Erillinen Pataljoona 4

Erillinen Pataljoona 4

Erillinen Pataljoona 4 (4th Detached Battalion, "ErP 4") was a Finnish Army special forces unit during the Continuation War.

The battalion was founded on July 1 1943 from the existing long range reconnaissance patrols (Kaukopartiot).

Organisation

The different companies were named after their commanders.

*Osasto Vehniäinen, Viipuri
*Osasto Kuismanen, Joensuu
*Osasto Marttina, Kajaani
*Osasto Paatsalo, Rovaniemi
*Lento.os/ErP 4, Mikkeli—Plane detachment (founded June 23 1944)
*KoulK/ErP 4—Training center (founded July 1 1944)

History

No long range reconnaissance units were used during the Winter War, but training for these began during the spring of 1940. Most of the men were veterans from the war, but some were refugees from eastern Karelia and Ingria. About 150 men were trained before the beginning of the Continuation War. At first the units only had as few as 15 men, but during the war this was increased up to 60 men. On July 1, 1943 the units were organised in the 4th Detached Battalion. In 1944 a special unit with amphibious He 115 planes was founded to support the battalion. The total strength of the battalion was 678 men, and 76 women (see Lotta Svärd).

The battalion made over 50 missions in 1943 and just under 100 in 1944. The battalion also took part in the Lapland war, and was disbanded November 30 1944.

Other special forces units

There were other Finnish units that were assigned similar tasks, although more limited in range, as the ErP 4. These include:
* Long-range reconnaissance detachment of the 3rd Division
* Long-range patrol of the 4th Division
* Long-range patrol of the 14th Division

External links

* [http://www.geocities.com/finnmilpge/fmp_erp4.html Long-Range Recon Troops 1939-1945]


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