Finnish Armoured Division

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The Finnish 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

• 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

• HQ of the Armoured Division
  • Armoured Brigade
    • 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 AA Battery (Landsverk Anti II self-propelled anti-aircraft guns)
    • Assault Gun Battalion (StuG IIIG)
    • Armoured Training Battalion (older types and a few T-26s)
  • 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)
  • 14th Heavy Artillery Battalion
  • 6th Signals Battalion
  • 2nd Pioneer Battalion
  • Separate Armour Company (BT-42 assault guns)

Disbanding

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

References

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