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Title
Night Fans
Description
The small island of Metchishori, in the frozen Lake Segozero, was guarded by a Finnish company that was rotated on a monthly basis. On the morning of 21 January, the 9th Company and a machine gun platoon was transferred to the island. On 28 January a band of partisans …
Publisher
Date
1943-01-28
Scenario#
169
Scenario Description
The small island of Metchishori, in the frozen Lake Segozero, was guarded by a Finnish company that was rotated on a monthly basis. On the morning of 21 January, the 9th Company and a machine gun platoon was transferred to the island. On 28 January a band of partisans was tasked with destroying the Finnish positions in the village of Sondolyn and Kirp on the nearby shore, while the Soviet 33rd Separate Ski Brigade, supported by units from the 1st Combat Aerosan Battalion, was to neutralize the defenses on Metchishori.
Location
Lake Segozero, Russia
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The Continuation War, also known as Second Soviet-Finnish war, was a conflict fought by Finland and Nazi Germany, against the Soviet Union (USSR) from 1941 to 1944, as a part of World War II. In Soviet historiography, the war was called the Finnish Front of the Great Patriotic War. Germany regarded its operations in the region as part of its overall war efforts on the Eastern Front and provided Finland with critical material support and military assistance, including economic aid. The Continuation War began 15 months after the end of the Winter War, also fought between Finland and the USSR. There have been numerous reasons proposed for the Finnish decision to invade, with regaining territory lost during the Winter War being regarded as the most common. Other justifications for the conflict included President Ryti's vision of a Greater Finland and Commander-in-Chief Mannerheim's desire to annex East Karelia. Plans for the attack were developed jointly between the Wehrmacht and a faction of Finnish political and military leaders with the rest of the government remaining ignorant. Despite the co-operation in this conflict, Finland never formally signed the Tripartite Pact, though they did sign the Anti-Comintern Pact. Finland's leadership justified their alliance with Germany as self-defence.
Narrative Source
Combatants
Russian
Finnish
Additional Information
Scenario Type = Standard
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