Continuation War
Hauptquartiermeister Aksel Airo presenting a plan to Marshal of Finland C. G. E Mannerheim during Continuation War. Behind, Chief of General Staff Erik Heinrichs.
A sign of the Törni–Männistö weapons cache in Eno, Finland
Bristol Blenheim BL-129 of ValokLtue Ahtiainen/LeLv 44
Cave built by the Finnish Army in 1941-1944 in Medvezhyegorsk, Russia.
Suomen armeijan vuosina 1941-44 rakentaman luola. Karhumäki, Venäjä.
Relative strengths of Finnish, German and Soviet troops at the start of the Continuation War in June 1941. Finnish borders before the Moscow Peace Treaty shown in light colour.
Continuation war just launced in August 1941 and in figure a heavy batery hoiwitzer.
The Finnish 1st Coastal Brigade at the start of the Continuation War in 1941
Air raid damage at the National Archives of Finland during the Continuation War
Hauptquartiermeister Aksel Airo presenting a plan to Marshal of Finland C. G. E Mannerheim during Continuation War. Behind, Chief of General Staff Erik Heinrichs.
Cave in Medvezhyegorsk built by the Finnish Army in 1941-1944, Russia
Finnish soldiers digging a trench during the Continuation War.
Sgt. Erik Lyly at Kontupohja, Feb 1942, LeLv 24, Brewster B-239 fighter
After the battle of Varloi in Easter Karelia.
Elements of the Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 303
Viipurin pohjoispuoli, Eestiläisiä soturityyppejä. Vasemmalla sotamies Jakob Reinhold Linnuste
Photograph of a Finnish field Synagogue at World War II (Continuation War) with soldiers standing in front of it. Back row: Herman Berman, Leo Epstein, Daniel Wardi (Waprinsky), Bernhard Kapri, Abner Zewi, Jacob Manuel, Ruben Stiller, David Wardi (Waprinsky), Samuel Chalupovitsch. Front row: Isak Smolar and Abraham Scheiman. Photographed somewhere near Syväri (Svir).
A Finnish company of soldiers receiving instruction in the use of the Lahti L-39 anti-tank rifle.
Finnish army on march.
Finsk soldat med fjälla i skogen.
Finnish soldiers at a machine gun during the Continuation War.
Finnish soldiers at a machine gun during the Continuation War.
Soldiers advancing through barbed wire and artillery fire during the Finnish Continuation War.
6 tuumaista kuljetetaan etulinjalle Kannaksella Lappeenrannasta itään pitkin rintamalinjaa 1941.08.01
Helsinkiläiset menossa väestönsuojaan ilmahälytyksen aikana.
Mannerheim greets Heinrich Himmler at the latters visit in Finland.
Historical Overview
The Continuation War, also known as the Second Soviet–Finnish War, was a conflict fought by Finland and Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union during World War II. It began with a Finnish declaration of war on 25 June 1941 and ended on 19 September 1944 with the Moscow Armistice. The Soviet Union and Finland had previously fought the Winter War from 1939 to 1940, which ended with the Soviet failure to conquer Finland and the Moscow Peace Treaty. Numerous reasons have been proposed for the Finnish decision to invade, with regaining territory lost during the Winter War regarded as the most common. Other justifications for the conflict include Finnish President Risto Ryti's vision of a Greater Finland and Commander-in-Chief Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim's desire to annex East Karelia.
Outcome & Quick Facts
Outcome
Finnish victory.
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