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VI Corps (Continuation War)

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502: 619: 358: 774:, a plan for the demobilization was finalized by 20 October and presented to the Soviets – following translation difficulties – on 22 October. As a result of disagreements regarding the strength and composition of the post-war Finnish army, the plan had not been approved by the start of November. This was of significant concern for the Finns, as time was running out for completing the demobilization by the original 5 December deadline while the 57: 582:, launched its attack. It was opposed by the Soviet 3rd Division, 3rd Naval Infantry Brigade, and two regiments, of which the 3rd Naval Infantry Brigade and the two regiments were in the region the Finns had chosen as the focus of their assault over the Säntämäjoki River. By the morning of 5 September, the Finns had broken the Soviet line and opened the road to the city of 778:, the removal of remaining German forced from northern Finland, continued. The Soviet delegation approved a modified demobilization plan on 5 November, requiring the mobilization to begin by 8 November with a deadline of 5 December for the demobilization to be completed. The demobilization of the Finnish Army was completed by 4 December 1944. The VI Corps HQ's 421:, the latter of which belonged to Group O. During 12 July, the combined force of the 5th Division and the 1st Jäger Brigade reached Lake Tolvayarvi and an area some 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of Uuksu, with Uuksu itself falling to the Finns on the morning of 13 July. The same day, 11th Division reached the area north of Lake Yanisyarvi. 307:. With multiple corps planned to attack in three different directions, the operation was too complicated to be left uncoordinated by a higher echelon. At the same time, any attempt by the Finnish General Headquarters to directly coordinate the actions in the region would have disturbed its ability to properly supervise actions on other fronts. 635:
troops advancing from the southwest. The task of the 163rd Division would have been to cover the flanks of the link up. The division was moved away from the sector later, once it had become clear both that the German forces would not be able to reach the Svir from the south, and that the Finns were hesitant to advance southwards themselves.
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independence. On the morning of 4 September, Finnish forces began to observe a cease-fire, as agreed during Finno-Soviet negotiations over the preceding two weeks. The Soviets began to observe the cease-fire 25 hours later, at 08:00 on 5 September. At this point, the VI Corps consisted of the 5th and 8th Divisions.
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By the end of August 1941, VI corps was in charge of the whole Svir sector, covering the river and the bridgehead with a force consisting of the 11th, 5th, 17th and 7th Divisions. Opposite them were the Soviet 3rd Naval Infantry Brigade and the 314th, 21st, 114th and 272nd Divisions of the Soviet 7th
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Having reached Lake Ladoga, the 5th Division continued south along the eastern shore of the lake. By 19 July 1941, the Army of Karelia was concerned about possible encirclement by a combination of landings from the lake and Soviet forces counter-attacking from the east, and so ordered the VI Corps to
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In addition, the German 163rd Division stood behind the 11th Division on the shore of Lake Ladoga, but was not subordinated to the VI Corps. The division had been brought into the area in preparation for the "handshake at Svir", where Finnish troops advancing from the north would link up with German
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The Finnish assault started with an artillery preparation on 9 July at 23:40, with the Finnish infantry pushing off 28 minutes later. The Finns, however, had trouble concentrating forces and directing artillery and the attack soon slowed down, with battles in the region of Korpiselkä causing delays
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soon put the corps in danger of being cut off. The VI Corps commander, Blick, requested permission to pull back from his now-superior Talvela, who refused and ordered the corps to conduct a delaying action. Blick cut communications with Talvela, gave orders to fall back, and only re-established
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and Ilomantsi, Soviet forces from the Finnish front were redirected to other fronts and the situation stabilized with VI Corps still holding the U-line position. On 27 July, the Soviets informed the neutral Swedes that they would be ready to negotiate for a peace that allowed for Finnish
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Concurrently with these actions, the reinforced 5th Division continued south along the shore of the lake, taking Vitele on 24 July. The Finns attempted to cut off Soviets retreating from Vitele, but failed to do so. By mid-July, VI Corps was holding a line spanning from the River
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was signed on 19 September 1944, ending the war between the Finland and the Soviet Union. On that same day, VI Corps began its march towards the Simpelejärvi-Kiteenjärvi area, with the whole of the corps crossing to the Finnish side of the border within a week.
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While the 11th Division continued to be engaged in the area north of Lake Yanisyarvi, the 5th Division took Loimola on 14 July. Lagus's forces reached Koirinoja and the shore of Lake Ladoga early on the morning of 15 July, thus splitting in two the
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line. On 20 July, VI corps was ordered to cover parts of the Lake Ladoga coast. However, due to a lack of Finnish forces available for coastal defense, the Soviet 4th Naval Infantry Brigade was able to land on the
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during the winter of 1941. The Finns crossed the Svir on September 12, establishing a bridgehead that would eventually reach a width of 100 kilometres (62 mi) and a depth of 20 kilometres (12 mi).
