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The Battle of Tienhaara was a part of Continuation War between Finland and the Soviet Union fought north of Viipuri on June 22, 1944, after the Red Army had captured Viipuri. Having lost Viipuri Finns concentrated their defense to the Tienhaara region which offered favourable area for defense with nearby waterway cutting the already narrow battlefield into several islands.
Soviet 1944 offensive had started on June 10, 1944 and in matter of days broke through of the fortified Finnish defense lines in southern Karelian Isthmus. On June 20 the advancing Soviet forces were already literally on the gates of Viipuri. Finnish 20th Brigade had been transferred to defend the city however it had been inadequately supplied and lacked effective anti-tank weapons as it had neither 7.5 cm Pak 40 anti-tank guns nor knowledge on how to use the few available Panzerfaust or Panzerschreck anti-tank weapons.[1] 20th Brigade was not prepared for Soviet armored assault, led by 108th Corps' 90th Rifle Division supported by 260th Separate Heavy Breakthrough Tank Regiment and 1238th Self-propelled Gun Regiment, and its resistance crumbled swiftly with men fleeing either in panic or under supposed orders to withdraw.[1]
Battleedit
JR61 (61st Infantry Regiment (Finland)), or 'Sextiettan' (en. 'The Sixty-one') in Swedish as the regiment consisted entirely of Finland Swedes and volunteers from Sweden, under command of Lieutenant Colonel Alpo Marttinen of the Finnish 17th Division (led by Major General Alonzo Sundman) arrived to the Isthmus from Svir immediately after the loss of Viipuri. The regiment was deployed for defense at Tienhaara, which was located along the coastal highway leading north from Viipuri towards the inner of Finland, on the shore of Kivisillansalmi on June 22 relieving the worn out troops.[2] Having strong artillery support and support of the Gefechtsverband Kuhlmey the regiment was able to keep the Tienhaara region including the Kivisillansalmi while defending against repeated attacks by the Soviet 90th and 372nd Rifle Divisions of the 108th Rifle Corps supported by strong artillery.[3] At the conclusion of the battle on June 23 Marttinen was promoted to colonel.[2]
Aftermathedit
Soviet forces attempted to push north but failed to break through the Finnish lines.[2][3] The Soviet commander, Marshal Leonid Govorov, decided that further attempts to cross the waterway would be too costly and time-consuming and instead concentrated the bulk of his forces to the Juustila-Ihantala area contributing to the events which led to fighting at Tali-Ihantala region.[3] Finnish forces held to Tienhaara (now Seleznyovo) until the ceasefire in the end of summer 1944 but the village was left to the Soviet Union in the Treaty of Paris in 1947.
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^ abRaunio, Ari; Kilin, Juri (2008). Jatkosodan torjuntataisteluja 1942–44 [Defensive battles of Continuation War 1942–44] (in Finnish). Keuruu: Otavan Kirjapaino Oy. pp. 142–143. ISBN978-951-593-070-5.
^ abcRaunio, Ari; Kilin, Juri (2008). Jatkosodan torjuntataisteluja 1942–44 [Defensive battles of Continuation War 1942–44] (in Finnish). Keuruu: Otavan Kirjapaino Oy. p. 146. ISBN978-951-593-070-5.
^ abcLunde, Henrik O. (2011). Finland's War of Choice. Casemate Pub. p. 289. ISBN978-1-935149-48-4.
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You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Russian June 2019 Click show for important translation instructions Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Russian Wikipedia article at ru Srazhenie pri Tienhaara see its history for attribution You may also add the template Translated ru Srazhenie pri Tienhaara to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation The Battle of Tienhaara was a part of Continuation War between Finland and the Soviet Union fought north of Viipuri on June 22 1944 after the Red Army had captured Viipuri Having lost Viipuri Finns concentrated their defense to the Tienhaara region which offered favourable area for defense with nearby waterway cutting the already narrow battlefield into several islands Battle of TienhaaraPart of the Continuation WarFinnish machine gunners at Tienhaara June 25 1944DateJune 22 1944LocationKarelian IsthmusResultFinnish victoryBelligerents Finland Soviet UnionCommanders and leadersKarl Lennart OeschAlpo MarttinenDmitry GusevMikhail Tikhonov Contents 1 Background 2 Battle 3 Aftermath 4 ReferencesBackground editSoviet 1944 offensive had started on June 10 1944 and in matter of days broke through of the fortified Finnish defense lines in southern Karelian Isthmus On June 20 the advancing Soviet forces were already literally on the gates of Viipuri Finnish 20th Brigade had been transferred to defend the city however it had been inadequately supplied and lacked effective anti tank weapons as it had neither 7 5 cm Pak 40 anti tank guns nor knowledge on how to use the few available Panzerfaust or Panzerschreck anti tank weapons 1 20th Brigade was not prepared for Soviet armored assault led by 108th Corps 90th Rifle Division supported by 260th Separate Heavy Breakthrough Tank Regiment and 1238th Self propelled Gun Regiment and its resistance crumbled swiftly with men fleeing either in panic or under supposed orders to withdraw 1 Battle editJR61 61st Infantry Regiment Finland or Sextiettan en The Sixty one in Swedish as the regiment consisted entirely of Finland Swedes and volunteers from Sweden under command of Lieutenant Colonel Alpo Marttinen of the Finnish 17th Division led by Major General Alonzo Sundman arrived to the Isthmus from Svir immediately after the loss of Viipuri The regiment was deployed for defense at Tienhaara which was located along the coastal highway leading north from Viipuri towards the inner of Finland on the shore of Kivisillansalmi on June 22 relieving the worn out troops 2 Having strong artillery support and support of the Gefechtsverband Kuhlmey the regiment was able to keep the Tienhaara region including the Kivisillansalmi while defending against repeated attacks by the Soviet 90th and 372nd Rifle Divisions of the 108th Rifle Corps supported by strong artillery 3 At the conclusion of the battle on June 23 Marttinen was promoted to colonel 2 Aftermath editSoviet forces attempted to push north but failed to break through the Finnish lines 2 3 The Soviet commander Marshal Leonid Govorov decided that further attempts to cross the waterway would be too costly and time consuming and instead concentrated the bulk of his forces to the Juustila Ihantala area contributing to the events which led to fighting at Tali Ihantala region 3 Finnish forces held to Tienhaara now Seleznyovo until the ceasefire in the end of summer 1944 but the village was left to the Soviet Union in the Treaty of Paris in 1947 References edit a b Raunio Ari Kilin Juri 2008 Jatkosodan torjuntataisteluja 1942 44 Defensive battles of Continuation War 1942 44 in Finnish Keuruu Otavan Kirjapaino Oy pp 142 143 ISBN 978 951 593 070 5 a b c Raunio Ari Kilin Juri 2008 Jatkosodan torjuntataisteluja 1942 44 Defensive battles of Continuation War 1942 44 in Finnish Keuruu Otavan Kirjapaino Oy p 146 ISBN 978 951 593 070 5 a b c Lunde Henrik O 2011 Finland s War of Choice Casemate Pub p 289 ISBN 978 1 935149 48 4 60 44 40 N 28 40 48 E 60 7445 N 28 680 E 60 7445 28 680 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Battle of Tienhaara amp oldid 1205973386, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
