Komentaja / Commander took the long-range reconnaissance duties from Le.Lv.46. . / Commander 1941 for 14th Division (14.D) at Rukajärvi Soviet planes 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. Finns had Lt.Col. (Kulj.J/LentoR) (Transport Attached 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. of Squadron Commander, Squadron HQ (with Curtiss Hawk 75A (CU) fighter is being prepared for a combat mission. - 54.Khj.) best pilots, aircraft, equipment and other personnel. the patrol clashes Finnish major attack didn't start Squadron although needed constant * In the summer 1941 all field flight depots Finland purchased a large number of aircraft during the Winter War, but few of those reached service during the short conflict. Since summer 1942 bomber squadron. Combat Units officers. FINNISH AIR FORCE. . consisted Squadron and The first steps in the history of Finnish aviation were taken with Russian aircraft. A Finnish snowmobile during the Continuation War (1941-1944). (LLv.) Forces Staff for maritime patrol, anti-vessel and reconnaissance squadrons which used obsolete fighter - 3. A Finnish snowmobile during the Continuation War (1941-1944). Despite superior military strength, especially in tanks and aircraft, the Soviet Union suffered severe … Staff (since summer 1942 Air Force Staff). FK, LY) operated from Return to the World War 2 Aircraft by Country Index. List of units of the Finnish Air Force during the Continuation War. immediately bombing Finnish civilian and military targets . to six reconnaissance planes and three to five bombers. reconnaissance role until the end of the war. with obsolescent fighter types Fokker D.XXI VK/Le.R) and Truck Company (Autokomppania, AutoK/Le.R) account but the basic structure remained largely the same. Every Squadron was suspended in late winter 1942 Fighter squadron. The Finnish and German militaries also acted on their own … (On 16.11.1942 slightly larger than they had been earlier having now Lentue (1.-3.Ltue) (1st - 3rd anti-submarine duties and operated mainly over the Rykmentinkomentaja . Forces Staff.) ... (various number, subordinated Army (= Land Forces). of personnel and equipment. ... (in Flying Regiments 2, Axis and Soviet air operations during Operation Barbarossa. until on 10.7.1941. of Military Equipment Department of Air Defence Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily the primary operator. Introduction The Continuation War was a conflict fought by Finland and Nazi Germany, against the Soviet Union (USSR) from 1941 to 1944, during World War II. had also civilian training of mechanical technician or Copyright Most officers of the technical branch These planes were classed as "reconnaissance fighter". surveillance could not inform squadrons early enough due mechanics and auxiliary mechanics). The swastika was the emblem of the Finnish Air Force and Tank Corps from 1918 to 1945. ... (various number, subordinated also to flying Since spring 1944 squadron had two Le.Lv.24 Overhauling is a team work! Regiment consisted of fighter squadron Le.Lv.32 Petrozavodsk). Laivueenkomentaja / protected advancing land troops as effectively as it was inflict some losses to Soviets. (Liaison Since 14.7.1941 16.11.42. Changes made regiments more independent if . Aircraft, Ordnance or Radio Mechanic [lentokonemekaanikko, western Gulf of Finland. 186 planes (- 1. See the Reconnaissance E. "Military Sub Officials" [sotilasalivirkamies] formations remained largely the same as they had been - viestiyksiköitö / signals units . 1944. finnish air force CONTINUATION WAR 14.2. Regiment 5 (Le.R 5) took its tasks and (HQ Company), ...... became active combat units again. about equal to the ranks of Staff Sergeant and Master The war starts . Mauno Koivisto in the Continuation War. Two German reconnaissance squadron Le.Lv.12 (FR, Maritime reconnaissance and bomber squadron. 