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The Armoured Division (Finnish: Panssaridivisioona, PsD or Ps. D) was an armoured division of the Finnish Army during the Continuation War.




Foundation


The Finnish Supreme headquarters ordered the foundation of an armoured division on 28 June 1942 and the actual foundation was on 30 June 1942. The division consisted of the newly formed Armoured Brigade and the old (1st) Jaeger Brigade. The Cavalry Brigade was also part of the division until January 1943. The division artillery consisted of the 14th Heavy Artillery Battalion. The division commander was Major General Ruben Lagus. During most of the war, the division was located at Petrozavodsk, but in the spring of 1944 it was moved to the Karelian Isthmus to form the reserve of the headquarters.




Battles


Battle of Kuuterselkä, Continuation War, June 1944
Battle of Tali-Ihantala, Continuation War
Battle of Vuosalmi, Continuation War, July 1944
Battle of Rovaniemi, Lapland War, October 1944




Order of battle 1944



Division Headquarters
Headquarters Company
Armoured Brigade
Headquarters Company
1st Armoured Battalion (T-26, T-26E), Armoured car company with FAIs and BA-10s
2nd Armoured Battalion (T-26, T-26E, heavy company with KV-1 heavy tanks, T-28 and T-34 medium tanks)
Armoured Training Battalion (older types and a few T-26s)
Separate Armour Company (BT-42 assault guns)
Signal Company
Maintenance Company
Jaeger Brigade
2nd Jaeger Battalion
3rd Jaeger Battalion
4th Jaeger Battalion
5th Jaeger Battalion
Armoured Jaeger Battalion (towed 50mm Pak 38 and 75mm Pak 40 anti-tank guns)
Replacement Jaeger Battalion
Signal Company
Assault Gun Battalion (StuG IIIG)
14th Heavy Artillery Battalion (15 cm sFH 18)
6th Signal Battalion
3rd Pioneer Battalion
Armoured Air Defence Battery (Landsverk Anti II self-propelled anti-aircraft guns)
Logistics Formations




Disbanding


The Armoured Division was disbanded during the Lapland War on 30 December 1944.




References



Jäntti, Lauri: Kannaksen suurtaisteluissa kesällä 1944 – "Kesäsodan" taustaa, tapahtumia ja lähikuvia patterinpäällikön näkökulmasta, 3. painos, WSOY, 1956
Robert Brantberg: Tank General Ruben Lagus

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