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Lodeynoye Pole, 1941

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Lodeynoye Pole, 1941

Postby JacksonsGhost on 30 Jun 2012 09:13

Several sources indicate that elements of the Finns VI Corps reached Lodeynoye Pole (or Lotinapelto for the Finns) on September 7, 1941. I have some sketchy commentaries below about this, but the flow of events isn't clear to me. Did the Finns actually occupy the city on the 7th? And was the occupation opposed, or did the Russian counterattacks come later?

Here's my most informative references on this so far (not much detail here):
http://www.kazpravda.kz/print/1327066685
http://www.armchairgeneral.com/forums/s ... 719&page=4
http://2jager.com/history-of-the-2nd-ja ... alion.html

Does anyone have anything on this? Details of dates and units involved in the initial occupation/defence of Lodeynoye Pole itself would be fantastic!

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Re: Lodeynoye Pole, 1941

Postby Mangrove on 30 Jun 2012 09:57

JacksonsGhost wrote:Details of dates and units involved in the initial occupation/defence of Lodeynoye Pole itself would be fantastic!


The first men of Osasto Lagus reached Svir River at Lotinapelto on 7 September 1941 at 5.30 a.m. However they did not cross the river nor occupied the town. Mannerheim visited the unit on 10 September 1941 at their forward observation post opposite of Lotinanpelto. At the same time the attack by the Karelian Army was diverted towards Petroskoi on the east. The attack towards south was halted and the town was never occupied by Finnish troops.

http://digi.narc.fi/digi/view.ka?kuid=3516975 (Os. Lagus)

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Re: Lodeynoye Pole, 1941

Postby Vaeltaja on 30 Jun 2012 10:02

Apparently they only arrived to the opposing shore of Svir on 7 September, could try to check lower level diaries though.

http://digi.narc.fi/digi/view.ka?kuid=3540760 - On 7 September - Syväri saavutettu Lotinapellon kohdalla 0530 - Svir reached at the Lodeynoye Pole at 0530 (on 7 September)

I don't think it was ever even actually attacked.

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Re: Lodeynoye Pole, 1941

Postby JacksonsGhost on 02 Jul 2012 17:14

Thanks very much again guys. I see you've both given basically the same answer at almost exactly the same time. Nice work, though not the answer I was expecting!

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