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The II Corps was a unit of the Finnish Army during the Winter War

Winter War

The Winter War was a military conflict between the Soviet Union and Finland. It began with a Soviet offensive on 30 November 1939 – three months after the start of World War II and the Soviet invasion of Poland – and ended on 13 March 1940 with the Moscow Peace Treaty...

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The II Corps with the III Corps

Finnish III Corps (Winter War)

The III Corps was a unit of the Finnish Army during the Winter War. The III Corps with the II Corps formed the Army of the Isthmus . For most of the war it defended the Mannerheim Line on the northern side of the River Vuoksi against Soviet attacks.-Order of battle:*8th Division *10th Division...

formed the Army of the Isthmus

Army of the Isthmus

The Army of the Isthmus was a formation of the Finnish Army during the Winter War. It was stationed on the Karelian Isthmus and was the largest formation of the Finnish Army, as it was charged to defend the important isthmus.- Organisation :...

(Kannaksen armeija). The corps was commanded by Lieutenant General

Lieutenant General

Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....

Harald Öhquist

Harald Öhquist was a Finnish Lieutenant General during the World War II.Öhquist joined the Jaeger Movement in 1915 and trained and fought in the Royal Prussian 27th Jäger Battalion. During the Finnish Civil War he was promoted as Major, and Öhquist lead the White Guard battalion in the battle of...

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The corps fought in the fierce battles around Summa

Summa

Summa and its diminutive summula are mainly used, in English and other modern languages, for texts that 'sum up' knowledge in a field, such as the compendiums of theology, philosophy and canon law which were used both as textbooks in the schools and as books of reference during the Middle...

and in the defence of Viipuri.

Organisation

1st Division
4th Division
Finnish 4th Division (Winter War)
The 4th Division was a unit of the Finnish Army during the Winter War. It was part of the II Corps which fought on the Karelian Isthmus. The 4th Division was responsible for the front between the Gulf of Finland and Viipuri. r- Commanders :...
5th Division
6th Division
Finnish 6th Division (Winter War)
The 6th Division was a unit of the Finnish Army during the Winter War; its name was later changed to the 3rd Division .-History:...

- attached on 19 December
11th Division
23rd Division - arrived in February 1940

Delaying groups operational only in the opening phase of the war:

Group Uusikirkko
- Cavalry Brigade
- Jaeger Battalion 1
Group Muolaa
- Jaeger Battalion 3
Group Lipola
- Jaeger Battalion 2

See also: List of Finnish corps in the Winter War

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