Battle of Ilomantsi (1944)

Battle of Ilomantsi
	Part of the Continuation War of World War II
	; Destroyed Soviet T-26 tank.
Date	26 July 1944 – 13 August 1944
Location	North Karelia, Finland
Result	Finnish victory
Belligerents
Finland	Soviet Union
Commanders and leaders
Erkki Raappana	Filipp Gorelenko
Strength
initially 7,000; later 14,500	initially 16,000; later 20,000+
Casualties and losses
400 killed or missing; 1,300 wounded Between 24 July – 13 August:; 2,500 in total; Between 24 July – 13 August: ; 542 battle deaths Database of deceased soldiers (KIA, DOW, MIA confirmed later dead) of all troops involved; Jaeger Battalion 1 and 6, Häme Cavalry Regiment,Uudenmaa Dragoon Regiment, 21st Brigade, 3rd Frontier Jaeger Battalion, I/52nd Regiment, II/33rd Regiment, Detached Battalion 24 + their support troops of artillery and engineer units	3,200 killed; 3,450 wounded; 1,400 missing; These figures including Soviet losses during last week of July too Between 1–11 August:; 1,500 KIA & MIA; 3,500 WIA; Not including Soviet losses during last week of July Between 26 July – 13 August 13,050 in total

The Battle of Ilomantsi (Finnish: Ilomantsin taistelu) was a part of the Svir–Petrozavodsk Offensive of the Continuation War (1941–1944). It was fought from 26 July to 13 August 1944, between Finland and the Soviet Union in an area roughly 40 kilometers wide and 30 kilometers deep, near the Finnish-Soviet border, close to the Finnish village of Ilomantsi, in North Karelia. The battle ended with a Finnish victory—the last major Soviet attack against Finland was stopped here.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Cite error: The named reference Ilomantsi SH was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b Raunio & Kilin (2009) pp. 290–291

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[Jatkosodan_torjunta_1942–44_losses-2] Raunio & Kilin (2009) pp. 290–291

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