and halted it only around...

of Infantry in 1941. During the Continuation War he commanded the Army of Karelia until January 1942, after which he was again appointed the Chief of...

because of that throughout history changed its holder, to this day divided between the Republic of Finland and the Russian Republic. Karelia is primarily...

Heinrichs, and ordered it to prepare to attack Ladoga Karelia. The Army of Karelia consisted of VI Corps (the 5th and 11th Divisions), VII Corps (the...

southern portion of East Karelia, which is part of Russia. Olonets Karelia is located between the other historical regions of Ladoga Karelia, to its west...

The Republic of Uhtua, also Provisional Government of Karelia, officially called the Republic of East Karelia was an unrecognized state that existed from...

Minister of Finland 1941–1943. Eric Heinrichs commanded the Army of Karelia during the Continuation War. Karl Lennart Oesch commanded the Army of Karelia and...

empires. Army: Filipp Golikov Dušan Simović Milan Nedić Army: Korechika Anami Air force Stoyan Stoyanov Allied leaders of World War II Axis leaders of World...

practical rather than ideological reasons because of the Soviet threat. In July 1941 the Finnish Army of Karelia was strengthened by the German 163rd Infantry...

in Eastern Karelia was an interim administrative system established in those areas of the Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic (KFSSR) of the Soviet...

Karelia Brigade (Finnish: Karjalan Prikaati, KARPR) is one of the three Finnish Army readiness brigades. It is currently based at Valkeala. With some three...

the Finnish Army, but continued to view efforts to integrate East Karelia to Finland as crucial for both the security and the economy of the newly-independent...

Finnish Army prepared to enter the widening conflict. On 29 June Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, Marshal of Finland, formed the Army of Karelia under the...

flank of the Army of Karelia, commanded by lieutenant general Heinrichs. Heinrichs' mission was to advance to Lake Onega and the Svir River. The task of VII...

arrived in 1940 Lapland Group North Finland Group North Karelian Group Army of Karelia I Corps II Corps III Corps IV Corps V Corps VI Corps VII Corps 1st...

Red Army, often shortened to the Red Army, was the army and air force of the Russian Soviet Republic and, from 1922, the Soviet Union. The army was established...

estimated to have lost a similar number. The strength of the Red Army north of Lake Ladoga in Ladoga Karelia surprised the Finnish Headquarters. Two Finnish...