1 December 1943
Air Force:
7 enemy sorties; 8 planes
5 Finnish sorties; 7 planes
Finnish daily losses: 9
Terrain in front of Base "Kukko". (Rukajärvi)
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2 December 1943
Air Force:
2 enemy sorties; 3 planes
1 Finnish sortie; 2 planes
- Two Soviet planes shot down by Germans in North Finland.
Finnish daily losses: 8
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3 December 1943
Air Force:
1 enemy sortie; 1 plane
4 Finnish sorties; 7 planes
Finnish daily losses: 17
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4 December 1943
14.D/Rukajärvi: 20-man Soviet strike team attacks Finnish sentry post in the Ontajärvi sector. Four Finns are wounded when a hand grenade is thrown in to their dugout and the sentry is killed in a firefight.
Air Force:
3 enemy sorties; 3 planes
Finnish daily losses: 14
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5 December 1943
Air Force:
5 enemy sorties; 6 planes
11 Finnish sorties; 23 planes
Finnish daily losses: 11
Handcrafted ship by Sergeant Asikainen.
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6 December 1943
Finland celebrates its 26th Independence Day.
Air Force:
4 enemy sorties; 8 planes
8 Finnish sorties; 15 planes
Finnish daily losses: 8
Jäger preparing to head out on a patrol behind enemy lines. (Rukajärvi)
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7 December 1943
Aunus Group: Small enemy attack in the Koromyslova area repelled. Soviet losses at least 10 dead, Finnish losses 3 dead and 4 wounded.
Air Force:
18 enemy sorties; 32 planes
5 Finnish sorties; 12 planes
Finnish daily losses: 12