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  Finnish 3rd Division (Continuation War) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 3rd Division (3.Divisioona) was a unit of the Finnish Army during the Continuation War.
The 3rd division was the main component of the Finnish III Corps.
During the war, the division fought mosly in the Uhtua and Kiestinki area.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Finnish_3rd_Division_(Continuation_War)   (137 words)

  
 finnish   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Finnish II Corps (Winter War) - The II Corps (II Armeijakunta) was a unit of the Finnish Army during the Winter War.
Finnish Democratic Republic - The Finnish Democratic Republic was a Communist regime in parts of Finland that were under Soviet Union occupation during the Winter War.
East Finnish - East Finnish culture and language are chiefly vested in the Savonians and the Karelians.
www.serebella.com /search/topic-finnish.html   (576 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: 3rd Division
The British 3rd Division, known as the Iron Division, was originally formed in 1809 by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington for service in the Peninsula War.
The 3rd Division () was a unit of the Finnish Army during the Continuation War.
Division Patch The Polish 3rd Carpathian Rifle Division (Polish 3 Dywizja Strzelców Karpackich, sometimes translated as 3rd Carpathian Infantry Division) was an Allied unit fighting during the World War II on the Italian Front.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/3rd-Division   (342 words)

  
 Battle of Tali-Ihantala   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Battle of Tali-Ihantala was a battle in World War II, part of the Continuation War between Finland and the Soviet Union.
The attack soon breached the Finnish front line of defence in Valkeasaari on June 10 and Finnish forces retreated to the secondary defence line, the VT-line aka.
By this time the Finnish army had concentrated half of its artillery in the area, along with the army's only armoured division with StuG III assault guns and German 303.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/battle_of_tali_ihantala   (770 words)

  
 List of Finnish divisions in the Continuation War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of Finnish divisions that existed during the Continuation War, 1941 - 1944.
6th Division - formed the 12th Brigade in 1942, reformed as 6th Division in 1943
12th Division - formed 3rd Brigade in 1941
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Finnish_divisions_in_the_Continuation_War   (99 words)

  
 Finland & the continuation war
On the 3 July 1941 Finnish 14th Division which was operating independently in the Rukajärvi sector crossed to the Russian side and was engaged in heavy fighting.
Finnish government tried for twice to initiate peace talks, after Stalingrad catastrophe in early 1943, and after the siege of Leningrad had been broken in the spring of 1944.
Finnish Airforce had a mixture of mostly obsolete aircraft for the duration of the war.
www.wargamer.com /rtm/contwar.htm   (2710 words)

  
 Finland in WWII: background and timeline   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Readiness for war was extremely low in Finland, not even uniforms could be dispatched to all units, there were no armor units and artillery lacked ammunition badly.
Finnish leadership is now sure that Germany will lose the war and starts to think how to make peace with Allies.
Finnish front in the Carelian Isthmus is exposed to attack.
www.lysator.liu.se /nordic/mirror/sa-int/hist.html   (5250 words)

  
 FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945: ARTILLERY PART V
During Winter War Finnish Army captured modernised 122 H/09-30 and 122 H/10-30 versions of this howitzer, which inspired Finns to modernise their 122 H/09 and 122 H/10 howitzers with similar modernisation.
Finnish modernisation included same enlarging of room for larger propellant charge and reinforcements to gun carriage, but it seems that perforated muzzle brake was left off from quite a few of them.
Finnish military captured 41 of these howitzers during Continuation War, the large majority of them (25 howitzers) in Carelia north of Lake Ladoga during at summer of 1941.
www.jaegerplatoon.net /ARTILLERY5.htm   (6039 words)

  
 Finnish 3rd Division   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Finnish 3rd Division (Winter War) - in 1940
Finnish 3rd Division (Continuation War) - in 1941 - 1944
This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name.
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 Finland in WWII: background and timeline   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Finnish servicemen were killed or missing in the Winter War.
Finnish front in the Carelian Isthmus is exposed for an attack.
Finnish AA-forces using modern German radars, German-made 88mm guns and decoy fires have saved Helsinki from the fate of the German cities.
personal.inet.fi /private/hovi.pages/sa-int/hist.html   (5483 words)

