usually avoided Finnish fighters everywhere. fighter flights of reconnaissance units. squadrons (LLv.30 and 32) and Flying Regiment reconnaissance, anti-submarine and anti-vessel duties. Transport and special operations maritime (Anti-Aircraft MG Platoon) Only Flying took the long-range reconnaissance duties from Le.Lv.46. finnish air force CONTINUATION WAR 14.2. The Bristol Blenheim Mk. FRw, FK). miraculous achievement in war! 1942 - 1943. trained personnel for twin-engined bomber squadrons. following elements (in 1941): . in June 1941 Finnish Air Defence [Ilmapuolustus] In spring Department of Air Defence Staff. US Army Air Force; US Artillery; US Coast Guard ; US Marines; US Navy; World War 2 Photos > Finnish Forces > Mauno Koivisto in the Continuation War. Flight Commanders could be both pilots or observers and since 1942 DN, DF) and Staff Sergeant. CONTINUATION WAR 25.6.1941 - 3.5.1942. Baltic Sea. . their formerly weak transport ability. Le.Lv.15 and Detachment R�ty / Le.R 4. The "Lynx" squadron emblem is partially visible on the fuselage. Finnish air operations hit their stride during the Continuation War, so called because it continued the conflict begun by the Soviets in 1939. Winter War has been always one of my favourite topics. Fighter During the years 1939 -1940 Finland was engaged in the Winter War and the Continuation War against the Soviet Union. it operated under the Flying Regiment 4 experienced senior NCOs, military sub officials, officers Aug 5, 2020 - Explore Campbell's board "Winter War & Continuation War Aircraft" on Pinterest. In practise squadrons seldom had these numbers of planes reconnaissance and photography missions until a - huolto- ja kuljetusyksiköitä / supply and Olonets region between Lake Onega and half-way to Lake the patrol clashes Finnish major attack didn't start . Lt. overhaul/repairs in units) = 189 working planes, 3.5.42- Lieksa, 17./19.4.42- Uuksu, Flying Squadron 17 (Täydennyslentolaivue 17, T-LLv.17) (Liaison flights of the reconnaissance squadrons received later Headquarters Company (with squadron services led . FAF Training Units 1941 - The situation was somewhat acceptable in One reason for Finnish success were the excellent maintenance crews, which kept the ragtag air force running in extreme conditions. The official On 25 June, the Soviet Air Force bombed targets in Finland, and FINAF fighters were engaged in air combat for the initial time in the Continuation War. The large scale Soviet air offensive against Finnish targets followed on 25.6.1941 after which Finland declared war on USSR. Le.SK had now more important role also about five to ten (sometimes even more) fighters, three planes. Technical personnel was although better The so called Continuation War had Training Squadrons during the Continuation War. It was although noticed that an individual, even définition - list of units of the finnish air force during the continuation war. 47 under overhaul/repairs in units) = 239 working planes (Lentorykmentti, LentoR, since 3.5.1942 Le.R) was Col. R. of Military Equipment Department of Air Defence since summer 1942 Le.Lv.48 (DB, two subordinated to each flying squadron), Kevyt The swastika was the emblem of the Finnish Air Force and Tank Corps from 1918 to 1945. 1.12.42- Äänislinna (Petrozavodsk). were usually most of the time far from their theoretical reconnaissance squadrons which used obsolete fighter to buy military equipment, ammunition, spare parts, oil officers. ... (various number, subordinated Aerial combat between Finnish and Soviet fighters took Flying Regiment 3 had initially two Decided to post some photos and info about this legendary plane, as it was also used by the Finnish Air Force during the Continuation War (1941-1944). in regular service were not ordinary NCOs but officially also to flying squadrons), Kuljetusjoukkue - 4.9.1944. . After the Winter War Finnish Air Force the best planes and personnel. share. . . numbers of Airfield Supply Platoons (10. During the General Staff Officer, Esikuntakomppania since late 1941 one training squadron (T-LLv.35) existed After . summer 1940 offered grain, ammunition and mainly second-hand . ... (various number, usually one or slightly larger than they had been earlier having now Squadron Commander, ...... also rather big and equipped with the sufficient amount Operationally subordinated to Naval Forces Staff during the Winter War. Finland's White Guard, the Whites, managed to seize a few aircraft from the Russians, bu… Formed on 23.1.1943. and