Finnish soldiers captured by Germans?
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Finnish soldiers captured by Germans?
I have been wondering for a while, did the Germans capture any Finnish soldiers during the Lapland War? And if they did, what was their fate? If they did capture any, they were most likely shipped to Germany and placed in POW camps but im not sure.
Any help would be apreaciated.
Any help would be apreaciated.
Yes, naturally Germans took prisoners of war. I don't have any figures with me, though.
They also took civilian hostages at times then threatening to shoot them if any sabotage was done against Germans, a tactic probably familiar to their commander Rendulic who had earlier been dealing with partisans in the Balkans.
They also took civilian hostages at times then threatening to shoot them if any sabotage was done against Germans, a tactic probably familiar to their commander Rendulic who had earlier been dealing with partisans in the Balkans.
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