Continuation War, day by day.

[Dowly]

5 January 1944

Air Force:
22 enemy sorties; 24 planes
- 14 planes bombed the Rukajärvi area. In the direction of Lutto, two fighters strafed a field guard post resulting in deaths of 1 soldier and 1 Lotta.
3 Finnish sorties; 10 planes

Finnish daily losses: 16

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6 January 1944

Air Force:
1 Finnish sortie; 1 plane

Finnish daily losses: 10

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7 January 1944

Aunus Group: During the first week of 1944, 33 Finnish patrols have been operating behind enemy lines.

Air Force:
1 Finnish sortie; 1 plane

Finnish daily losses: 12


Camouflaged Dornier Do 17 at Mensuvaara airfield.

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8 January 1944

Karelian Isthmus: "In the direction of Pien-Kivi, enemy patrol snuck in our trenches taking a sentry as prisoner before being forced to withdraw. Our losses 1 captured, 2 dead and 2 wounded."

Air Force:
51 enemy sorties; 122 planes
25 enemy sorties; 54 planes

Finnish daily losses: 16

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9 January 1944

Air Force:
1 enemy sortie; 1 plane
2 Finnish sorties; 5 planes

Finnish daily losses: 6

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10 January 1944

Air Force:
3 enemy sorties; 4 planes
3 Finnish sorties; 5 planes

Finnish daily losses: 11

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11 January 1944

Air Force:
10 enemy sorties; 30 planes
4 Finnish sorties; 4 planes

Finnish daily losses: 10