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Karl Lennart Oesch — (8 August1892, Pyhäjärvi, Karelian Isthmus 28 March 1978, Helsinki) was one of the leading Finnish generals during World War II. He held a string of high staff assignments and front commands, and at the end of the Continuation War fully two… … Wikipedia
Northern Russian dialects — Map of the Russian dialects of the primary formation (Northern Russian is dark green) Northern Russian dialects is one of the main groups of the Russian dialects. Contents 1 Territory … Wikipedia
Army of Karelia — The Karelian Army ( fi. Karjalan armeija) was a Finnish army during the Continuation War. Background Army of Karelia was formed on 29 June 1941 soon after the start of the Continuation War. Organisation The army was organised in two corps and one … Wikipedia
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Finnish conquest of East Karelia (1941) — The Finnish conquest of East Karelia (1941) refers to a military campaign carried out by Finland in 1941. It was part of what is commonly referred to as the Continuation War. Finnish troops occupied Soviet East Karelia and held it until their… … Wikipedia
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Karelian language — language name=Karelian nativename=Karjala familycolor=Uralic states=flag|Russia flag|Finland region=flagicon|Karelia Karelia speakers=118,000 script=Latin alphabet fam2=Finno Ugric fam3=Finno Lappic fam4=Baltic Finnic iso2=krl|iso3=krl… … Wikipedia
Karelia — (Karelian and Finnish Karjala , ru. Карелия ( Kareliya ), sv. Karelen), the land of the Karelian peoples, is an area in Northern Europe of historical significance for Finland, Russia, and Sweden. It is currently divided between the Russian… … Wikipedia
