Battle of Olhava

The Battle of Olhava occurred during the Lapland War on 28 September 1944. A brief armed struggle occurred in Northern Finland between retreating German troops and north of the advancement of the Finnish troops. The previous day the first skirmish between German and Finnish troops in Pudasjärvi. In Olhava, troops for the first time opened full-scale fire against each other and the casualties were the first of the Lapland War.

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Location: 65.27, 25.42, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1944 Battle of Olhava

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1918 Battle of Oulu

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1940 aerial bombings in Oulu during the Winter War

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Memorial Stone Olhava Ii 20170624

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1918	Battle of Oulu	battle, Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic, The Red Guard of Finland, Whites	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	aerial bombings in Oulu during the Winter War	airstrike	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Battle of Olhava	battle	Wikidata
site	bunker	2015	Kivisydän	underground parking facility, air-raid shelter	Wikidata
commons	image		Memorial Stone Olhava Ii 20170624		Commons