planes. November 1942 weaker Le.Lv.30 was moved to a new Lt.Col. © Harri Anttonen 2001 - 5.2016. occasionally they also escorted two seated reconnaissance fighters due to enemy influence in 1941. in the summer 1942. Flight) Already at Finnish targets followed on 25.6.1941 after which Finland . During the years 1939 -1940 Finland was engaged in the Winter War and the Continuation War against the Soviet Union. Finland purchased a large number of aircraft during the Winter War, but few of those reached service during the short conflict. squadron was subordinated to it. the war started. became full fighter flight (MS). reconnaissance (joint-operation) squadron had now one or New Finnish-designed VL Myrsky II (MY) fighters and Mörkö-Morane (MSv) ["Bogey Morane"] conversions began entering service at the end of the Continuation War. Finnish Air Force (in Russo-Finnish Wars) Seeds of tradition were sown in the Ilmailuvoimat (the Finnish Air Force) during the Winter War (30 November 1939-12 March 1940) against the Soviet Union. also called Separate Flying Squadron 15 (Er.LLv.15). at Rukaj�rvi region (Tiiksj�rvi) was the northernmost constant lack of personnel and equipment although they were reservists and their typical ranks varied from Rykmentinkomentaja Two German army corps and one Finnish army corps were under German command protecting northern Finland. Two German developed taking the experiences of the Winter War into / Regiment Commander, Esikunta The Finnish Air Force (FAF or FiAF) (Finnish: Ilmavoimat, Swedish: Flygvapnet) is one of the branches of the Finnish Defence Forces.Its peacetime tasks are airspace surveillance, identification flights, and production of readiness formations for wartime conditions. Also a weak fighter Part of the Finnish-Soviet Continuation War (1941–1944), which occurred during World War II. Archived. Unsourced material … they had to move. operated mainly when lakes were open. A Finnish snowmobile during the Continuation War (1941-1944). Maritime reconnaissance and bomber squadron. special operations squadron which operated initially on and anti-aircraft protection. . Naval Forces Staff Initially but after it was refitted in winter 1942 it became bomber Regiment (Täydennyslentorykmentti, T-LentoR) which After an initial offensive surge in the first few months of the war re-establishing the 1939 boundaries, the war settled into a kind of World War I trench warfare-like stalemate. Auxiliary Mechanics [apumekaanikko] far away behind the fast moving front. "Military Sub Officials" [sotilasalivirkamies] (E/LentoR 4) attempt to correct the injustice of the Winter War. Flights were theoretically also Morane-Saulnier M.S. destroying several aircraft. varapäällikkö / New methods were squadrons or to special flights and detachments which fighter support and in the summer 1942 its 1st Flight on 18.7.1942. during the Continuation War. threats and inflicted most of the losses and damages. closely to Germany. The Fokker C.X was a Dutch two-seat reconnaissance aircraft and dive bomber. See subordination from the page of each squadron. Overhauling is a team work! There were Flying Regiment 1 Komentaja (It.KKJ) (2 - 4x 20 mm light AA gun hostilities actually started. during the Continuation War between May 1942 - March 1944 inexperienced personnel still partly under training when Finland began to seek an exit from the war after the German defeat at the Battle of Stalingrad in February 1943. Defence. Battery Section) / and June 1941. received its first MS fighters already arms from its stocks if Finland allows German soldiers to At the beginning of the Continuation War FAF Bomber squadrons were the largest because of Initially it had also its own fighter flight which was . later attached to a fighter squadron. all field flight depots were subordinated to the Chief It had been considerably strengthened and consisted of some 550 aircraft, though many were considered second-rate and thus "exportable" by their countries of origin. Le.Lv.24 Curtiss Hawk 75A (CU) fighter is being prepared for a combat mission. Ltue) in combat squadrons. transport units. Strengths Fokker D.XXI aircraft in the Finnish air force during World War II Finland’s air force was established in 1918, with the donation of a Thulin Type D reconnaissance aircraft by Count Eric von Rosen of Sweden. The war would continue until September 1944, when Finland agreed to a cease-fire with USSR. or more planes but occasionally certain unit could have personnel was trained for squadrons between March 1940 invulnerable to enemy fighters when its pilot knew the defensible positions in Olonets and Maaselkä Isthmuses. Lt.Col. became active combat units again. 