In fact, on the third day after the Soviet Union entered the war, the Finnish 4th Army, led by the new Finnish general Lieutenant General David Latikainen, was covered by 33 Blenheim light bombers of the Finnish 4th Flying Wing.
Next, a mechanized infantry division following the German army quickly advanced to the area from the northern end of Vyborg Bay to the Vukshi River.
Vyborg, the central town where the Nordic army once garrisoned, has once again become a battleground.
However, due to the defeat of the Swedish Volunteer Division, Alfred, the Norwegian military commander who stayed in Viborg, chose to abandon Viborg and led the Norwegian troops to withdraw from the Finnish battlefield and return to the country in advance.
At that time, the defeated Danish troops and a small Finnish force that were left behind in Viborg in the Nordic army did not put up any decent defense at all, and were captured by the Soviet army.
The three Nordic countries' help to Finland in that Soviet-Finnish war was really very limited, and they were defeated and fled, which was very embarrassing.
It was only now that the Finnish army no longer looked to their Nordic brother countries and found a powerful new backer in Germany. Only then did they return to the Vyborg area and repel the Soviet army that they had been unable to repel before.
The German 131st Infantry Division, which was the first to advance here, temporarily stopped its offensive and carried out brief repairs due to the long-distance attack and high-intensity combat.
The Finnish troops, who had been marching behind the German troops, took on the task of replacing the German troops, and then launched a powerful first round of offensive.
It mainly consists of the 18th Division of the Finnish Army, which has the 6th Regiment, the 48th Regiment, and the 28th Independent Battalion, the 3rd Brigade of the Finnish Army, which has 4 battalions, and 2 battalions of the 13th Finnish Regiment, together with the Soviet Union.
The army launched an infantry duel.
As the Finnish army tried its best to concentrate a small number of small-caliber artillery, there was also a heavy artillery battalion lent to the Finnish army by the German 131st Infantry Division for artillery support, joint bombardment. In addition, the Finnish Air Force cooperated with the air raids.
, Lieutenant General David, commander of the 4th Finnish Army, launched an attack on the west side of Vyborg at 6:30 on the morning of the fourth day.
At the same time, the 3rd Finnish Army of Lieutenant General Silasvo, Finland's most powerful general, and the 1st and 2nd Finnish Armies personally commanded by Mannerheim were trying to launch a breakthrough on both sides of Lake Retimogavi.
It's a pity that after advancing 3 kilometers on the east bank of the lake, Silasvo, Finland's number one general, was blocked by a steady stream of reinforcements sent by the Soviet army. The 1st Finnish army on the west bank of the lake was blocked.
The Army Group and the 2nd Army were held back by the heavy troops deployed by the Soviet army on the hills near Kornkaranveret and were unable to advance.
However, Lieutenant General David's 4th Army, with the assistance of artillery and air strikes, forcibly captured the Tolinhonika junction and opened the way forward.
Under the command of Lieutenant General David, the 1st Battalion of the 6th Finnish Regiment launched an attack on the Sarella Trail defended by the Soviet Army, but was repulsed because its strength was far inferior to that of the Soviet Army.
At the same time, the Finnish Army's 3rd Brigade also achieved little success in its attack on the defensive areas of the Soviet 97th Army.
This is not to say that the Finnish army is not brave in fighting, nor is it to say that the Finnish army's fighting will is not strong enough.
There are various reasons why the Finnish army, which had defeated the Soviet army with less force and defeated the Soviet army in the Soviet-Finnish war, could not reproduce its original majestic performance in this offensive.
On the one hand, the German army provided less support to the Finnish army than in history. Among the four Finnish armies, only the weak 4th Army received assistance from a German infantry division.
The 3rd Army of Finland's most powerful general, Silasvo, and the two main Finnish armies personally commanded by Mannerheim, relied entirely on their own troops to compete with the Soviet army.
Another point is that in the Soviet-Finnish battle, Finland was the defender. It could use the terrain and defense lines to fight against each other, hinder delays, and wait for opportunities to attack the Soviet transport troops. But this time, the Finnish army had to attack the Soviet defensive positions from the front. There was no
Anywhere you can take advantage of.
If the Finnish army hadn't fought hard enough, had a strong sense of fighting, and attacked with all their might, it would have been difficult for them to achieve even the level of results they achieved now.
The most important thing is that the Soviet army has concentrated a large number of troops on the border, including Vyborg, which the Nordic army had easily abandoned and had relatively intact fortifications before. The Finnish army lacked heavy weapons and could not attack with sufficient strength in trench warfare.
It's difficult to lift it up.
In this case, General Mannerheim decided to put the Finnish 18th Division, the first part of the 17th Division, and several battle groups of the 4th Division as reserves into the battle to strengthen the offensive.
The four armored battalions under Silasvoe and the four armored battalions commanded by Mannerheim himself also entered the battle.
In this case, Lieutenant General David was asked to launch a further large-scale offensive, flanking Mannerheim and Silasvoo's pincer offensive.
Marshal Mannerheim of Finland planned to use all the Finnish armored forces in his hands to push the Soviet troops on the west side of Lake Retimogavi back to 20 kilometers away, obtain a better attack position, and then use this area to build
Temporary defense line, further repair the troops, and then formulate a second largest scale attack plan.
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This is not to say that the Finnish army is not brave in fighting, nor is it to say that the Finnish army's fighting will is not strong enough.
There are various reasons why the Finnish army, which had defeated the Soviet army with less force and defeated the Soviet army in the Soviet-Finnish war, could not reproduce its original majestic performance in this offensive.
On the one hand, the German army provided less support to the Finnish army than in history. Among the four Finnish armies, only the weak 4th Army received assistance from a German infantry division.
The 3rd Army of Finland's most powerful general, Silasvo, and the two main Finnish armies personally commanded by Mannerheim, relied entirely on their own troops to compete with the Soviet army.
Another point is that in the Soviet-Finnish battle, Finland was the defender. It could use the terrain and defense lines to fight against each other, hinder delays, and wait for opportunities to attack the Soviet transport troops. But this time, the Finnish army had to attack the Soviet defensive positions from the front. There was no
Anywhere you can take advantage of.
If the Finnish army hadn't fought hard enough, had a strong sense of fighting, and attacked with all their might, it would have been difficult for them to achieve even the level of results they achieved now.
The most important thing is that the Soviet army has concentrated a large number of troops on the border, including Vyborg, which the Nordic army had easily abandoned and had relatively intact fortifications before. The Finnish army lacked heavy weapons and could not attack with sufficient strength in trench warfare.
It's difficult to lift it up.
In this case, General Mannerheim decided to put the Finnish 18th Division, the first part of the 17th Division, and several battle groups of the 4th Division as reserves into the battle to strengthen the offensive.
The four armored battalions under Silasvoe and the four armored battalions commanded by Mannerheim himself also entered the battle.
In this case, Lieutenant General David was asked to launch a further large-scale offensive, flanking Mannerheim and Silasvoo's pincer offensive.
Marshal Mannerheim of Finland planned to use all the Finnish armored forces in his hands to push the Soviet troops on the west side of Lake Retimogavi back to 20 kilometers away, obtain a better attack position, and then use this area to build
Temporary defense line, further repair the troops, and then formulate a second largest scale attack plan.
