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World War II Armed Forces – Orders of Battle and Organizations | Last Updated 11.04.2006 |
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Finnish Army
Organization 1941 Infantry Division |
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Infantry Divisions
20 June 1941 |
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| Division
Commander |
Infantry | Artillery | Engineers | Signals | Other Units |
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| 1st Division
COL Paavo Paalu |
35 Inf. Rgt.
56 Inf. Rgt. 60 Inf. Rgt. |
8 Light Bn. | 5 Artillery Regiment
I Bn (12x 75mm Gun) II Bn (12x 75mm Gun) III Bn (12x 75mm Gun) |
29 Engr.Bn. | Signal Bn. | 1 |
| 2nd Division
COL Aarne Blick |
7 Inf. Rgt.
28 Inf. Rgt. 46 Inf. Rgt. |
7 Light Bn. | 15 Artillery Regiment
I Bn (8x 76mm Gun) (4x 4.5 inch Howitzer) II Bn (8x 75mm Gun) (4x 4.5 inch Howitzer) III Bn (8x 75mm Gun) (4x 4.5 inch Howitzer) |
33 Engr.Bn. | Signal Bn. | 2 |
| 3rd Division
COL Uno Fagernäs |
11 Inf. Rgt.
32 Inf. Rgt. 53 Inf. Rgt. |
5 Light Bn. | 16 Artillery Regiment
I Bn (8x 76mm Gun) (4x 122mm Howitzer) II Bn (8x 75mm Gun) (4x 122mm Howitzer) III Bn (8x 76mm Gun) (4x 122mm Howitzer) |
34 Engr.Bn. | 31 Signal Bn. | 3 |
| 4th Division
COL Kaarlo Viljanen |
5 Inf. Rgt.
25 Inf. Rgt. 46 Inf. Rgt. |
9 Light Bn. | 1 Artillery Regiment
I Bn (12x 105mm Howitzer) II Bn (8x 76mm Gun) (4x 122mm Howitzer) III Bn (8x 76mm Gun) (4x 122mm Howitzer) |
25 Engr.Bn. | Signal Bn. | 4 |
| 5th Division
COL Eino Koskimies |
2 Inf. Rgt.
23 Inf. Rgt. 44 Inf. Rgt. |
4 Light Bn. | 3 Artillery Regiment
I Bn (8x 76mm Gun) (4x 122mm Howitzer) II Bn (8x 76mm Gun) (4x 122mm Howitzer) III Bn (8x 76mm Gun) (4x 122mm Howitzer) |
21 Engr.Bn. | Signal Bn. | 5 |
| 6th Division
COL Verner Viikla |
12 Inf. Rgt.
33 Inf. Rgt. 54 Inf. Rgt. |
3 Light Bn. | 14 Artillery Regiment
I Bn (8x 76mm Gun) (4x 122mm Howitzer) II Bn (8x 76mm Gun) (4x 122mm Howitzer) III Bn (8x 75mm Gun) (4x 122mm Howitzer) |
36 Engr.Bn. | 35 Signal Bn. | 6 |
| 7th Division
COL Antero Svensson |
9 Inf. Rgt.
30 Inf. Rgt. 51 Inf. Rgt. |
15 Light Bn. | 2 Artillery Regiment
I Bn (8x 76mm Gun) (4x 4.5 inch Howitzer) II Bn (8x 76mm Gun) (4x 4.5 inch Howitzer) III Bn (8x 76mm Gun) (4x 4.5 inch Howitzer) |
35 Engr.Bn. | Signal Bn. | 7 |
| 8th Division
COL Claes Winell |
4 Inf. Rgt.
24 Inf. Rgt. 45 Inf. Rgt. |
– | 11 Artillery Regiment
I Bn (8x 76mm Gun) (4x 122mm Howitzer) II Bn (8x 76mm Gun) (4x 122mm Howitzer) III Bn (8x 76mm Gun) (4x 122mm Howitzer) |
22 Engr.Bn. | Signal Bn. | 8 |
| 10th Division
COL Jussi Sihvo |
1 Inf. Rgt.
22 Inf. Rgt. 43 Inf. Rgt. |
12 Light Bn. | 9 Artillery Regiment
I Bn (8x 76mm Gun) (4x 122mm Howitzer) II Bn (8x 76mm Gun) (4x 122mm Howitzer) III Bn (8x 76mm Gun) (4x 122mm Howitzer) |
26 Engr.Bn. | Signal Bn. | 10 |
| 11th Division
COL Kaarlo Heiskanen |
8 Inf. Rgt.
29 Inf. Rgt. 50 Inf. Rgt. |
10 Light Bn. | 4 Artillery Regiment#
I Bn (8x 76mm Gun) (4x 4.5 inch Howitzer) II Bn (8x 76mm Gun) (4x 4.5 inch Howitzer) III Bn (8x 76mm Gun) (4x 4.5 inch Howitzer) |
28 Engr.Bn. | Signal Bn. | 11 |
| 12th Division
COL Einar Vihma |
26 Inf. Rgt.
47 Inf. Rgt. 55 Inf. Rgt. |
1 Light Bn. | 7 Artillery Regiment
I Bn (12x 75mm Gun) II Bn (8x 76mm Gun) (4x 122mm Howitzer) III Bn (8x 76mm Gun) (4x 122mm Howitzer) |
27 Engr.Bn. | Signal Bn. | 12 |
| 14th Division
COL Erkki Raappana |
10 Inf. Rgt.
31 Inf. Rgt. 52 Inf. Rgt. |
2 Light Bn. | 18 Artillery Regiment
I Bn (8x 76mm Gun) (4x 120mm Howitzer) II Bn (8x 76mm Gun) (4x 120mm Howitzer) III Bn (8x 76mm Gun) (4x 120mm Howitzer) |
24 Engr.Bn. | Signal Bn. | 14 |
| 15th Division
COL Niilo Hersalo |
15 Inf. Rgt.
36 Inf. Rgt. 57 Inf. Rgt. |
16 Light Bn. | 12 Artillery Regiment
I Bn (12x 75mm Gun) II Bn (12x 75mm Gun) III Bn (12x 75mm Gun) |
31 Engr.Bn. | Signal Bn. | 15 |
| 17th Division
COL Aarne Snellman |
13 Inf. Rgt.
34 Inf. Rgt. 61 Inf. Rgt. |
19 Light Bn. | 8 Artillery Regiment (motorized)
I Bn (Motorized) (8x 18pdr Gun) (4x 122mm Howitzer) II Bn (Motorized) (8x 18pdr Gun) (4x 122mm Howitzer) III Bn (Motorized) (12x 18pdr Gun) |
32 Engr.Bn. | Signal Bn. | 17 |
| 18th Division
COL Aaro Pajari |
6 Inf. Rgt.
27 Inf. Rgt. 48 Inf. Rgt. |
6 Light Bn. | 19 Artillery Regiment
I Bn (8x 76mm Gun) (4x 4.5 inch Howitzer) II Bn (8x 76mm Gun) (4x .5 inch Howitzer) III Bn (8x 76mm Gun) (4x .5 inch Howitzer) |
– | Signal Bn. | 18 |
| 19th Division
COL Hannu Hannuksela |
16 Inf. Rgt.
37 Inf. Rgt. 58 Inf. Rgt. |
18 Light Bn. | 10 Artillery Regiment
I Bn (12x 75mm Gun) II Bn (12x 75mm Gun) III Bn (12x 75mm Gun) |
30 Engr.Bn. | Signal Bn. | 19 |
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