Battle of Tuulos

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Battle of Tuulos
Part of Continuation War
DateSeptember 1941
Location
Result Finnish victory
Belligerents
Flag of Finland.svg Finland Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
Units involved
23rd Infantry Regiment
Finnish Air Force

The Battle of Tuulos (Finnish : Tuuloksen taistelu) took place between Finland and the Soviet Union during the Continuation War of 1941 and the Finnish reconquering of Ladoga Karelia. The Finnish offensive commenced on 4 September. [1]

The Finnish commander of the 23rd Infantry Regiment successfully breached Soviet perimeters and destroyed Soviet artillery pieces and supply lines with little Soviet resistance. The attack was assisted by the Finnish Air Force, which bombed Soviet positions and assisted the 23rd Infantry Regiment.

References

  1. Jowett, Philip; Snodgrass, Brent; Wirtanen, Toni; Birks, Chris (20 July 2012). Finland at War 1939–45. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 11. ISBN   978-1-78200-156-0.