Battle of Tali-Ihantala

When

25 Jun 1944 – 9 Jul 1944

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

60.77° N, 28.88° E

Description

1944 battle

War

World War II

1944 battle of the Continuation War

The Battle of Tali–Ihantala was part of the Finnish-Soviet Continuation War (1941–1944), which occurred during World War II. The battle was fought between Finnish forces—using war materiel provided by Germany—and Soviet forces. To date, it is the largest battle in the history of the Nordic countries.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Tali-Ihantala (the largest battle ever in the Nordic countries): Finland is able to resist the Soviet attack”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Auf der Karelischen Landenge beginnt die Schlacht von Tali-Ihantala zwischen Streitkräften der Sowjetunion und den von Deutschland unterstützten finnischen…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• World War II1 Sep 1939 · World war · Deaths 75,000,000
• Continuation War25 Jun 1941 · Interstate war · Deaths 130,000