List of Finnish divisions in the Continuation War
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List of military divisions — List of Finnish divisions in the Continuation War
This is a list of Finnish
division
s that existed during the Continuation War
, 1941 - 1944.
This is a list of Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
division
Division (military)
A division is a large military unit or formation usually consisting of between 10,000 and 20,000 soldiers. In most armies, a division is composed of several regiments or brigades, and in turn several divisions typically make up a corps...
s that existed during the Continuation War
Continuation War
The Continuation War was the second of two wars fought between Finland and the Soviet Union during World War II.At the time of the war, the Finnish side used the name to make clear its perceived relationship to the preceding Winter War...
, 1941 - 1944.
- 1st Division
- 2nd Division
- 3rd DivisionFinnish 3rd Division (Continuation War)The 3rd Division was a unit of the Finnish Army during the Continuation War.-History:The 3rd division was the main component of the Finnish III Corps. During the war, the division fought mostly in the Uhtua and Kiestinki area, when it participated in Operation Arctic Fox...
- 4th Division
- 5th DivisionFinnish 5th Division (Continuation War)5. Division was a Finnish Army division in the Continuation War. The division was formed by Etelä-Häme military province from the men in Kanta-Häme and Lounais-Häme civil guard districts.- Formation :After formation the division consisted of the following sub-units:*Infantry...
- 6th DivisionFinnish 6th Division (Continuation War)The 6th Division was a unit of the Finnish Army during the Continuation War.-History:The 6th Division was attached to the German XXXVI Corps in Northern Finland in 1941. As part of Operation Arctic Fox the division attacked with the SS Division Nord and German 169th Infantry Division against Salla...
- formed the 12th Brigade in 1942, reformed as 6th Division in 1943 - 7th DivisionFinnish 7th Division (Continuation War)7. Division was a Finnish Army division in the Continuation War. The division was formed Savo-Karjala military province from the men in Pohjois-Savo and Pohjois-Karjala civil guard districts.-Forming:...
- 8th Division
- 10th Division
- 11th Division
- 12th Division - formed 3rd Brigade in 1941
- 14th Division
- 15th Division
- 17th Division
- 18th Division
- 19th Division - disbanded in 1942
- Finnish Armoured DivisionFinnish Armoured DivisionThe Finnish Armoured Division was a Finnish armoured division during the Continuation War.-Foundation:The Finnish Supreme headquarters ordered the foundation of an armoured division on 28 June 1942 and the actual foundation was on 30 June 1942. The division consisted of the newly formed Armoured...
- formed in 1942 - Division J - formed in August 1941, disbanded in August 1942
- 1st Coast Division - a Naval Forces unit, formed in July 1944