Battle of Tali–Ihantala

June 25 – July 9, 1944 · Karelian Isthmus

Result Finnish victory

Finnish forces stopped the Soviet offensive on the Karelian Isthmus. It was the largest battle in Nordic history, and it helped Finland keep its independence.

On the map Contemporaries

Finland and Germany

Soviet Union

Finland

Germany

Soviet Union

Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim military commander

Karl Lennart Oesch military commander Kurt Kuhlmey military commander

Alexander Ivanovich Cherepanov military commander

Leonid Govorov military commander

Strength and losses

Strength: 50,000
Casualties: c. 8,750
Killed: 1,350
Wounded: 6,300
Missing: 1,100
Tanks lost: c. 3
Aircraft lost: 12

Strength: 150,000

Units

IV Corps (Finland, Continuation War) 122nd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

168th Rifle Division