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Battle of Ilomantsi

The Battle of Ilomantsi (Finnish: Ilomantsin taistelu) was a part of the Svir–Petrozavodsk Offensive of the Continuation War (1941–1944). It was fought from 26 July to 13 August 1944, between Finland and the Soviet Union in an area roughly 40 kilometers wide and 30 kilometers deep, near the Finnish-Soviet border, close to the Finnish village of Ilomantsi, in North Karelia.

Battle of Ilomantsi
Battle of Ilomantsi · Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
26 Jul 1944 – 13 Aug 1944
Where
Ilomantsi
Era
Modern

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