  
 FDFMOD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Three separate conflicts are included: The Winter War (39-40), the Continuation War (41-44) and the Lapland War (44-45).
Our focus is primarily on the Continuation War and the fierce decisive defense battles fought in the summer of 1944.
Supported by a Sturmgeschutz 40 G and equipped with a Panzerschreck, Finnish infantry is prepared for the inevitable Soviet assault in June 1944 after years spent in trench warfare.
koti.mbnet.fi /fdfmod   (242 words)

  
 FinlandGA55InternationalFinns.html
Finland took part in the operation in various ways: it supplied a Finnish battalion; UNFICYP was led by a Finnish General for three years and Sakari Tuomioja acted for a short period as the first representative of the Secretary-General, seeking a peaceful political solution to the crisis.
Martola fought in the Finnish Civil War of 1918 as a Jaeger officer and was subsequently engaged in various duties with the Finnish Defence Forces.
In the Winter War of 1939-1940 and the Continuation War of 1941-1944 he was first a divisional commander and then an army corps commander.
www.un.int /finland/FinlandGA55InternationalFinns.html   (2418 words)

  
 The War During 1943 (from World War II) --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
The war was in many respects a continuation, after an uneasy 20-year hiatus, of the disputes left unsettled by...
The deeper issue underlying the war was the balance of power between the rival Bourbon and Habsburg dynasties.
During World War II three types of offenses against the law of nations were stated by the Allied powers.
www.britannica.com /ebi/article-210420   (1076 words)

  
 World War 1 and 2 - Erillinen Pataljoona 4   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
No long range reconnaissance units were used during the Winter War, but training for these began during the spring of 1940.
Most of the men were veterans from the war, but some were refugees from eastern Karelia and Ingria.
The battalion also took part in the Lapland war, and was disbanded November 30 1944.
www.worldwardiary.com /history/Erillinen_Pataljoona_4   (247 words)

  
 3rd Division   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The result was a 5-4 win which means that the 2nd team can continue to push for promotion out of the 3rd division.
Harry served in the 2nd Division in Korea and I was a member, for awhile, of the 3rd Division in World War II France.
The chaplain said he knew Bauman, who was part of the 3rd Division.
www.wikiverse.org /3rd-division   (150 words)

  
 World War II Books & Videos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
While many of the ordinary soldiers realize that the war is senseless and that there will never be a final victory, the officers still try to encourage their men to carry on.
Battle of Marston Moor: This is the saga of one of the crucial battles of the war, which saw the King defeated, the fall of the Royalist stronghold of York, and the collapse of their cause in the north of England.
Based on Antti Tuuri's book Talvisota, this is a dignified tribute to the tenacious Finnish heroes who preserved their country's independence as the Soviet army ceaselessly stormed tiny Finland's borders with massive artillery, a powerful air force and well-armed infantry for 105 days during the Soviet invasion of 1939-40.
www.wwiibooks.com /video.html   (8599 words)

  
 Finnish 3rd Division -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Finnish 3rd Division -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
There have been two (The official language of Finland; belongs to the Baltic Finnic family of languages) Finnish 3rd ((botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum) Divisions:
(additional info and facts about Finnish 3rd Division (Continuation War)) Finnish 3rd Division (Continuation War) - in 1941 - 1944
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/F/Fi/Finnish_3rd_Division.htm   (76 words)

  
 3rd Division -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
There are several (additional info and facts about military divisions) military divisions known as the 3rd Division:
(additional info and facts about British 3rd Division (World War I)) British 3rd Division (World War I)
(additional info and facts about Finnish 3rd Division (Winter War)) Finnish 3rd Division (Winter War)
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/3/3r/3rd_division.htm   (170 words)

  
 Fire and Fury Games - Links to related sites
If you are thinking of using a Finnish army, especially for the post-1939 battles (the "Continuation War"), make sure that you visit this site.
It has TONS of photographs of Finnish armored vehicles, often with individual vehicle histories, and descriptions of the color schemes used.
The website continues this trend as they have lots of step-by-step instructions and color guides and it is well worth a visit.
www.fireandfury.com /links.shtml   (2603 words)

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