Finnish 6th Division (Continuation War)
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The 6th Division (Finnish: 6. Divisioona) was a unit of the Finnish Army during the Continuation War. Subordinated to the German XXXVI Corps, the division took part in the German-led Operation Arctic Fox in 1941. In 1943, the division was moved to Eastern Karelia, from where it was moved to the Karelian Isthmus following the start of the 1944 Soviet Vyborg–Petrozavodsk offensive. Following the Moscow armistice, the division also took part in the Lapland War against the German forces remaining in Finnish Lapland.
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6th Division | |
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6. Divisioona | |
Active | 1941–1944 |
Country | Finland |
Branch | Army |
Type | Division |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Einar Vihma |
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