Lapland War
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The Lapland War was a World War II–era conflict in northern Finland in 1944–1945, in which Finnish forces fought to expel their former German allies from Lapland under pressure from the Soviet Union.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Finnish offensive in Lapland | 1 |
| German withdrawal from Lapland | 1 |
| Lapland War (indirectly, via German–Finnish–Soviet dynamics) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II campaign
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| approximateFinnishCasualties | about 1000 killed ⓘ |
| approximateGermanCasualties | several thousand killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Finnish Army
ⓘ
German 20th Mountain Army ⓘ Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| cause |
Moscow Armistice requirements
ⓘ
Soviet pressure on Finland to expel German forces ⓘ |
| characteristic |
harsh Arctic climate conditions
ⓘ
limited direct large-scale engagements ⓘ scorched earth tactics by retreating German forces ⓘ |
| civilianImpact |
large-scale evacuation of Lapland civilians
ⓘ
massive destruction of homes and infrastructure in Lapland ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Franz Böhme
ⓘ
Hjalmar Siilasvuo ⓘ Lothar Rendulic ⓘ |
| conflictType | war of expulsion ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Finland
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ |
| endDate | 1945-04-27 ⓘ |
| followedBy | postwar Allied Control Commission period in Finland ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late World War II in Europe ⓘ |
| legalStatus | separate conflict from the Continuation War in Finnish historiography ⓘ |
| location |
Lapland
ⓘ
northern Finland ⓘ |
| memory | significant event in Finnish Lapland regional history ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Muonio
ⓘ
Battle of Rovaniemi ⓘ Battle of Tankavaara ⓘ Battle of Tornio ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
Operation Birke
ⓘ
Operation Nordlicht (1944) ⓘ |
| opponent |
Finland
ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| partOf | World War II ⓘ |
| precededBy | Continuation War ⓘ |
| primaryFront |
Petsamo, Finland
ⓘ
surface form:
Petsamo region
Rovaniemi area ⓘ Tornio–Kemi area ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Moscow Armistice requirements
ⓘ
surface form:
Moscow Armistice of 19 September 1944
Soviet–Finnish relations ⓘ |
| result |
Finnish compliance with armistice terms
ⓘ
German withdrawal from Lapland ⓘ destruction of infrastructure in Lapland ⓘ |
| startDate | 1944-09-15 ⓘ |
| territorialChange | no major change in Finnish borders ⓘ |
| theatre | Arctic theatre of World War II ⓘ |
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lapland War (indirectly, via German–Finnish–Soviet dynamics)
this entity surface form:
Finnish offensive in Lapland
this entity surface form:
German withdrawal from Lapland