Continuation War Timeline of Events

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Continuation War

The Continuation War was the second of two wars fought between Finland and the Soviet Union during World War II.At the time of the war, the Finnish side used the name to make clear its perceived relationship to the preceding Winter War...

Timeline of Events

1941

12.6.1941

World War II: The United Kingdom declares war on Finland in support of the Soviet Union during the Continuation War.

1944

6.20.1944

Continuation war: Soviet Union demands for an unconditional surrender from Finland during the beginning of partially successful Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive. Finnish government declines the demand.

8.9.1944

Continuation war: The Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive, the largest offensive launched by Soviet Union against Finland during the Second World War, ends to a strategic stalemate. Both Finnish and Soviet troops at the Finnish front dug to defensive positions, and the front remains stable until the end of the war.

9.19.1944

Armistice between Finland and Soviet Union is signed. (End of the Continuation War).