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  2. Lapland War - Wikipedia

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    After a series of minor battles, the war came to an effective end in November 1944, when all of the Wehrmacht troops had reached Norway or the border area and took fortified positions. The last Wehrmacht soldiers left Finland on 27 April 1945, shortly before the end of World War II in Europe.

  3. List of wars involving Finland - Wikipedia

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    Finnish Civil War (1918) ... Lapland War (1944–1945) Part of the Second World War ... This page was last edited on 23 December 2024, ...

  4. Category:Battles involving Finland - Wikipedia

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    Battles of the Finnish Civil War (19 P) N. Naval battles involving Finland (1 C, 3 P) R. ... This page was last edited on 18 May 2024, at 16:24 (UTC).

  5. Battle of Olhava - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Olhava occurred during the Lapland War on 28 September 1944. A brief armed struggle occurred in Northern Finland between retreating German troops and north of the advancement of the Finnish troops. The previous day the first skirmish between German and Finnish troops in Pudasjärvi. In Olhava, troops for the first time opened full ...

  6. Military history of Finland - Wikipedia

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    The Soviets launched the Vyborg–Petrozavodsk offensive in June 1944 and drove Finland out of the territory it had taken, but the Finns halted the offensive with a string of victories, beginning with the Battle of Tali-Ihantala and ending with the Battle of Ilomantsi in August 1944. The Continuation War ended with the Moscow Armistice. As part ...

  7. Battle of Tornio - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Tornio (October 1–8, 1944) was the first major engagement between Nazi Germany and Finland in the Lapland War; although hostilities had already begun elsewhere (see Tanne Ost). [ 1 ] Background

  8. Battle of Rovaniemi - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Rovaniemi was an event during the 1944 Lapland War. The actual fighting between the components of the Finnish Armoured Division and Finnish 3rd Division against the troops of the German Twentieth Mountain Army took place at the vicinity of the town of Rovaniemi .

  9. Category:1944 in Finland - Wikipedia

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    Category: 1944 in Finland. ... Battle of Vyborg Bay (1944) Vyborg–Petrozavodsk offensive ... This page was last edited on 20 July 2023, ...