Battle of Tornio

Battle of Tornio
Part of the Lapland War of World War II

Finnish Panzerschreck team near Tornio
Date1-8 October 1944
Location
Kemi-Tornio area, Finnish Lapland
Result Finnish victory
Belligerents
Nazi Germany Germany  Finland
Commanders and leaders
Mathias Kräutler Hjalmar Siilasvuo
Strength
7,000
11 tanks & artillery
12,500
2 gunboats
Casualties and losses
500 killed
1,600 wounded
400 captured
4 tanks lost
375 killed
1,400 wounded
23 captured

The Battle of Tornio (October 1–8, 1944) was the first major engagement between Nazi Germany and Finland in the Lapland War; although hostilities had already begun elsewhere (see Tanne Ost).[1]

  1. ^ Kaila, T. (1950) Lapin sota. WSOY