Lapland War - Wikipedia
WEBDuring World War II, the Lapland War (Finnish: Lapin sota; Swedish: Lapplandskriget; German: Lapplandkrieg) saw fighting between Finland and Nazi Germany – effectively from September to November 1944 – in Finland's northernmost region, Lapland.
Battle of Rovaniemi - Wikipedia
WEBThe 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 …
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 Finland and Nazi Germany – effectively from September to November 1944 – in Finland's northernmost region, Lapland.
Battle of Tornio - Wikipedia
WEB1,400 wounded. 23 captured. 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 ).
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 clashes that followed, it devastated great areas of northern Finland in its retreat.
80 years ago: First day of the Winter War | Yle
WEBEarly on November 30, 1939, the USSR launched a massive attack against Finland, the start of the 105-day Winter War. Open image viewer. Outmanned and outgunned, most Finnish soldiers facing the Soviet attack were lightly armed. Image: SA-kuva. Eddy Hawkins. 30.11.2019 10:18 • Updated 30.11.2019 11:17.
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 was able to remain independent and a democratic republic. Official Histories.
Lapland | Location, People, Map, & Facts | Britannica
WEBThe Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Article History. Sami: Sápmi. Finnish: Lapi or Lappi. Swedish: Lappland. Lapland, region of northern Europe largely within the Arctic Circle, stretching across northern Norway, Sweden, and …
The dark history of Santa's city: how Rovaniemi rose from the ashes
WEBDec 19, 2018 · Cities. This article is more than 5 years old. The dark history of Santa's city: how Rovaniemi rose from the ashes. After the Finnish city was razed to the ground by the German army in the second...
Lapland (Finland) - Wikipedia
WEBDuring the Interim Peace and beginning of the Continuation War the government of Finland allowed the Nazi German Army to station itself in Lapland as a part of Operation Barbarossa. After Finland made a separate peace with the Soviet Union in 1944, the Soviet Union demanded that Finland expel the German army from its soil.
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