13 January 1943
A sixty-man enemy group reaches Finnish trenches under heavy artillery and mortar fire in the Poventsa area. The enemy is thrown back after an hour of fighting leaving behind 44 bodies.
Finnish daily losses: 12
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14 January 1943
All Finnish submarines are at Suomenlinna's drydock for the remainder of the winter.
Finnish daily losses: 15
German merchant ship 'Gotenland'.
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15 January 1943
No entry.
Finnish daily losses: 17
Captain Veikko Karu, Knight of the Mannerheim Cross #98.
(Awarded for successfully leading a fighter squadron, especially against enemy naval vessels)
In 1963, Veikko Karu was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the murder of his wife Kirsti Karu. It wasn't until after his death in 1991 that it was revealed he had taken the fall for his son who had accidentally killed Kirsti after a fight.
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16 January 1943
No entry.
Finnish daily losses: 14
No man's land at night. (IR 25, Svir front)
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17 January 1943
Soviet partisans attack three Finnish bases on the Svir front. Two of these attacks are successfully stopped, but at Lindoma the partisans overcome the sentries and destroy the base.
Finnish daily losses: 19
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18 January 1943
The Red Army breaks the siege of Leningrad.
Finnish daily losses: 22
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19 January 1943
No entry.
Finnish daily losses: 20