1 September 1943
Karelian Isthmus: Finnish patrol attacks enemy positions in the Ohta road area during the night. After eliminating four sentries, they destroy one living dugout and an ammunition depot, killing at least 15 enemies. The patrol suffers no losses.
II./Infantry Regiment 7 war diary:
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At 3.20am patrol led by Lt.Könönen (1+7+36) headed out to destroy an enemy forward base in the Kuvajanmetsä forest and capture a prisoner. The strike team numbered 18 men, and the rest of the patrol was split in two backup teams.
(5.15am) After crossing the various obstacles the enemy had set up in the area, the patrol found themselves to the rear of the intended objective, next to an ammunition depot. The sentry who was guarding the depot rang the alarm before he could be eliminated along with two others who rushed to the scene.
Next the patrol advanced further inside the base, coming up to a living dugout. Enemy soldiers, dressed only in their jackets and helmets ran out of the dugout. Corporal [name unreadable] threw a bundled charge inside, resulting in the dugout to collapse completely burying anyone still inside. The aforementioned ammunition depot was destroyed at this time as well. One more enemy was killed in the trenches who refused to be captured by Cpl.Niinimäki.
After completing their mission, the patrol returned by 5.35am with no own losses.
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Finnish daily losses: 10
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2 September 1943
Karelian Isthmus: The enemy crossed the Viisjoki river during the morning and attacked a Finnish base in the area, where ten of them managed to get inside the base. After eight of them had been killed, the rest withdrew.
Finnish daily losses: 17
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3 September 1943
No entry.
Finnish daily losses: 14
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4 September 1943
No entry.
Finnish daily losses: 11
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5 September 1943
Soviet bombers try to hit Helsinki, but are forced to drop their bombs prematurely due to Finnish anti-air fire.
Finnish daily losses: 16
Knife sheath of a soldier from Coastal Battalion 1 showing the battles he fought in.
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6 September 1943
Aunus Group: Finnish strike force attacks an enemy base at Verhotinsuo. Five dugouts and 20 bunkers are destroyed, inflicting ~40 men losses to the enemy.
Finnish daily losses: 16
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7 September 1943
No entry.
Finnish daily losses: 13