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Divisions being cut off north of Lake Ladoga. Also on 15 July, Finnish forces took up blocking positions 10–15 kilometres (6.2–9.3 mi) east of Loimola. The 11th Division took up positions along the
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within two months. However, the situation was complicated by the concurrent Soviet demands that the Finns remove the German forces remaining in northern Finland. Following a 12 October letter from the
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By January 1942, the Finnish General HQ viewed the Svir front as being too large a sector to be managed by a single corps level formation and on 24 January ordered the creation of the
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to Säntämä. Ordered to not advance further, the corps would hold this sector until 4 September while repulsing several Soviet counter-attacks from the forces of the Soviet 7th Army.
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to coordinate the actions in the region. The creation of the new army headquarters resulted in a significant reordering of the corps in the region. Most notably, the single-division
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Between December 1941 and April 1942, the Soviets launched multiple counter-attacks on the Svir sector. An attack launched on 11 April 1942, created a dangerous breach in the
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to its north and south, respectively. Together, these three formations formed the main body of the Army of Karelia. VI Corps held a sector of the border in the areas of
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ends on 3 December 1944, with a note that the corps headquarters has been disbanded. The final timestamped entry is a situation report sent at 19:40 on that same date.
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communications once it was too late to countermand his orders. This caused significant animosity between Talvela and Blick, and resulted in the replacement of Blick by
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On 30 August, the commander of the Army of Karelia gave VI corps new orders: The corps was to advance to the Svir while keeping its left flank secure along the line
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Already during the late evening of 4 September, IV Corps had been ordered to prepare to take up new positions on the Finnish side of the border established in the
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in the line, on 31 May 1944 the corps consisted of the 15th Brigade and the 5th, 8th and 17th Divisions. In this configuration, it was struck by the Soviet
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Divisions and was concentrated on the Finno-Soviet border between Group O (a separate formation consisting of three brigades) and the
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Following these successes, VI Corps's commander, Talvela, requested new orders from the commander of the Army of Karelia, General
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VI Corps retreated to the northern shores of Lake Ladoga, taking positions on a partially complete defensive line called the
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waged between late 1939 and early 1940. The corps was to take a defensive position in the region between lakes
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on 21 June, while the Finns were in the process of pulling back their forces to the northern side of the Svir.
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Map depicting the Finnish offensive operations in Karelia carried out in the Summer and Autumn of 1941 during
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was disbanded, with its headquarters elements forming a new VI Corps. The command of the corps was given to
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to Loimola. There, Soviet forces attempted to encircle the VI Corps by flanking them from the north, via
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railway line. The corps's advance units were to take and hold the railway as well as railway bridges in
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on 19 September 1944, the corps was demobilized with the rest of the Finnish Army by 4 December 1944.
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Following various changes in the corps's subordinate units, including a brief time in 1943 with the
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and the Svir railway station. By reaching the latter, the Finns had technically cut the
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on 6 July. According to historian Antti Juutilainen, Blick's actions "saved his men".
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of 19 to 20 hours. Around mid-day 11 July, the 5th Division commander was replaced by
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had concerns regarding the situation of the Finnish forces preparing to attack into
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began on 21 June 1944. During this offensive, its commander, General
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According to the original Soviet demands, Finnish forces were to be
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on 27 July and by repulsing a further landing attempt on 28 July.
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Nenye, Vesa; Munter, Peter; Wirtanen, Toni; Birks, Chris (2016).
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to focus on rescue efforts rather than continue the offensive.
