Finnish offensive of 1941
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The Finnish offensive of 1941 was the initial large-scale advance by Finland against the Soviet Union during the Continuation War, aimed at regaining lost territories and pushing beyond pre-1940 borders.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
campaign of the Continuation War
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military offensive → |
| aim |
advance beyond the 1939 Finnish–Soviet border
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regain territories lost in the Winter War → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Finnish advance of 1941
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| casualties |
thousands of killed and wounded on both sides
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| chronologicalContext |
World War II
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| coBelligerent |
Nazi Germany
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| commander |
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
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Erik Heinrichs → Erik Oskar Enckell → Hjalmar Siilasvuo → |
| conflict |
Continuation War
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| country |
Finland
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| didNotCapture |
Leningrad
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Murmansk → |
| endedWith |
halt of major Finnish offensive operations in December 1941
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| endTime |
1941-12-06
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| followedBy |
static trench warfare phase of the Continuation War
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| frontLineReached |
Svir River
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old 1939 border north of Lake Ladoga → positions near Leningrad → |
| hasCause |
Soviet–Finnish peace terms of 1940
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Winter War → |
| location |
East Karelia
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Karelian Isthmus → Ladoga Karelia → Petsamo sector → |
| militaryFormationInvolved |
Finnish Air Force
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Finnish Army → Finnish Navy → |
| militaryStrategy |
coordinated attacks along multiple fronts in Karelia
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| opponent |
Red Army
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| participant |
Finland
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Soviet Union → |
| partOf |
Continuation War
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| politicalObjective |
creation of a Greater Finland in East Karelia
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revision of the Moscow Peace Treaty of 1940 → |
| precededBy |
Soviet air raids on Finnish cities in June 1941
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| relatedOperation |
Operation Barbarossa
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| result |
Finnish occupation of East Karelia
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Finnish recapture of territories lost in the Winter War → stabilization of the front by December 1941 → |
| startTime |
1941-06-29
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| supportedBy |
German Army Norway
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Luftwaffe → |
| theaterOfWar |
Eastern Front of World War II
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Continuation War
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campaign |
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Finnish offensive of 1941
("Finnish occupation of East Karelia")
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result |