North Karelian Group
The North Karelian Group (Pohjois-Karjalan Ryhmä, P-KR) was a formation of the Finnish Army during the Winter War,[1] part of the North Finland Group, the latter being responsible for the c. 800-kilometre (500 mi) border from Lieksa to the Arctic Ocean.[2] The North Karelian Group defended the wide stretch of border between the Finnish IV Corps and the troops around Suomussalmi. It fought around Lieksa and Kuhmo where the Soviet 54th Division was defeated with motti tactics.
Order of battle
[edit]- Detached Battalion 12
- Detached Battalion 13
- Detached Battalion 14
- Detached Company Kaasila
- 4th Detached Battery (4.Er. Ptri)
- Field Replacement Battalion of the North Karelian Group (I TP/P-KR)
References
[edit]- ^ Pettibone, Charles D. (17 January 2012). The Organization and Order Of Battle Of Militaries In World War II: Volume VII - Germany's and Imperial Japan's Allies & Puppet States / The Finnish Army, November 30, 1939. p. 328. ISBN 1466903503. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ Murphy, David; Shumate, Johnny (14 September 2021). The Finnish-Soviet Winter War 1939–40: Stalin's hollow victory. Osprey Publishing. p. 31. ISBN 1472843967. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
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