Battle of Porlampi

Battle of Porlampi
Part of Continuation War

Soviet artillery pieces of the 101st Howitzer Artillery Regiment captured at Porlampi
Date30 August – 1 September 1941
(2 days)
Location
Porlampi, Karelo-Finnish SSR
Result Finnish victory
Belligerents
 Finland  Soviet Union
Commanders and leaders
Finland Paavo Talvela
Finland Karl Lennart Oesch		 Soviet Union Mikhail Gerasimov
Soviet Union Vladimir Kirpichnikov (POW)
Soviet Union Filipp Starikov
Units involved
Finland IV Corps Soviet Union 23rd Army
Strength
43,000 35,000
Casualties and losses
3,400
  • 700 killed
  • 2,700 wounded
 17,000+
  • 7,000 killed
  • 1,000+ wounded
  • 9,000 captured

The Battle of Porlampi, also known as the Battle of Porlammi, was a military engagement fought between the Finnish Army and Red Army from 30 August to 1 September 1941 on the Karelian Isthmus.[1] The battle was fought near the town of Porlampi during the second month of the Continuation War.[2] The battle was a Finnish victory and effectively ended the reconquest of Karelia.[3]

  1. ^ "Memorial Battle of Porlammi 1941 - Sveklovichnoye - TracesOfWar.com". www.tracesofwar.com. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Karjalan kartat". www.karjalankartat.fi. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference :6 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).