Continuation War Military history of Finland during World War II

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relative strengths of finnish, german , soviet troops @ start of continuation war in june 1941.


during summer , autumn of 1941 finnish army on offensive, retaking territories lost in winter war. finnish army advanced further, in direction of lake onega, (east lake ladoga), closing blockade of city of leningrad north, , occupying eastern karelia, had never been part of finland before. caused great britain declare war on finland on 6 december. german , finnish troops in northern finland less successful, failing take russian port city of murmansk during operation silver fox.


on 31 july 1941 united kingdom launched raids on kirkenes , petsamo demonstrate support soviet union. these raids unsuccessful.


in december 1941, finnish army took defensive positions. led long period of relative calm in front line, lasting until 1944. during period, starting @ 1941 after major german defeat in battle of stalingrad, intermittent peace inquiries took place. these negotiations did not lead settlement.


on 16 march 1944, president of united states, franklin d. roosevelt, called finland disassociate nazi germany.


on 9 june 1944, red army launched major strategic offensive against finland, attaining vast numerical superiority , surprising finnish army. attack pushed finnish forces approximately same positions holding @ end of winter war. soviet offensive fought standstill in battle of tali-ihantala, while still tens or hundreds of kilometres in front of main finnish line of fortifications, salpa line. however, war had exhausted finnish resources , believed country not able hold major attack.


the worsening situation in 1944 had led finnish president risto ryti giving germany personal guarantee finland not negotiate peace soviet union long president. in exchange germany delivered weapons finns. after soviet offensive halted, however, ryti resigned. due war, elections not held, , therefore parliament selected marshal of finland carl gustaf emil mannerheim, finnish commander-in-chief, president , charged him negotiating peace.


the finnish front had become sideshow soviet leadership, in race reach berlin before western allies. this, , heavy casualties inflicted on red army finns, led transfer of troops finnish front. on 4 september 1944 ceasefire agreed, , moscow armistice signed on 19 september.








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