Event Finnish invasion of East Karelia

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Finnish troops occupied East Karelia during the Continuation War.

Chronology

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  • September 1941: The Finnish forces captured Olonets on September 5.
  • September 1941: The Finnish forces captured Olonets on September 5.
  • October 1941: The Finnish forces captured Petrozavodsk.
  • September 1941: The Finnish 11th Division captured Pryazha.
  • December 1941: The Finnish spearhead captured the town of Poventsa.
  • September 1941: Finnish advance by Group L reached Svir river.

Selected Sources

  • Nenye, Vesa; Munter, Peter; Wirtanen, Tony; Birks, Chris (2016). Finland at War: The Continuation and Lapland Wars 1941–45. Osprey Publishing. pp. 115-116.
  • Nenye, Vesa; Munter, Peter; Wirtanen, Tony; Birks, Chris (2016). Finland at War: The Continuation and Lapland Wars 1941–45. Osprey Publishing. pp. 119-120.
  • Nenye, Vesa; Munter, Peter; Wirtanen, Tony; Birks, Chris (2016). Finland at War: The Continuation and Lapland Wars 1941–45. Osprey Publishing. pp. 127-128.
  • Nenye, Vesa; Munter, Peter; Wirtanen, Tony; Birks, Chris (2016). Finland at War: The Continuation and Lapland Wars 1941–45. Osprey Publishing. pp. 131-132.