Finnish 4th Division (Winter War)
Encyclopedia
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
and Viipuri. r
Winter War
The Winter War was a military conflict between the Soviet Union and Finland. It began with a Soviet offensive on 30 November 1939 – three months after the start of World War II and the Soviet invasion of Poland – and ended on 13 March 1940 with the Moscow Peace Treaty...
. It was part of the II Corps
Finnish II Corps
There have been two Finnish formations called II Corps :* II Corps during the Winter War* II Corps during the Continuation War...
(II AK) which fought on the Karelian Isthmus
Karelian Isthmus
The Karelian Isthmus is the approximately 45–110 km wide stretch of land, situated between the Gulf of Finland and Lake Ladoga in northwestern Russia, to the north of the River Neva . Its northwestern boundary is the relatively narrow area between the Bay of Vyborg and Lake Ladoga...
. The 4th Division was responsible for the front between the Gulf of Finland
Gulf of Finland
The Gulf of Finland is the easternmost arm of the Baltic Sea. It extends between Finland and Estonia all the way to Saint Petersburg in Russia, where the river Neva drains into it. Other major cities around the gulf include Helsinki and Tallinn...
and Viipuri. r
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 website Stories by veterans, historians, and wartime pictures from the KevOs4 unit of the 4th Division .
- The Battles of the Winter War comprehensively covered by Sami H. E. Korhonen