Second Soviet-Finnish War

June 25, 1941 – September 19, 1944 · Karelia, Finland

Result Soviet victory

The Second Soviet-Finnish War, also known as the Continuation War, was fought by Finland and Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union during World War II, from 25 June 1941 to 19 September 1944. Finland sought to regain territory lost in the Winter War and advanced into East Karelia, also participating in the siege of Leningrad. The Soviet Vyborg-Petrozavodsk offensive in 1944 drove the Finns back, and the Moscow Armistice required Finland to cede Petsamo, lease the Porkkala Peninsula, pay reparations, and expel German troops from its territory.

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Finland and Germany

Soviet Union

Germany

Finland

Soviet Union

Risto Ryti belligerent leader

Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim military commander

Lothar Rendulic belligerent leader

Nikolaus von Falkenhorst military commander

Eduard Dietl military commander

Aksel Airo military commander

Karl Lennart Oesch military commander

Joseph Stalin belligerent leader

Kirill Meretskov belligerent leader

Markian Popov belligerent leader Valerian Frolov belligerent leader

Leonid Govorov military commander

Strength and losses

Aircraft: 550

Strength: 900,000–1,500,000
Tanks: 1,506
Aircraft: 1,382

Units

II Corps (Finland, Continuation War) III Corps (Finland, Continuation War) 3rd Division (Finland) V Corps (Finland) 122nd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) 7th Division (Finland, Continuation War)

104th Rifle Division 114th Rifle Division 115th Rifle Division 122nd Rifle Division 123rd Rifle Division 168th Rifle Division 176th Rifle Division 177th Rifle Division 178th Rifle Division 186th Rifle Division (1941 formation) 198th Rifle Division 205th Rifle Division 21st Motor Rifle Division NKVD 21st Rifle Division (Soviet Union) 224th Rifle Division 263rd Rifle Division 27th Rifle Division 289th Rifle Division 313th Rifle Division 314th Rifle Division 341st Rifle Division 368th Rifle Division 54th Rifle Division 69th Guards Motor Rifle Division 98th Guards Airborne Division

Battles 13

Battle of Hanko (1941) June 22 – December 2, 1941 · Soviet troops evacuated by sea
Battle of Bengtskär July 26, 1941 · Finnish victory
Operation EF (1941) July 30, 1941 · German victory
Battle of Porlampi August 30, 1941 · Finnish victory
Finnish invasion of the Karelian Isthmus September 5, 1941 · Finnish victory
Finnish invasion of East Karelia (1941) December 6, 1941 · Finnish victory
Battle of Suursaari March 26 – April 2, 1942 · Finnish victory
Battle of Someri July 8–9, 1942 · Finnish victory
Vyborg–Petrozavodsk offensive June 10 – August 9, 1944 · Moscow Armistice
- Battle of Tali–Ihantala June 25 – July 9, 1944 · Finnish victory
- Battle of Vyborg Bay (1944) July 1–10, 1944 · Finnish defensive victory
- Battle of Vuosalmi July 4–15, 1944 · Finnish victory
Battle of Tienhaara June 22, 1944 · Finnish victory
Battle of Tali–Ihantala June 25 – July 9, 1944 · Finnish victory
Battle of Nietjärvi July 15–17, 1944 · Finnish victory
Battle of Ilomantsi (1944) July 26 – August 13, 1944 · Finnish victory

Before and after

Ended by: Moscow Armistice September 19, 1944

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1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

Winter War

Second Soviet-Finnish War

Moscow Armistice

Also involved 8

Mauno Koivisto participant · Finland and Germany
Juho Kusti Paasikivi participant · Finland and Germany
Edwin Linkomies participant · Finland and Germany
Ahti Karjalainen participant · Finland and Germany
Johannes Virolainen participant · Finland and Germany
Väinö Tanner participant · Finland and Germany
V. J. Sukselainen participant · Finland and Germany
Hugo Österman participant