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Battle of Nietjärvi

Battle of Nietjärvi was a battle fought on 15 July 1944 at Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic, in what is now Soviet Union; it lasted 2 days. It was part of the Continuation War, which ran from 1941 to 1944. The recorded result: Finnish victory. Recorded strength: 5,000; 250 field artillery pieces (20 1/3 battalions, VI Corps) against 15,000; 80 tanks.

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Kuulovartio etulinjassa. SA-kuva, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought15 July 1944lasted 2 days
WhereKarelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union61.615N, 31.491E
OutcomeFinnish victory
BelligerentsFinlandagainstSoviet Union
Casualties and losses500 dead or missing; 700 woundedand2,200 dead or missing; 4,000 wounded; ~40 tanks
Part ofContinuation War1941 to 1944

Where it sits in the Continuation War

Battle of Hanko, 1941Battle of Bengtskär, 1941Battle of Porlampi, 1941Battle of Suursaari, 1942Battles of Kiestinki, 1942Battle of Someri, 1942Battle of Tienhaara, 1944Battle of Tali-Ihantala, 1944Battle of Nietjärvi, 1944Battle of Ilomantsi, 1944Battle of Öykkösenvaara, 194419411944Battle of Nietjärvi, 1944
11 placed engagements of the Continuation War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date15 July 1944
to 17 July 1944
PlaceKarelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union
61.615N, 31.491E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength5,000; 250 field artillery pieces (20 1/3 battalions, VI Corps)15,000; 80 tanks
Casualties and losses500 dead or missing; 700 wounded2,200 dead or missing; 4,000 wounded; ~40 tanks
Commanders
  • Kustaa Tapola
  • Alexey Nikolayevich Krutikov
Battle of NietjärviBattle of NietjärviBattle of KollaaBattle of TolvajärviBattle of VärtsiläBattle of Varolampi PondBattle of RistilahtiBattle of KollaaBattle of TolvajärviBattle of VärtsiläBattle of RistilahtiPetrozavodskVyborgJoensuuLappeenranta100 km61.615N, 31.491E
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Battle of Nietjärvi is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 32 in present-day Soviet Union.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2083930, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Nietjärvi, revision 1376050068, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.