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Originally Posted by Laurent Rizzotti
Kari, do you know the website https://pamyat-naroda.ru/ops/ ? It displays WWII Soviet documents (as page pictures), including diaries/reports of air units. I don't know if one is available for the date and area, I haven't checked and I can't read Russian
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Salut!
I did take a quick glimpse. Did not see any diaries included. May be me.
In any case the map of Vyborg operation shows again the "third defensive line" which is purely Soviet pre- and misconception.
Finnish troops retreated from the "second defensive line" behind the Vuoksi river without any planned defensive lines between. Local delaying battles were fought, yes. You can see it for example in Finnish diaries regarding the Grollmuss case.
The biggest battles were fought
after the official Vyborg operation (20.6.44 ->) and Soviet advance was stopped. This period is nicely left of from official Soviet histories as it was not part of any (successful) operation. I believe the "overtime" operation was
ad hoc to make the most out of the situtation.
Cheers,
Kari