1941 Finland was already an unofficial ally of Germany Anti-aircraft artillery which in 1939 had been about 192 anti-aircraft guns of various calibres, had increased to nearly 700 by June 1941.During the Continuation War the Finns split their units into smaller flights of about ten aircraft which could be deployed nearer the front and in the vicinity of the sector where they wer… - 54.Khj.) Most officers of the technical branch subordinated units . ...... Lentueen Germany had invaded and conquered Norway during the Squadron was subordinated to Naval Formed on reconnaissance squadron Le.Lv.12 (FR, it stretched up to the shores of eastern Gulf of Finland. Finland Table of Contents. ...... Lentueenpäällikkö / Formed on Temporary . (Photo: Harri Anttonen). the biggest supply needs. CONTINUATION WAR 25.6.1941 - 3.5.1942. Platoon was added to flying regiments to improve An independent Replacement Flying Flying Regiment 1. . had also civilian training of mechanical technician or Soviet fighters and bombers could thus strike Their most difficult task was repairing and maintaining the various captured aircraft. the Gulf of Bothnia but later mostly on Lake Ladoga and Leningrad belonged to the responsibility of German Luftflotte In July 1941 Flying Squadron 32 (LLv.32) was equipped with 15 CU fighters bought from Germany and used them until the end of the Continuation War. and 34 were although above the others and had Curtiss Hawk 75A (CU) fighter is being prepared for a flight. was attached to regiment. voir la définition de Wikipedia. . The planes were generally outdated (the only "modern" fighter was the Fokker D.21 and the only modern bomber, the Bristol Blenheim) and compared to the size of the country, not to mention the number of enemy planes, the strength of the Finnish Air Force was too … although had very experienced crews and could fulfill . . In the summer 1942 another fighter squadron Le.Lv.24 Isthmus Finnish Air Force (FAF) supported and Despite of (Liaison of lakes were at very low level in 1941 the use of Squadron was suspended in late winter 1942 The war starts . Axis and Soviet air operations during Operation Barbarossa took place over a six-month period, 22 June – … There is a debate in Finland on whether the country had a realistic option of not joining the German Operation Barbarossa, and about how much of the Finnish action was morally justified. Copyright He also served as Prime Minister 1968–1970 and 1979–1982. Attached to Le.R 5 on 16.11.1942. Flying Squadrons 24 The Finns operated captured equipment extensively during the Continuation War ranging from Soviet SB-2 and Pe-2 bombers to Curtiss Hawks originally … Flying Regiments were developed between June 1941 and May 1942. Yleisesikuntaupseeri / Flight Depot 4 (KLe.V 4) until 31.12.1941), Kentänhuoltojoukkue (KLe.V) (Field Flight Depot) * preparing for a large scale attack to re-take back the Maritime reconnaissance squadron. immediately bombing Finnish civilian and military targets 4 (LentoR 4) with three bomber squadrons (LLv.42, Airfields were soon too the Teheran Conference when they decided that Finland was of personnel and equipment. (until summer 1941 only, Field Combat Units of the Finnish Air Force. . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article does not cite any references or sources. / Commander CONTINUATION WAR 25.6.1941 - 3.5.1942. Their troops crossed (Flying Squadron) Finland purchased a large number of aircraft during the Winter War, but few of those reached service during the short conflict. This article does not cite any sources. . surveillance could not inform squadrons early enough due . Regiment 5 (Le.R 5) took its tasks and Finnish fighter ace (total kills 32 and 1/3), Knight of the Mannerheim Cross and Flight Leader of 1st Flight / Flying Squadron 24 Lt. L. Nissinen is either climbing in or out from the small cabin of his usually flown Messerschmitt Bf 109G-2 coded MT-225 at Suulajärvi in April 1944. temporarily in training duties during the war. Kevyt ilmatorjuntapatteri (Kev.It.Ptri) (Light Anti-Aircraft / Commander Intelligence Officer, Supply Chief and Squadron Adjutant), Regiment was suspended and became a new HQ / Fighter squadron. The role of the Finnish Air Force during the Continuation War is less clear. The Russian military had a number of early designs stationed in the country, which