East Karelia Invasion

DATE: 01/06/2025

TIME (GMT): 18:00

ERA: WW2

MAP(S): Karelia

TYPE: COOP

GAME: Arma 3

EVENT: Official

AUTHOR(S): Luanmh for Brothers in Arms

SLOTS: 56 / 72

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RATING: (8)

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The Continuation War took place after the failed Soviet plan to conquer Finland in the Winter War(1939). With plans to regain lost territories after the Moscow Peace Treaty, the Finns organized a large offensive with the Germans, so its no coincidence that Operation Barbarossa started in the same year as the Continuation War. Their plans also considered taking Soviet territories in Karelia, located in the East of Lake Ladoga. With the ideals of creating a greater Finland, most of the population in the region were of Russian descent, but were seen by the invaders as an extension of the Finnish culture due to their shared roots. This invasion is part of the overall invasion of the Karelian Isthmus. It was not until 1944 that Russia regained the territories lost in 1941, drawing the current borders that still exist to this day.

The conflict lasted through out the summer and autumn of 1941, with the Finns quickly advancing through the Soviet defenses. By encircling and attacking in multiple directions, the Karelian Army(Finnish) pushed the 7th Army from important cities like Petrozavodsk and Viipuri. The Axis forces success in this offensive helped to establish the military blockade of Leningrad(St-Petersburg), which lasted 872 days and caused enormous losses for the Soviets, specially civilian casualties.