Lapland War

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The Lapland War, also known as the Finnish-German War, was a conflict fought between Finland and Nazi Germany in northern Finland from September 1944 to April 1945. This war was a consequence of Finland's participation in World War II, specifically its involvement in the "War of Continuation" against the Soviet Union.

Following the armistice signed between Finland and the Soviet Union on September 19, 1944, Finland was obligated to expel all German troops from its territory. The German army, however, refused to leave, leading to a series of clashes. In their retreat, German forces devastated large areas of northern Finland. The conflict officially ended with the final peace treaty signed in Paris on February 10, 1947, which reiterated the terms of the armistice agreement.12

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…the country, and, in the series of clashes that followed, it devastated great areas of northern Finland in its retreat. The final peace treaty, signed in Paris on February 10, 1947, reiterated the conditions of the armistice agreement.
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