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The Finnish 3rd Division participated in the Continuation War in the summer of 1941 in the Kuusamo and Salla areas. Lieutenant Colonel Johannes Turtola's battalions advanced to areas lost in the Winter War in early July through the Villages of Kuusamo. The battalions advanced to Sohjana and from there to Kiestinki. On August 8, the progress continued in the direction of Louhi, where the Turtola stand was in Left behind Enemy lines in Kapustnajapuro. Lieutenant Colonel Turtola Deth On a patrol trip. His Soldiers did get back to Retreat from Kapustnajapuro to Kiestinki in early September. The attack of Turtola troops was supported by the German Stuka - Fighter bombers, who were home air station to Rovaniemi, and the German armor department and one of the Division of Germany from Salla. The Finnish 3rd division participated in the continuation war in the summer of 1941 in the areas of Kuusamo and Salla. Lieutenant Colonel Usko Johannes Turtola's battalions advanced in early July to the areas lost in the winter war through the villages on the eastern side of Kuusamo. The battalions advanced, making roads first to Tuhkapatuna, Kananainen and Sohjana and from there to Kiestink. On August 8, the advance continued in the direction of Louhe, where Turtola's division remained behind at Kapustnajapuro. Lieutenant Colonel Turtola fell while in the moti and his men were only able to retreat from the moti to Kiestink at the beginning of September. The attack of the Turtola troops was supported by German Stuka dive bombers, whose home field was Rovaniemi, as well as a German armored division and one undersized division that fought in Salla. The photos in the video are mainly from the collections of the military archive and the Finnish Museum Agency, I have processed them into color images with image processing programs. The source material has mainly been war diaries. #salla #kuusamo #Sohjana #Kiestinki #lapland #kuhmo #kainuu #war #russian #Finland #winterwar #Relinquishedareas #