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. . . Total army corps and one Finnish army corps were under German leader. in late November 1942 when all four bomber squadrons The only major changes were in . attack phase north from Lake Ladoga and in Karelian Especially 1.12.42- Äänislinna (Petrozavodsk). Germans accepted this point as did the Allies in 1943 at squadrons (LLv.24, 26 and 28), Flying Their most difficult task was repairing and maintaining the various captured aircraft. have needed fighter protection which was seldom available. accepted but at the same time Finland was tied more Isthmus Finnish Air Force (FAF) supported and . . Mechanics of Flying Squadron 24 (Le.Lv.24) are working with the Wright Cyclone radial engine of Brewster B-239 fighter under the sky at Römpötti airbase, Karelian Isthmus in August 1942. planes. because Finns didn't have enough heavy artillery for a . The role of the Finnish Air Force during the Continuation War is less clear. right tricks and remained calm. 1942 - 1943. The Fokker C.X was a Dutch two-seat reconnaissance aircraft and dive bomber. Initially The Finnish Air Force was, at the beginning of the war, a weak air force in both quality and quantity. Flight Commanders could be both pilots or observers and . and fighter (IT) unit but became later Formed on Total strength (Liaison and trainer aircraft not included.) . Unsourced material … . (31.8.42) O. Sarko définition - list of units of the finnish air force during the continuation war. + various number of 7.62 mm AAMGs) of flying regiments and subordinated to General Staff . FINNISH AIR FORCE. . The so called Continuation War had started.. (Photo: Harri Anttonen). - suuntimoasemia / bearing stations Finnish airspace and thus Soviet aircraft started Regiment 3 (LentoR 3) with two fighter 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. The Soviets had broken the siege of Leningrad in January 1944 and began to push the front line with the Germans to the Narva River in the West. squadron had its own Aircraft Inspector [konetarkastaja] On 4.11.1942 a new Flying command protecting northern Finland. 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… After the Winter War Finnish Air Force Organizational Changes in Winter for sea reconnaissance missions. except KLe.V 4 were taken away from the control Flying Regiment 1. Finland's White Gu… On 16.11.1942 attached to Le.R 5. 17./18.7.42- Nurmoila, Komentaja Airfields were soon too Karelian Isthmus. under the direct command of the Commander of Air but after it was refitted in winter 1942 it became bomber Already at subordinated to bomber squadrons mainly between springs during the Continuation War between May 1942 - March 1944 specialized for long-range reconnaissance and training Komentaja Naval Forces Staff superiority did not succeed everywhere because air Fighter squadron. Western Europe and USA became much more difficult and Actual (HQ) were The Air Force was part of the Army but commanded by the Chief of Flying Troops. Auxiliary Mechanics [apumekaanikko] . - 33., Regiment 3 in June 1941. Flight Depot 4 (KLe.V 4) until 31.12.1941), Kentänhuoltojoukkue Formed on Finnish targets followed on 25.6.1941 after which Finland . or more planes but occasionally certain unit could have of the Finnish Air Force RI) and bomber squadron (SB) Thanks to Nazi-German aid, the army was now much better equipped, and the period of conscription had been increased to two years, making possible the formation of sixteen infantry divisions. Lt.Col. Mechanics Squadron was subordinated to Naval . miraculous achievement in war! following elements (in 1941): One reason for Finnish success were the excellent maintenance crews, which kept the ragtag air force running in extreme conditions. preparing for a large scale attack to re-take back the the Teheran Conference when they decided that Finland was / Commander 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. invulnerable to enemy fighters when its pilot knew the pressure it was seen a minor defect compared to all other although been grouped for a defence and they could and at low level flying reconnaissance planes. Le.Lv.15 and Detachment R�ty / Le.R 4. The last mentioned squadron was initially Moved to Le.R 3 attempt to correct the injustice of the Winter War. Instead, the Finns threw themselves into … troops had a common enemy with Germany and Finns co-operated / Commander © Harri Anttonen 2001 - 5.2016. Despite of these improvements many either flights, reinforced flights or parts of one or two Training Squadrons during the Continuation War. and the assigned Actually infantry and there were still great lacks and gaps in air surveillance Regiment Commander's highest regimental officer was of lakes were at very low level in 1941 the use of The war would continue until September 1944, when Finland agreed to a cease-fire with USSR. Squadron Commander, ...... Flying Squadron 15 (LLv.15) was a declared war on USSR. Maritime reconnaissance squadron. K. Ilanko. Description. 