- LocationSuursaari (Gogland) and Lapland
Lapland War - Wikiwand
WEBSummarize this article for a 10 year old. During World War II, the Lapland War ( Finnish: Lapin sota; Swedish: Lapplandskriget; German: Lapplandkrieg) saw fighting between …
Lapland War | Finnish history | Britannica
WEBContents. Lapland War. Finnish history. Learn about this topic in these articles: history of Finland. In Finland: Cooperation with Germany. …the country, and, in the series of …
Finland in World War II - Wikipedia
WEBThe Lapland War was fought between Finland and Nazi Germany in Lapland, the northernmost part of Finland. The main strategic interest of …
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Finland in World War II - Military History - Oxford Bibliographies
WEBSep 22, 2021 · This marked the beginning of the Lapland War (1944–1945) that lasted until April 1945. The fate of Finland was at stake twice, in 1940 and 1944. Yet the country …
Battle of Tornio - Wikiwand
WEBThe 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 …
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WEBNov 30, 2019 · The first battle of what is known as the Lapland War took place on 28 September, 1944. On that day, Mikko Kallionpää, who as a Border Guard had fired the first shot of the Winter War in 1939, was …
Lapland | Location, People, Map, & Facts | Britannica
WEBSami: Sápmi. Finnish: Lapi or Lappi. Swedish: Lappland. Lapland, region of northern Europe largely within the Arctic Circle, stretching across northern Norway, Sweden, and …
Lapland War | Military Wiki | Fandom
WEBLapplandkrieg) was fought between Finland and Nazi Germany from September 1944 to April 1945 in Finland's northernmost Lapland Province. While the Finns saw this as a …