29 September 1943
Martta Koskinen is executed for high treason.
Finnish daily losses: 14
Colonel Willamo and Generaloberst Dietl at Rovaniemi.
30 September 1943
Karelian Isthmus: Finnish patrol intercepts an enemy patrol near Lumisuo and kills 11 of them during the ensuing close combat suffering no own losses.
Finnish daily losses: 12
Finnish losses in the war to date: 41,372
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1 October 1943
No entry.
Finnish daily losses: 9
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2 October 1943
Marshall Mannerheim mentions in passing during lunch at his HQ that he has sent every Soviet officer in Finnish POW camps a box of cigarettes he paid for himself.
14.D/Rukajärvi: Finnish long-range patrol destroys a car and kills 20 enemies at the Perttijärvi - Venjärvi road. The road is mined and telephone poles in the vicinity are also destroyed.
3.D/Uhtua, (Morning) An enemy detachment of unknown strength is attempting to cross the Kostamus road south of Vuokkiniemi.
3.D/Uhtua, (Evening):
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Vuokkiniemi sector: The enemy mentioned in the morning report has been joined by another enemy group and its total strength is an estimated 200 soldiers. Pursued by our troops the enemy set up a strong defensive position in a hilly terrain at grid 7200 by 9750, 6km SSE of Kostamus. Our troops flanked the enemy and after an hour of fighting had to retreat as troops ran out of ammunition. Confirmed 15 dead enemies, true numbers are likely much higher for both dead and wounded. Own losses one dead, two wounded. Actions to destroy the enemy will continue in the morning.
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Finnish daily losses: 14
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3 October 1943
3.D/Uhtua, (Evening):
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Vuokkiniemi sector: The enemy has retreated from their positions, possibly during last night. We found 180 foxholes on the hills and used medical stuff that indicates the enemy suffered dozens of casualties during the last engagement. Bodies were found buried in two graves and some were sunken in the swamp terrain. No further contact made with the enemy.
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Finnish daily losses: 9
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4 October 1943
Knight of the Mannerheim Cross #44 Second Lieutenant Viljo Suokas of Detachment Kuismanen (OsKu) dies on a long-range patrol.
HQ's 21-man long-range patrol led by Second Lieutenant Suokas leaves Kossalmi on the 26th of September towards lake Seesjärvi area. Their mission includes counting traffic at Segeza rail station, find out the exact location of a new supply center in the area, take a prisoner and destroy food and ammunition storages.
As the patrol is destroying food storages 2Lt.Suokas decides to leave one of the huts intact and take some of the food inside for his men. Russian soldier, hiding behind a stove, shoots Suokas in the stomach as he enters. The patrol rushes to Suokas' aid and begin their return trip towards an unnamed lake where they would be picked up by an airplane.
Suokas' condition however deteriorates and he succumbs to his wounds. His body is buried under a pine tree and the surrounding area is mined. The rest of the patrol returns without other losses on October 6th.
Finnish daily losses: 22
Final moments of Second Lieutenant Viljo Suokas.
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5 October 1943
Karelian Isthmus: Enemy patrol manages to capture a Finnish sentry as prisoner in the Lappalaisenmäki area.
Finnish daily losses: 10
Lieutenant-Colonel Korvenheimo torch-fishing. (Vitele)