Finnish Armoured Division
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The Finnish Armoured Division was a key World War II Finnish Army formation equipped with tanks and mechanized units that played a crucial role in defensive battles against the Soviet Union.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Finnish Armoured Division canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military unit ⓘ |
| alliance | Axis-aligned Finland ⓘ |
| branch |
armour
ⓘ
mechanized infantry ⓘ |
| conflict |
Continuation War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lapland War NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| country | Finland ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
battles in Eastern Karelia
ⓘ
defence of the Karelian Isthmus ⓘ fighting in the 1944 Soviet offensive ⓘ |
| equipment |
armoured cars
ⓘ
assault guns ⓘ half-tracks ⓘ motorized artillery ⓘ tanks ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
World War II era
|
| formedFrom |
Finnish tank battalions
ⓘ
mechanized infantry units ⓘ |
| garrisonCountry | Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Finnish ⓘ |
| notableAction |
counterattacks against Soviet armoured spearheads
ⓘ
mobile reserve in Finnish defensive operations ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
heavy reliance on captured Soviet armour
ⓘ
high mobility for Finnish ground forces ⓘ |
| notableFor | defensive battles against the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| opponent | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Finnish Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTheater |
Eastern Front
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Finnish–Soviet front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
conduct mobile defensive and offensive operations
ⓘ
provide armoured support to Finnish infantry ⓘ |
| role |
armoured warfare
ⓘ
mechanized warfare ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Finnish General Headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| typeOfFormation | combined arms formation ⓘ |
| usedEquipmentModel |
BT-5 tank
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
BT-7 tank NERFINISHED ⓘ KV-1 heavy tank NERFINISHED ⓘ StuG III assault gun NERFINISHED ⓘ T-26 light tank NERFINISHED ⓘ T-28 medium tank NERFINISHED ⓘ T-34 medium tank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedEquipmentOrigin |
German-supplied assault guns
ⓘ
captured Soviet tanks ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.