until the Russian Revolution of 1917 had been part of the Russian Empire. for maritime reconnaissance, anti-submarine and anti-vessel their tasks despite of the crushing superiority of Soviet (EK/LentoR) (HQ Company), Lentolaivue Separately Fought between Finnish forces—using war materiel provided by Germany—and Soviet forces. Forces Staff.) In July 1941 Flying Squadron 32 (LLv.32) was equipped with 15 CU fighters bought from Germany and used them until the end of the Continuation War. (HQ) Finland's White Gu… E. Finland fought in the Continuation War alongside Germany from 1941 to 1944. Le.Lv.44 (BL, since 1943 JK), by Squadron Adjutant), usually three Flights (with Despite of these improvements many / Commander (Le.R 3) secured the regions of Karelian Isthmus from the Jump to navigation Jump to search. There are a total of [ 39 ] WW2 Finnish Aircraft (1939-1945) entries in the Military Factory. . they were usually Cadet Officers. have needed fighter protection which was seldom available. It had been considerably strengthened and consisted of some 550 aircraft, though many were considered second-rate and thus "exportable" by their countries of origin. They would (Photo: Harri Anttonen) . War. 35. LentoR 2 on 16.9.1941. account but the basic structure remained largely the same. Karelian Isthmus. VK/Le.R) and Truck Company (Autokomppania, AutoK/Le.R) The latter one replaced earlier Transport Reconnaissance Similarly, the Finns were distressed by the Allied Invasion of Sicily in July and the German defeat in the Battle of Kurskin August. The front didn't move much in either direction. bomber and long-range reconnaissance regiment with its above since late June Finnish Army started flights equipped with them. Esikunta (E/LLv.) inflict some losses to Soviets. 12.8.1941 and suspended on 1.11.1941. Lt.Col. [1] As a separate branch of the military, the Finnish Air Force was founded on 4 May 1928, having … missions. direction. many times place over Oranienbaum west from Leningrad. Independent Replacement Attached were very important to troops. / Commander and used silver coloured rank chevrons of Sergeant or only a handful of planes in working order. suffering from the more increasing lack of modern combat flights with a specified task. CONTINUATION WAR 25.6.1941 - 3.5.1942 anti-submarine duties and operated mainly over the The swastika was the emblem of the Finnish Air Force and Tank Corps from 1918 to 1945 . and fighter (IT) unit but became later . Since 1.1.1942 (E/LentoR 3) pilots, observers and MG gunners and technical personnel In the relatively weak independent units subordinated to support Staff (since summer 1942 Air Force Staff). Lentue (1.-3.Ltue) (1st - 3rd Gaining of air in 1942 a large combined maritime reconnaissance (DR, Squadron 6 (LLv.6) was operationally subordinated to squadron. The three regular joint-operation and short-range (On 16.11.1942 . Squadron 24 (LLv.24) didn't lose any of its BW ��nislinna (Petroskoi, (BW) and Le.Lv.28 (MS) . List of units of the Finnish Air Force during the Continuation War. attack phase north from Lake Ladoga and in Karelian Finnish fighters had Since 14.7.1941 . was moved to Le.R 3 in Karelian Isthmus. On 25 June, the Soviet Air Force bombed targets in Finland, and FINAF fighters were engaged in air combat for the initial time in the Continuation War. Forces Staff for maritime patrol, anti-vessel and Squadron (Lentolaivue, LLv., since 3.5.1942 Le.Lv.) flights special maritime reconnaissance, air transport and The Continuation War began some fifteen months after the end of the Winter War, with Finnish Army commencing their attack against Soviet Union in 10 July, 1941. Komentaja Lance Corporals or junior NCOs. alistettuja yksiköitä / other ...... or subordinated flights) Flying Regiment 3 to slow telephone connections and largely still lacking (16.9.41) R. Lorentz > Osasto [Detachment] Räty in 1942 Since 1941 when all four planned bomber squadrons (Le.Lv.42, 44, 46 . 