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Battle of Tali-Ihantala

Battle of Tali-Ihantala was a battle fought on 25 June 1944 at Karelian Isthmus, in what is now Russia; it lasted 14 days. It was part of the Continuation War, which ran from 1941 to 1944. The recorded result: Finnish victory. Recorded strength: 50,000 (later near 100,000); 4,000 against 150,000; Soviet sources: 48,000–60,000.

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Viipurin pohjoispuoli, Suomalaiset panssaritorjuntamiehet tutkivat ohikulkiessaan tuhoutunutta venäläistä hyökkäysvaunua.
Viipurin pohjoispuoli, Suomalaiset panssaritorjuntamiehet tutkivat ohikulkiessaan tuhoutunutta venäläistä hyökkäysvaunua.. Hedenström, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought25 June 1944lasted 14 days
WhereKarelian Isthmus, Russia60.768N, 28.879E
OutcomeFinnish victory
BelligerentsFinland; Nazi GermanyagainstSoviet Union
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 Tali-Ihantala, 1944
11 placed engagements of the Continuation War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date25 June 1944
to 9 July 1944
PlaceKarelian Isthmus, Russia
60.768N, 28.879E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength50,000 (later near 100,000); 4,000150,000; Soviet sources: 48,000–60,000
Casualties and lossesFinnish: 8,750 total; 1,350 killed; 1,100 missing; 6,300 wounded; 3 tanks destroyed; 12 aircraft; German: 33 aircraftFinnish estimate: 600 tanks; 284–320 aircraft; Later Finnish estimate: 21st Army: estimated 4,500–5,500 killed; 8,561 killed or wounded; 23rd Army: 1,458 killed, 288 missing, 6,159 wounded; 27,500 total casualties
Commanders
  • C.G.E. Mannerheim
  • Karl Lennart Oesch
  • Kurt Kuhlmey
Battle of Tali-IhantalaBattle of Tali-IhantalaBattle of ViipuriSiege of VyborgSiege of VyborgBattle of TienhaaraBattle of HonkaniemiBattle of TienhaaraBattle of HonkaniemiSt. PetersburgLahtiGatchinaLappeenrantaPorvooSavonlinnaMikkeliKouvola100 km60.768N, 28.879E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Tali-Ihantala
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 10 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Tali-Ihantala today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2023-06-18. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2023.

The recorded site stands at about 13 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from -49 to 71 m, 120 m of relief, gently rolling country and today it is 74% tree cover, 9% water, 8% grassland.

tree cover: 74%water: 9%grassland: 8%wetland: 4%tree cover 74%water 9%grassland 8%wetland 4%
west to east, 10.0 km0 to 37 mnorth to south, 10.0 km-3 to 44 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

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Battle of Tali-Ihantala is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 350 in present-day Russia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q697680, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Tali–Ihantala, revision 1384578847, 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.