Finnish III Corps (Continuation War)
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The III Corps was a unit of the Finnish Army during the Continuation War
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The III Corps was responsible for the area stretching from the German XXXVI Corps
in Lapland to the 14th Division near Rukajärvi.
The corps advanced towards Uhtua and Kiestinki. After the German
advance in the north had stalled the corps was reinforced with SS Division Nord. This attack stalled too and the corps was never able to reach its goal, the Murmansk railroad.
In 1944 the corps was moved to the Karelian Isthmus
, without its German components.
Continuation War
The Continuation War was the second of two wars fought between Finland and the Soviet Union during World War II.At the time of the war, the Finnish side used the name to make clear its perceived relationship to the preceding Winter War...
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The III Corps was responsible for the area stretching from the German XXXVI Corps
German XXXVI Corps
The XXXVI Corps was a German military formation in World War II.It was formed in October 1939 and took part in the invasion of France. In August 1940 the corps was moved to southern Norway and from there to northern Finland....
in Lapland to the 14th Division near Rukajärvi.
The corps advanced towards Uhtua and Kiestinki. After the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
advance in the north had stalled the corps was reinforced with SS Division Nord. This attack stalled too and the corps was never able to reach its goal, the Murmansk railroad.
In 1944 the corps was moved to the Karelian Isthmus
Karelian Isthmus
The Karelian Isthmus is the approximately 45–110 km wide stretch of land, situated between the Gulf of Finland and Lake Ladoga in northwestern Russia, to the north of the River Neva . Its northwestern boundary is the relatively narrow area between the Bay of Vyborg and Lake Ladoga...
, without its German components.
Organisation
- 3rd DivisionFinnish 3rd Division (Continuation War)The 3rd Division was a unit of the Finnish Army during the Continuation War.-History:The 3rd division was the main component of the Finnish III Corps. During the war, the division fought mostly in the Uhtua and Kiestinki area, when it participated in Operation Arctic Fox...
- SS Division Nord - attached on 19 July 1941
- Panzer-Abteilung 40 - attached on 19 July 1941
- Division J - Divisioona J, disbanded in 1942
- Border Guard battalion 8 - Rajajääkäripataljoona 8
- Border Guard battalion 9 - Rajajääkäripataljoona 9
See also
- List of Finnish corps in the Continuation War