The small number of Finnish fighter pilots who defended Finland in three separate wars between 1939 and 1945 amassed scores only bettered by the Luftwaffe's pilots. Initially equipped with a mixed collection of fighters acquired from sources across the world, the Finnish Air Force was thrust into combat in the defensive Winter War against an invasion by the Soviet Union in 1939, followed by the Continuation War, together with Germany and the other Axis powers against the Soviets, in 1941-1944. The third conflict, the Lapland War against Germany, occurred in 1944-1945.
Finland fought its third war, the Lapland War, from 1944-1945 against its former ally Germany. In all of these conflicts, Finnish fighter pilots achieved a large number of aerial victories against their opponents.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Stenman, Kari/Holda, Karolina
Title
Finnish Aces. Their Planes and Units 1939-1945
Details
English text, many bw-photos and colour profiles, large format. 432 pages.
