Finnish military administration in Eastern Karelia
The Finnish military administration in Eastern Karelia was an interim administrative system established in those areas of the Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic (KFSSR) of the Soviet Union which were occupied by the Finnish army during the Continuation War. The military administration was set up on 15 July 1941 and it ended during the summer of 1944. The goal of the administration was to prepare the region for eventual annexation by Finland.
| Military Administration in Eastern Karelia Itä-Karjalan sotilashallinto | |||||||||
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| Military administration by Finland | |||||||||
| 1941–1944 | |||||||||
Finnish advance to Eastern Karelia during the Continuation War. The military administration extended further north. Red area inside the gray borders was re-annexed directly to Finland on 9 December 1941. | |||||||||
| Capital | Mikkeli (1941) Joensuu (1941–1943) Äänislinna (1943–1944) | ||||||||
| Government | |||||||||
| Military Commander | |||||||||
• 1941–1942 | Väinö Kotilainen | ||||||||
• 1942–1943 | J. V. Arajuuri | ||||||||
• 1943–1944 | Olli Paloheimo | ||||||||
| Historical era | World War II | ||||||||
• Military occupation | 1941 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1944 | ||||||||
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The administration did not encompass the territories ceded to the Soviet Union in the Moscow Peace Treaty and subsequently recaptured by the Finns during the summer offensive of 1941.
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