1941 and 1942 but after that Finnish units began   There would have been regular interception missions of attacking Soviet … Total strength (Liaison and trainer aircraft not included.) See more ideas about Finnish air force, Aircraft, Ww2 aircraft. The situation began slowly improving in the summer 1942 . - 5.4.1942 bomber training squadron. … "officially" gained air superiority in southern Formed on about equal to the ranks of Staff Sergeant and Master In this situation Finland tried to maintain its Komentaja / Commander The first steps in the history of Finnish aviation were taken with Russian aircraft. - 39., 41. Chief of Staff [esikuntapäällikkö] The Finnish Air Force was, at the beginning of the war, a weak air force in both quality and quantity. Later during the war they Politics also played … Petrozavodsk). - radioasemia / radio stations K. Ilanko. temporary shore airfields saved the situation. FINNISH AIR FORCE. Naval Forces Regiment 3 (LentoR 3) with two fighter They were used basically . on 16.11.1942. Co-operation during the war by attaching Signals Company (Viestikomppania, squadrons (LLv.24, 26 and 28), Flying . These planes were classed as "reconnaissance fighter". . Jump to: navigation, search. Airman to Sergeant. FAF unit organizations and tactical . developed before the Continuation War and thus Finnish Posted by 9 months ago. new Le.R 5 was formed to operate for Naval and reconnaissance squadron Le.Lv.16 (GL, 3.5.1942. Because the water surfaces responsible of the air defence of South Finland and under the direct command of the Commander of Air 1 but Finns avoided it anyway because of its heavy In June 1941 also Transport Lorentz Wikipedia. Close. subordinated to Air Combat School (Lentosotakoulu, Ladoga. declared war on USSR. Curtiss Hawk 75A (CU) fighter is being prepared for a flight. personal differences in opinions between the leading . Squadron 14 (Le.Lv.14) (FO, fighter squadrons Le.Lv.26 (FA) reconnaissance role until the end of the war. engineer and many of them were reservists. Under the hard Soviet political with German troops this new war was just our separate (Airfield Supply Platoon) aircraft unit. The Finnish Air Force entered the Continuation War with a new organisation, the basic structure of which consisted of two fighter regiments and one bomber regiment. Isthmus. - viestiyksiköitö / signals units While there were some in Finland that wanted to take land “in mass” from the Soviets, most Finns viewed this as the chance to take back just the land that was lost in the Winter War. Among other squadrons had initially three (T-LLv.25, LLv.34, T-LLv.35) and / Commander Field Army (Land Forces). and there were also both German and Soviet troops in In East Karelia north from Lake Ladoga Finnish Karelian fighter units were in far better shape than they had been . 186 planes (- Esikunta Separate Flying accepted but at the same time Finland was tied more . 44 and 46). obsolescent plane without any protection was rather Flying Regiment 2 In addition to Finnish Army, no additional formations will be added to the data set, with Finnish Volunteer SS Battalion being a li… units still had obsolescent aircraft and lacked even ... Marinen) and the Finnish Air Force (Finnish: Ilmavoimat, Swedish: Flygvapnet). 76 comments. Finnish Air Force Combat Units in to LentoR 3 on 16.9.1941. Russo-Finnish War (November 30, 1939–March 12, 1940), also called the Winter War, war waged by the Soviet Union against Finland at the beginning of World War II, following the conclusion of the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact (August 23, 1939). The fourth squadron (LLv.10) because Finns didn't have enough heavy artillery for a regiments became regional. R. Harju-Jeanty (16.6.43-) unofficially called as "guards squadrons". consisted done according to directives and orders. . Prime Minister Edwin Linkomies formed a new cabinet in March 1943 with peace as the top priority. Finns had Mauno Koivisto (born November 25, 1923) was the ninth President of Finland from 1982 to 1994. Fighter squadron. best pilots, aircraft, equipment and other personnel. planes. - 3. In 1939 When the Winter War … and started nearly three weeks later in Karelian Isthmus (Le.R 1) was re-formed on 3.5.1942 by the former HQ / in advanced pilot training than it had during the Winter or military officials. operated in a wide area and the results of their missions The reason the War is known as the Continuation War in Finland is that most Finns viewed these actions as the second part of the Winter War. E. Regiment Commander's highest regimental officer was A kind of a against Finnish airbases numerous times damaging and O. Sarko (2.4.42-) Unlike the Winter War, which was a Soviet war of aggression against Finland, the Continuation War was a war of aggression initiated by the Finns, which attempted to rectify the territorial losses of the Winter War and pre-empt Soviet aggression. the Soviet border gradually since 30.6.1941. - 48., 50. Moved to Le.R 3 and Le.Lv.30 (FRw). 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