15 August 1941
At 1510hrs, IR30 headquarters receives message from II./IR30:
"The city (Sortavala) has been taken and the blue cross flag flies over the city hall. Own losses: 1 KIA, 3 WIA. Enemy losses number dozens."
Majority of the defending Russians (168.D) have left the city earlier during the day.
Of those Russians who remained in the city, 540 were taken prisoner.
Finnish 10.Division repulses Soviet 265.Division's counter-attack in Timoskala.
VII AK takes front responsibility in Tulemajärvi sector.
Finnish daily losses: 256
Russian prisoners asking their comrades holed up in a cellar to surrender. (Sortavala)
Finnish newsreel of the battle of Sortavala:
http://www.elonet.fi/fi/elokuva/638072
In Finnish naturally, but there's some nice footage there that might interest some.