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.

Aliases (4)

Eastern Front of World War II (Nordic theatre) ×1
Jatkosota ×1
Winter War ×1
World War II in Finland ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military conflict → war →
alsoKnownAs	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 → Leningrad front →
mainFront	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 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 → Paris Peace Treaties 1947 →

Referenced by (40)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Aaro Pajari → Adolf Ehrnrooth → Finnish Air Force → Finnish Army → Finnish Defence Forces → Finnish offensive of 1941 → Hanko Peninsula → Hjalmar Siilasvuo → Summa, Karelian Isthmus →	conflict
Moscow Peace Treaty → Winter War →	followedBy
Finnish offensive of 1941 → Soviet Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive →	partOf
Battle of Muonio → Taipale →	relatedConflict
Marshal of Finland → SVT-40 →	usedInConflict
Continuation War ("Jatkosota") →	alsoKnownAs
Cross of Liberty →	associatedWithEvent
Ladoga Karelia →	associatedWithWar
Memorial to the fallen of the Continuation War →	commemorates
Moscow Armistice requirements →	conflictContext
Memorial to the fallen of the Continuation War →	conflictHonored
Salla →	conflictTheaterIn
Petsamo, Finland →	contestedIn
Finnish Navy →	engagement
Finnish offensive of 1941 ("Winter War") →	hasCause
Vyborg →	hasHistoricalEvent
Soviet–Finnish relations →	hasKeyConflict
Soviet–Finnish relations →	hasKeyEvent
Mannerheim family →	hasMemberInvolvedIn
Memorial to the fallen of the Continuation War ("World War II in Finland") →	hasSubject
Karelia →	historicalEvent
Petsamo, Finland →	lostByFinlandAfter
Mannerheim Line ("Eastern Front of World War II (Nordic theatre)") →	militaryTheater
Finland →	participatedIn
Lapland War →	precededBy
Risto Ryti →	roleIn
Karelian Isthmus →	siteOf
Order of the Cross of Liberty →	usedDuringConflict