Battle of Rovaniemi
The Battle of Rovaniemi was an event during the 1944 Lapland War. The actual fighting between the components of the Finnish Armoured Division and Finnish 3rd Division against the troops of the German Twentieth Mountain Army took place at the vicinity of the town of Rovaniemi. The notoriety of the encounter derives from the near-total destruction of the town.
| Battle of Rovaniemi | |||||||
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| Part of the Lapland War of World War II | |||||||
The ruins of Rovaniemi | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Germany | Finland | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Henrik Saussel | Ruben Lagus | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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500 men 3 tanks |
1,500 men 20 tanks | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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52 dead 164 wounded 9 missing 1 tank |
36 dead 101 wounded 4 missing | ||||||
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