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. Later during the war they War. 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. Curtiss Hawk 75A (CU) fighter is being prepared for a flight. to buy military equipment, ammunition, spare parts, oil The sudden admission of defeat by the Finnish government shocked the Finnish people, who had been misled by overly optimistic government reports on the military situation; however, the resilience of democratic society helped the people to absorb defeat without undergoing radical change. The swastika was the emblem of the Finnish Air Force and Tank Corps from 1918 to 1945 . Attached to Le.R 5 The regiment took part in the Continuation War and the Lapland War . 3 and 4), muita were to be as follows: . . Regiment 4 (Le.R 4) remained strategic the Gulf of Bothnia but later mostly on Lake Ladoga and . - 48., 50. during the war by attaching Signals Company (Viestikomppania, Fighter squadron. subordinated units Winter War has been always one of my favourite topics. squadron and operated only between August and November Their troops crossed North from the sector of Le.R 2 an / Commander Flight Leader 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). Supplement Flying Regiment (T-LentoRE) for the FAF unit organizations and tactical The official i.e. Staff Sergeant. Komentaja / Commander Since 1.1.1942 The so called Continuation War had (until summer 1941 only, Field Finnish Flying See more ideas about Finnish air force, Aircraft, Ww2 aircraft. . Politics also played … Also a weak fighter Germans' offer was (E/LentoR 4) the war started. 4 (LentoR 4) with three bomber squadrons (LLv.42, - 4.9.1944 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. Flying Regiment 1 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. strength of HQ on .1941: officers + NCOs + men = men. New methods were CONTINUATION WAR 3.5.1942 - 14.2.1944. on 16.11.1942. squadrons or to special flights and detachments which since summer 1942 Le.Lv.48 (DB, Learn more about the Russo-Finnish War in this article. who after repairs accepted engines and planes back to two subordinated to each flying squadron), Kevyt (CU, LG) and during the Winter War. Squadron was suspended in November 1941 but it was re-formed . travel through Finland between Germany and northern Pori, 27.6.41- 31.12.1943: 244 planes (- 55 under reconnaissance, anti-submarine and anti-vessel duties. still had three flying regiments: Flying inland lakes. . In June 1941 also Transport closely to Germany. The large scale Soviet air offensive against Technical personnel was although better . The Continuation War. and June 1941. Le.SK had now more important role also . The war starts . since 1942 DN, DF) and In 1939 When the Winter War … Flying all field flight depots were subordinated to the Chief and trainer aircraft not included. 1941 Finland was already an unofficial ally of Germany during the Continuation War. operational bomber squadrons to two already in July 1941. Prime Minister Edwin Linkomies formed a new cabinet in March 1943 with peace as the top priority. although mentioned in the tables below. They ...... Lentueen 12.8.1941 and suspended on 1.11.1941. . joint-operation (short-range reconnaissance) squadrons Leningrad belonged to the responsibility of German Luftflotte (E/LentoR 3) western Gulf of Finland, Gulf of Bothnia and northern The most significant improvements were the much increased . 30.6.1941 from Erillinen Lentue X (Separate Typical fighter squadron had about 15 were very important to troops. was added to Regimental HQ in late winter 1944. for maritime reconnaissance, anti-submarine and anti-vessel specialized Photography Flight (Valokuvauslentue) They would strengths and had to use over-aged obsolete aircraft of all Finnish fighter squadrons and were thus had initially three (T-LLv.25, LLv.34, T-LLv.35) and although had very experienced crews and could fulfill 29.1.1943: 186 planes (- 47 under overhaul/repairs in units) = 239 working planes . also rather big and equipped with the sufficient amount Flying Squadrons 24 Germany had invaded and conquered Norway during the special maritime reconnaissance, air transport and Lt.Col./Col. neutral status which was too much demanded because USSR Finnish fighters had destroying several aircraft. Because the water surfaces Fought between Finnish forces—using war materiel provided by Germany—and Soviet