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7th Division (Winter War)

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55: 135: 154:. The latter had been long in action and worn out but there were not enough Finnish reserves to allow it to be rotated out of the line. It was decided to renumber the division in the hope of convincing the opposing Soviet forces that it had been replaced by a fresh formation. The unit was commanded by Major-General 184:. The Soviet offensive resumed on 18 February with the corps' 49th and 150th Rifle Divisions tasked with breaking through the 7th Division to capture strategic roads. The two Soviet divisions were reinforced by corps commander 721: 188:
who assigned the 101st Rifle Regiment, the 97th Ski Battalion and a tank battalion, as well as six additional artillery batteries. The Soviet advance enjoyed initial success in this sector.
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in the hope of convincing the Soviets that it had been replaced by fresh troops. The unit was commanded throughout the rest of the Winter War by Major-General
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regiment, the division was reinforced with a heavy artillery battery and two other batteries sent from the eastern
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By the end of January 1940 the 7th Division was supported by the newly raised and poorly equipped
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Index

Finnish 7th Division (Winter War)
Finland
Army
Division
Winter War
Finnish Army
Winter War
10th Division
Einar Vihma

Taipale
Winter War
10th Division
Einar Vihma
Moscow Peace Treaty
field artillery
Karelian Isthmus
21st Division
3rd Rifle Corps
Vladimir Grendahl
7th Division
Continuation War


The White Death: The Epic of the Soviet-Finnish Winter War
Finland at War: The Continuation and Lapland Wars 1941–45
ISBN
978-1-4728-1527-9

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