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By 8 September, VI corps had reached the Svir at Kuuttilahti,
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until that point. The newly created VI Corps consisted of the
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and Lake Yanisyarvi. The attack would then continue to the
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As such, on 29 June Mannerheim ordered the creation of the
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on 15 July, splitting in half and encircling parts of the
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of 1941 to 1944, where the Finnish Army fought alongside
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305:Ladoga Karelia 265: 262: 193:Ladoga Karelia 152: 149: 148: 146: 145: 139: 133: 126: 124: 118: 117: 113: 112: 110: 109: 104: 99: 93: 91: 87: 86: 81: 77: 76: 71: 67: 66: 51: 47: 46: 43: 39: 38: 34: 33: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 2024: 2013: 2010: 2008: 2005: 2004: 2002: 1983: 1980: 1978: 1975: 1973: 1970: 1968: 1965: 1963: 1960: 1958: 1955: 1953: 1950: 1948: 1945: 1943: 1940: 1938: 1935: 1933: 1930: 1928: 1925: 1923: 1920: 1918: 1915: 1913: 1910: 1908: 1905: 1903: 1900: 1898: 1895: 1893: 1890: 1889: 1887: 1885: 1881: 1871: 1868: 1866: 1863: 1861: 1858: 1856: 1853: 1851: 1848: 1846: 1843: 1841: 1838: 1837: 1835: 1833: 1829: 1826: 1824: 1820: 1810: 1807: 1805: 1802: 1800: 1797: 1795: 1792: 1790: 1787: 1785: 1782: 1780: 1777: 1775: 1772: 1770: 1767: 1765: 1762: 1760: 1757: 1755: 1752: 1750: 1747: 1745: 1742: 1740: 1737: 1735: 1732: 1731: 1729: 1727: 1723: 1713: 1710: 1708: 1705: 1703: 1700: 1698: 1695: 1694: 1692: 1690: 1686: 1683: 1681: 1677: 1673: 1669: 1662: 1657: 1655: 1650: 1648: 1643: 1642: 1639: 1630: 1628:951-861-384-2 1624: 1620: 1616: 1612: 1607: 1603: 1601:951-0-15331-1 1597: 1593: 1589: 1584: 1580: 1578:951-0-15330-3 1574: 1570: 1566: 1561: 1557: 1555:951-0-15329-X 1551: 1547: 1543: 1538: 1534: 1532:951-0-15327-3 1528: 1524: 1520: 1515: 1511: 1505: 1501: 1496: 1492: 1490:951-0-28690-7 1486: 1482: 1478: 1473: 1462: 1458: 1457: 1451: 1450: 1445: 1438:, p. 88. 1437: 1432: 1429: 1425: 1424:Hietanen 1992 1420: 1417: 1413: 1412:Hietanen 1992 1408: 1405: 1401: 1396: 1394: 1390: 1386: 1381: 1378: 1374: 1369: 1366: 1362: 1357: 1355: 1351: 1347: 1342: 1339: 1335: 1330: 1327: 1323: 1318: 1315: 1311: 1306: 1303: 1299: 1294: 1291: 1287: 1282: 1279: 1275: 1270: 1267: 1263: 1258: 1255: 1251: 1246: 1243: 1239: 1234: 1231: 1227: 1222: 1219: 1215: 1210: 1208: 1206: 1202: 1198: 1193: 1190: 1186: 1181: 1178: 1174: 1169: 1167: 1163: 1159: 1154: 1151: 1147: 1142: 1140: 1136: 1132: 1127: 1124: 1120: 1115: 1112: 1108: 1103: 1101: 1097: 1093: 1088: 1086: 1082: 1078: 1073: 1070: 1066: 1061: 1058: 1055:, p. 60. 1054: 1049: 1046: 1042: 1037: 1034: 1030: 1025: 1022: 1018: 1013: 1010: 1006: 1001: 998: 994: 989: 987: 983: 979: 974: 971: 967: 962: 960: 958: 954: 950: 945: 942: 938: 933: 930: 926: 921: 918: 914: 909: 906: 902: 897: 894: 890: 885: 882: 878: 873: 870: 866: 861: 858: 854: 849: 847: 843: 839: 834: 831: 827: 822: 820: 816: 812: 807: 804: 800: 795: 792: 785: 783: 781: 777: 773: 769: 764: 761: 757: 753: 749: 745: 740: 737: 733: 732:Tali–Ihantala 725: 723: 721: 717: 713: 709: 705: 701: 696: 694: 689: 684: 682: 678: 670: 668: 664: 659: 654: 652: 649: 648:Major General 645: 641: 636: 632: 625: 620: 613: 611: 608: 604: 600: 596: 592: 587: 585: 581: 577: 573: 567: 562: 557: 553: 548: 542: 540: 534: 529: 524: 518: 513: 503: 496: 494: 492: 487: 483: 479: 473: 469: 464: 458: 453: 447: 442: 436: 431: 427: 422: 420: 416: 410: 408: 404: 400: 396: 392: 388: 384: 380: 376: 368: 364: 359: 352: 350: 348: 344: 340: 336: 332: 328: 324: 323:Paavo Talvela 321: 320:Major