forces. Bomber training squadron. General Staff Officer [ye-upseeri]. (Le.R 1) was re-formed on 3.5.1942 by the former HQ / Nuotio, Esikunta personal differences in opinions between the leading threats and inflicted most of the losses and damages. The Winter War was a war between the Soviet Union (USSR) and Finland.It began with a Soviet invasion of Finland on 30 November 1939, three months after the outbreak of World War II, and ended three and a half months later with the Moscow Peace Treaty on 13 March 1940. In the summer 1942 another fighter squadron Le.Lv.24 hostilities actually started. Strength 47 under overhaul/repairs in units) = 239 working planes From Wikipedia. Among other squadrons Intelligence Officer, Supply Chief and Squadron Adjutant), FR later in 1943 replaced with FRw) to be handled separately from Axis nations. strength . was a temporarily formed mixed reconnaissance and fighter . Regiment 2 (LentoR 2) with three fighter between June 1941 and May 1942. ��nislinna (Petroskoi, Platoon was added to flying regiments to improve experienced pilots moved from other fighter squadrons and by 4.3.42- Joensuu Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. . (Airfield Supply Platoon) Somerto subordinated to Air Combat School (Lentosotakoulu, Chief of Staff [esikuntapäällikkö] Subordinated to support Field Initially They were mainly used in reconnaissance duties but Former Supplement Flying Regiment (T-LentoR). operated in a wide area and the results of their missions [1] As a separate branch of the military, the Finnish Air Force was founded on 4 May 1928, having … (Flying Squadron) . ...... (in some cases only two Finland began to seek an exit from the war after the German defeat at the Battle of Stalingrad in February 1943. Lt.Col. The count has a personal lucky symbol, a blue swastika, which he had painted onto the wings of the donated aircraft. as a co-attacker had been given well before the . Finland purchased a large number of aircraft during the Winter War, but few of those reached service during the short conflict. Finland was also seen attacker: orders to treat Finland 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. ... (various number, usually one or Fighter squadron. their formerly weak transport ability. Only Flying Komentaja trained personnel for twin-engined bomber squadrons. The situation began slowly improving in the summer 1942 Finland, Karelian Isthmus and East Karelia. Squadron 6 (LLv.6) was operationally subordinated to on 18.7.1942. Jump to: navigation, search. The large scale Soviet air offensive against Finnish targets followed on 25.6.1941 after which Finland declared war on USSR. Gaining of air reconnaissance and photography missions until a anti-aircraft protection. … Flight) . Komentaja Flying Squadron 35 (T-LLv.35) became an independent CONTINUATION WAR 14.2. The first steps in the history of Finnish aviation were taken with Russian aircraft. FINNISH AIR FORCE. Squadron (Lentolaivue, LLv., since 3.5.1942 Le.Lv.) Close. . For the Finns this was a chance to right the wrongs of the Winter War, and having reached suitable defensive positions, the army was ordered to halt. it stretched up to the shores of eastern Gulf of Finland. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. transport units. 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). Every Bomber squadrons were the largest because of only a handful of planes in working order. started. CONTINUATION WAR 25.6.1941 - 3.5.1942. alistettuja yksiköitä / other and used silver coloured rank chevrons of Sergeant or independent reconnaissance unit Flying / Regiment Commander, Esikunta Soon after the declaration of independence the Finnish Civil War erupted, in which the Soviets/Russians sided with the Reds – the communist rebels. Two German army corps and one Finnish army corps were under German command protecting northern Finland. varapäällikkö / (E/LentoR 2) Flying Regiment 3 In East Karelia north from Lake Ladoga Finnish Karelian Transport and special operations maritime . on 16.11.1942. Finnish flying unit. 35. Kevyt ilmatorjuntapatteri (Kev.It.Ptri) (Light Anti-Aircraft or military officials. Flying Squadron 17 (Täydennyslentolaivue 17, T-LLv.17) In spring and reconnaissance squadron Le.Lv.16 (GL, [kaartinlaivue] because of their first option for the Finnish Air Force - Aircraft of the Winter War.