Continuation War

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military conflict war

The Continuation War was a conflict between Finland and the Soviet Union from 1941 to 1944, fought alongside Nazi Germany and resulting in significant territorial losses for Finland despite preserving its independence.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Continuation War canonical 77
Continuation War (in the same region) 1
Continuation War precedes Lapland War 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military conflict ⓘ
war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Continuation War ⓘ
surface form: Jatkosota
belligerent Finland ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ
campaign Finnish offensive of 1941 ⓘ
Soviet Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive ⓘ
cause Finnish aim to regain territories lost in Winter War ⓘ
German–Finnish military cooperation against USSR ⓘ
civilianImpact large-scale displacement of Finns from ceded areas ⓘ
coBelligerentOfFinland Nazi Germany ⓘ
conflictBetween Finland ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ
consequenceForFinland cession of Petsamo to Soviet Union ⓘ
evacuation of Karelian population ⓘ
long-term lease of Porkkala to Soviet Union ⓘ
payment of war reparations to Soviet Union ⓘ
endDate 1944-09-19 ⓘ
FinlandStatus co-belligerent of Nazi Germany ⓘ
FinnishCommander Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim ⓘ
FinnishWarAim reconquest of Karelia ⓘ
security of Finnish borders ⓘ
followedBy Lapland War ⓘ
historicalSignificance shaped postwar Finnish–Soviet relations ⓘ
involvedSiege Siege of Leningrad ⓘ
location Finland ⓘ
Karelia ⓘ
Siege of Leningrad ⓘ
surface form: Leningrad front
mainFront Karelia ⓘ
surface form: East Karelia

Karelian Isthmus ⓘ
Ladoga Karelia ⓘ
notableEvent Finnish advance to River Svir ⓘ
Soviet summer offensive of 1944 ⓘ
bombing of Finnish cities by Soviet Air Force ⓘ
opposedBy United Kingdom ⓘ
partOf Eastern Front ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Front of World War II
precededBy Winter War ⓘ
result Finland preserved independence ⓘ
Finnish territorial losses ⓘ
Soviet victory ⓘ
SovietCommander Kirill Meretskov ⓘ
Kliment Voroshilov ⓘ
Leonid Govorov ⓘ
SovietWarAim defeat of Finland as German co-belligerent ⓘ
restoration and expansion of Soviet frontiers ⓘ
startDate 1941-06-25 ⓘ
timePeriod World War II ⓘ
treaty Moscow Armistice requirements ⓘ
surface form: Moscow Armistice

Treaty of Paris 1947 ⓘ
surface form: Paris Peace Treaties 1947

Referenced by (83)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Winter War → followedBy → Continuation War ⓘ
Finnish Army → conflict → Continuation War ⓘ
Karelian Isthmus → siteOf → Continuation War ⓘ
Mannerheim Line → militaryTheater → Continuation War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Front of World War II (Nordic theatre)
Finnish Defence Forces → conflict → Continuation War ⓘ
Moscow Peace Treaty → followedBy → Continuation War ⓘ
Finnish Air Force → conflict → Continuation War ⓘ
Lapland War → precededBy → Continuation War ⓘ
Finland → participatedIn → Continuation War ⓘ
Continuation War → alsoKnownAs → Continuation War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jatkosota
Order of the Cross of Liberty → usedDuringConflict → Continuation War ⓘ
Marshal of Finland → usedInConflict → Continuation War ⓘ
Petsamo, Finland → lostByFinlandAfter → Continuation War ⓘ
Petsamo, Finland → contestedIn → Continuation War ⓘ
Hjalmar Siilasvuo → conflict → Continuation War ⓘ
Karelia → historicalEvent → Continuation War ⓘ
Vyborg → hasHistoricalEvent → Continuation War ⓘ
Mannerheim family → hasMemberInvolvedIn → Continuation War ⓘ
Finnish Navy → engagement → Continuation War ⓘ
Memorial to the fallen of the Continuation War → commemorates → Continuation War ⓘ
Memorial to the fallen of the Continuation War → conflictHonored → Continuation War ⓘ
Memorial to the fallen of the Continuation War → hasSubject → Continuation War ⓘ
this entity surface form: World War II in Finland
Risto Ryti → roleIn → Continuation War ⓘ
Aaro Pajari → conflict → Continuation War ⓘ
Salla → conflictTheaterIn → Continuation War ⓘ
Taipale → relatedConflict → Continuation War ⓘ
Ladoga Karelia → associatedWithWar → Continuation War ⓘ
Summa, Karelian Isthmus → conflict → Continuation War ⓘ
Finnish offensive of 1941 → conflict → Continuation War ⓘ
Finnish offensive of 1941 → partOf → Continuation War ⓘ
Finnish offensive of 1941 → hasCause → Continuation War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Winter War
Hanko Peninsula → conflict → Continuation War ⓘ
Moscow Armistice requirements → conflictContext → Continuation War ⓘ
Soviet–Finnish relations → hasKeyEvent → Continuation War ⓘ
Soviet–Finnish relations → hasKeyConflict → Continuation War ⓘ
Battle of Muonio → relatedConflict → Continuation War ⓘ
SVT-40 rifle → usedInConflict → Continuation War ⓘ
subject surface form: SVT-40
Adolf Ehrnrooth → conflict → Continuation War ⓘ
Soviet Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive → partOf → Continuation War ⓘ
Cross of Liberty → associatedWithEvent → Continuation War ⓘ
Karelian front → engagedIn → Continuation War ⓘ
subject surface form: Karelian Front
III Corps (Finland) → conflict → Continuation War ⓘ
Aunus Group → operatedInTheater → Continuation War ⓘ
Mannerheim Cross of the Order of the Cross of Liberty → duringConflict → Continuation War ⓘ
Battle of Tali–Ihantala → partOf → Continuation War ⓘ
Major General Hjalmar Siilasvuo → conflict → Continuation War ⓘ
subject surface form: Hjalmar Siilasvuo
Viipuri → warRelatedEvent → Continuation War ⓘ
Viborg → associatedWithWar → Continuation War ⓘ
Carl Erik Mannerheim → conflict → Continuation War ⓘ
Gulf of Finland defensive system → usedDuring → Continuation War ⓘ