General 317: 313: 308: 306: 302: 299: 296: 292: 288: 284: 281: 275: 271: 263: 261: 259: 255: 251: 247: 242: 240: 236: 230: 225: 221: 215: 210: 206: 202: 198: 194: 189: 187: 183: 179: 175: 171: 167: 163: 159: 153:Military unit 143: 140: 137: 134: 131: 130:Paavo Talvela 128: 127: 125: 119: 114: 108: 105: 103: 100: 98: 95: 94: 92: 88: 85: 82: 78: 75: 72: 68: 64: 52: 48: 44: 40: 35: 30: 27: 19: 1864: 1672:World War II 1668:Finnish Army 1614: 1610: 1591: 1587: 1568: 1564: 1545: 1541: 1522: 1518: 1499: 1480: 1476: 1465:, retrieved 1460: 1455: 1431: 1419: 1407: 1380: 1368: 1341: 1329: 1317: 1305: 1293: 1281: 1269: 1257: 1245: 1233: 1221: 1192: 1180: 1153: 1126: 1114: 1072: 1060: 1048: 1036: 1024: 1012: 1000: 973: 944: 932: 920: 908: 896: 884: 872: 860: 833: 806: 794: 765: 752:Simpelejärvi 741: 729: 697: 685: 674: 655: 637: 633: 629: 588: 580:7th Division 558: 543: 508: 474: 423: 411: 372: 309: 280:Finnish Army 277: 243: 197:East Karelia 190: 186:Soviet Union 184:against the 174:Finnish Army 157: 155: 26: 776:Lapland War 768:demobilized 756:Kiteenjärvi 708:Pitkyaranta 661: [ 651:Aarne Blick 644:Aunus Group 564: [ 550: [ 531: [ 515: [ 466: [ 455: [ 444: [ 433: [ 415:Ruben Lagus 383:Lake Ladoga 250:Aarne Blick 227: [ 212: [ 205:Lake Ladoga 176:during the 136:Aarne Blick 90:Engagements 2001:Categories 1680:Winter War 1467:31 October 1446:References 748:Winter War 736:Vyborg Bay 702:(Finnish: 658:Ĺ elmenitša 399:Korpiselkä 395:Vyartsilya 391:Lake Onega 369:are shown. 367:Winter War 343:Tuupovaara 123:commanders 116:Commanders 1982:1st Coast 1884:Divisions 1726:Divisions 780:war diary 712:Ilomantsi 607:Belomorsk 603:Obozersky 561:Kotkozero 523:Vedlozero 491:Jänisjoki 463:Koirinoja 452:Hämekoski 339:VII Corps 283:mobilized 209:Koirinoja 138:(1942–44) 132:(1941–42) 45:1941–1944 1972:Armoured 599:Murmansk 430:Suistamo 327:II Corps 168:) was a 158:VI Corps 32:VI Corps 704:U-asema 640:V Corps 584:Olonets 547:Tuloksa 441:Loimola 316:V Corps 298:Marshal 235:Olonets 182:Germans 172:of the 162:Finnish 121:Notable 63:Finland 50:Country 1625:  1598:  1575:  1552:  1529:  1506:  1487:  700:U-line 626:, 1943 512:Vitele 403:Tjokki 347:Onkamo 272:, and 224:Vitele 144:(1944) 70:Branch 60:  42:Active 1832:Corps 1689:Corps 1613:[ 1590:[ 1567:[ 1544:[ 1521:[ 1479:[ 1459:[ 786:Notes 665:] 568:] 554:] 535:] 519:] 482:168th 470:] 459:] 448:] 437:] 233:and 231:] 216:] 170:corps 84:Corps 1623:ISBN 1596:ISBN 1573:ISBN 1550:ISBN 1527:ISBN 1504:ISBN 1485:ISBN 1469:2021 754:and 576:17th 486:71st 484:and 397:and 389:and 387:Svir 345:and 333:and 331:11th 278:The 239:Svir 195:and 156:The 80:Type 74:Army 1870:VII 1850:III 1707:III 605:to 335:5th 2003:: 1967:19 1962:18 1957:17 1952:15 1947:14 1942:12 1937:11 1932:10 1865:VI 1855:IV 1845:II 1809:23 1804:22 1799:21 1794:13 1789:12 1784:11 1779:10 1712:IV 1702:II 1621:. 1392:^ 1353:^ 1204:^ 1165:^ 1138:^ 1099:^ 1084:^ 985:^ 956:^ 845:^ 818:^ 734:, 686:A 663:fi 653:. 566:fi 552:fi 533:fi 517:fi 468:fi 457:fi 446:fi 435:fi 409:. 229:fi 214:fi 164:: 1977:J 1927:8 1922:7 1917:6 1912:5 1907:4 1902:3 1897:2 1892:1 1860:V 1840:I 1774:9 1769:8 1764:7 1759:6 1754:5 1749:4 1744:3 1739:2 1734:1 1697:I 1660:e 1653:t 1646:v 1631:. 1604:. 1581:. 1558:. 1535:. 1512:. 1493:. 521:- 439:– 160:( 20:)

Index

Finnish VI Corps (Continuation War)
Finland
Army
Corps
Finnish invasion of Ladoga Karelia
Finnish invasion of East Karelia (1941)
Vyborg–Petrozavodsk offensive
Paavo Talvela
Aarne Blick
Armas-Eino Martola
Finnish
corps
Finnish Army
Continuation War
Germans
Soviet Union
Ladoga Karelia
East Karelia
Lake Yanisyarvi
Lake Ladoga
Koirinoja
fi
Soviet 7th Army
Vitele
fi
Olonets
Svir
Vyborg–Petrozavodsk offensive
Aarne Blick
Armas-Eino Martola

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