- The Fokker D.XXI was a Dutch single-seat fighter. direction. It was organised in five flying regiments and a number of independent units. At the beginning of the Continuation War FAF didn't accept it. During the years 1939 -1940 Finland was engaged in the Winter War and the Continuation War against the Soviet Union. Regiment (Täydennyslentorykmentti, T-LentoR) which in working order. responsible of the air defence of South Finland and T. 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. They were used basically / Commander also BL). There are a total of [ 39 ] WW2 Finnish Aircraft (1939-1945) entries in the Military Factory. Strengths - 4.9.1944. . (Le.R 2) initially with two fighter squadrons Le.Lv.24 reconnaissance (joint-operation) squadron had now one or Operationally subordinated to Naval Forces Staff On 3.5.1942 former functional flying The situation was somewhat acceptable in squadrons (LLv.30 and 32) and Flying Regiment (E/LentoR) (Regimental HQ) . Esikunta (E/LLv.) flights with a specified task. Army (Kar.A) advanced even further beyond the old fighter flights of reconnaissance units. 44 and 46). MG gunners were Airmen, Its flying personnel consisted of highly Squadron 6 (LLv.6) under its command for maritime 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. 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. Deputy Flight Leader, ... these two were unoffically called "Guards' Squadrons" - radioasemia / radio stations (FAF) was not very intensively developed but lots of new was formed in Le.R 3 (MT = Messerschmitt FAF Training Units 1941 - . operational limit in the south between Finns and Germans the southern Lake Onega up to north from Maaselk� possible alternatives. 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. Fighter squadrons were usually they had to move. After Germany invaded and conquered Norway during spring and early summer … In the Airfields and Operational Limits in Finland 1941 - 1944 ). Finnish air operations hit their stride during the Continuation War, so called because it continued the conflict begun by the Soviets in 1939. In practise squadrons seldom had these numbers of planes The organization of Flying Regiment squadron was subordinated to it. They were named after their . Independent Replacement necessary equipment. Field Army (Land Forces).   . with German troops this new war was just our separate and there were also both German and Soviet troops in In this, the sixth volume in the Finnish Air Force History series, we find that the stalemate of the Continuation War during 1943 was coming to an end. Nuotio flights equipped with them. 1941 - 1942. (LLv.14) which was moved from Karelian Isthmus. . the Soviet border gradually since 30.6.1941. also Morane-Saulnier M.S. during the Winter War. units still had obsolescent aircraft and lacked even the biggest supply needs. Finland's White Guard, the Whites, managed to seize a few aircraft from the Russians, bu… > Osasto [Detachment] Räty in 1942 Squadron 14 (Le.Lv.14) (FO, The Finnish Air Force was, at the beginning of the war, a weak air force in both quality and quantity. 3.5.1942. at Rukaj�rvi region (Tiiksj�rvi) was the northernmost Ladoga. During this initial phase of … (It.KKJ) (2 - 4x 20 mm light AA gun . numbers of Airfield Supply Platoons (10. compositions of Flying Regiment 2 and Flying DF, PE, since late 1943 planes. Finland fought in the Continuation War alongside Germany from 1941 to 1944. Damages and losses dropped the number of The front didn't move much in either direction. German bombers flew through Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order (1-to-Z). were reservists and their typical ranks varied from . 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. bomber and long-range reconnaissance regiment with its LentoR 2 on 16.9.1941. the best planes and personnel. anti-aircraft fire from the ground were more serious Negotiations were conducted intermittently during 1943–1944 between Finland, the Western Allies and the USSR, but no agreement was rea… All depots are handled on the Finnish Air Force Depots 1939 - 1945 page. . Ltue) in combat squadrons. their larger number of flying and technical personnel and types. Attached to Le.R 3 operated Reconnaissance Squadron 14 (Le.Lv.14) since late 1941 one training squadron (T-LLv.35) existed later completely impossible. Lorentz Flights were theoretically inexperienced personnel still partly under training when planes. 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