Battle of Tornio
The Battle of Tornio (October 1–8, 1944) was the first major engagement between Nazi Germany and Finland in the Lapland War; although hostilities had already begun elsewhere (see Tanne Ost).
Battle of Tornio | |||||||
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Part of the Lapland War of World War II | |||||||
Finnish Panzerschreck team near Tornio | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Germany | Finland | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Mathias Kräutler | Hjalmar Siilasvuo | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
7,000 11 tanks & artillery |
12,500 2 gunboats | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
500 killed 1,600 wounded 400 captured 4 tanks lost |
375 killed 1,400 wounded 23 captured |
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