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Prisoner-of-War Deaths During the Continuation War

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    Prisoners of war were kept in prisoner of war camps shown in the following list in order of the letter symbol of the camp. Prisoners of war were accommodated in the following prisoner of war camps, army groups, fortification construction units in the operational theatre and military hospitals (in brackets locations of the main camps; prisoners were also kept in sub camps, work formations etc. Some prisoner of war camps changed location during the war). The number of prisoners of war perished in the respective camp is given in the list.
    A = Prisoner of war camp 1 (Köyliö, also for officers) 111
    AU = Prisoner of war camp 17 (Aunuksenkaupunki) 90
    AU = 14. Field hospital (Aunuksenkaupunki, separated from the formerly mentioned) 700
    B = Prisoner of war camp 19 (Oulu) 54
    C = Prisoner of war camp 21 (Aholahti Savonlinnassa, also for kindred nation prisoners of war) 12
    E = Prisoner of war camp 2 (Karvia) 253
    G = Prisoner of war camp 7 (Mustio) 89
    H = Prisoner of war camp 4 (Pelso) 93
    HA = The marine (Hanko) 24
    I = Prisoner of war camp 14 (Sortavalan mlk.) 213
    K = Prisoner of war camp 16 (Impilahti) 151
    KA = III Army Corps and Prisoner of war camp 32 (since 1.9.1943) (Hyrynsalmi) 13
    KI = Prisoner of war camp 51 (Latva, Eastern Karelia) 16
    KJ = Prisoner of war camp 8 (Kolosjoki, Jäniskoski in Petsamo) 59
    L = Prisoner of war camp 10 (Värtsilä) 109
    L2 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 2 (Vammelsuu) 0
    L21 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 21 147
    L22 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 22 (Ahijärvi. Leipäsuo.) 50
    L23 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 23 (Pienporo. Honkajärvi) 3
    L24 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 24 4
    L25 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 25 (Sahakylä. Raivola) 8
    L26 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 26 (Perkjärvi) 6
    L31 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 31 (Mäkriän saha, Valkjärvi) 4
    L32 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 32 (Valkjärvi. Pasuri. Iisvesi) 21
    L33 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 33 (Kiviniemi) 11
    L41 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 41 (Saarikoski. Mäkriänjärvi) 74
    L42 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 42 (Saarentaus. Torasjärvi. Aunus. Koivumäki) 34
    L43 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 43 (Uusihiekka) 43
    L51 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 51 (Käppäselkä. Uunitsa. Kokorino) 1
    L52 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 52 (Kontupohja, Ruskeala) 18
    L53 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 53 (Vilkankylä) 5
    L54 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 54 (Orsi asema. Tervasoja) 0
    L55 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 55 (Äänislinna. Terehova. Suoju) 5
    L56 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 56 (Äänislinna. Kutisma) 5
    L57 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 57 (Viitana. Solomanni. Tiiskjärvi) 18
    L61 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 61 (Tokkari) 11
    L62 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 62 (Hiusniemi. Posari. Kangaslampi) 6
    L63 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 63 (Hiusniemi. Ryttyjärvi) 3
    L64 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 64 22
    L65 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 65 (Mäkriä. Kuittinen) 35
    L66 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 66 (Paja asema. Nuutjärvi) 13
    L67 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 67 (Uuksu. Alavoinen, Kirjavalahti) 1
    L68 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 68 (Nurmoila. Pisi. Sortavala) 14
    L69 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 69 (Vaaseni. Alalampi) 8
    L70 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 70 (Koveri II. Alalampi) 64
    L71 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 71 (Porajärvi. Kumsjärvi) 6
    L72 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 72 (Soutojärvi. Ahvenjärvi) 13
    L73 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 73 (Tsopina) 3
    L74 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 74 (Karhumäki) 3
    L75 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 75 (Soutojärvi) 15
    L76 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 76 (Osterjoki. Torasjärvi) 5
    L77 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 77 (Suurmäki) 65
    L78 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 78 (Päsi asema. Harlu. Ryttyjärvi) 53
    L79 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 79 (Plakkovaara. Tsopina) 2
    L91 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 91 (Juntusranta. Vasovaara) 86
    L92 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 92 (Juntusranta. Piispajärvi) 19
    L93 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 93 (Juntusranta. Vuoninen) 7
    L94 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 94 (Juntusranta) 9
    L95 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 95 (Lonkka) 2
    L111 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 111 6
    L112 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 112 0
    L113 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 113 (Äänislinna) 11
    L119 = Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 119 (Vitele. Käkisalmi. Pisi) 1
    M = Prisoner of war camp 18 (Kälviä) 35
    ML = Prisoner of war camp 22 (Pori, Mäntyluoto) 5
    MU = VI Army Corps (Aunus) 1
    NY = Isthmus Group and Prisoner of war camp 33 (Perkjärvi, Rautakorpi since 1.9.1943) 2
    O = Prisoner of war camp 12 (Kurkijoki, Räihävaara) 162
    OJ = Prisoner of war camp 23 (Orivesi) 0
    P = Prisoner of war camp 20 (Räisälä) 12
    PA = 14. Division 1
    PO = Prisoner of war camp 3 (Ruokolahti, Syyspohja, for political prisoners) 102
    R = Prisoner of war camp 13 (Kirvu, Ylikuunu) 24
    RE = Maaselkä Group and Prisoner of war camp 31 (Karhumäki since 1.5.1943) 42
    RI = Prisoner of war camp 24 (Riitasensuo Kerimäellä, discipline camp) 54
    S = 28. Military hospital (Kokkola) 638
    SJ =Prisoner of war camp 5 (Sotjärvi) 324
    SU= Prisoner of war camp 15 (Suomussalmi) 22
    TO= Prisoner of war camp 5 (Tomitsa) 324
    U = Prisoner of war camp 11 (Valkeakoski) 26
    V = Prisoner of war camp 9 (Kemi, Ajossaari) 1858
    VI = Prisoner of war camp 6 (Viipuri) 839
    VS = 64. Military hospital (Viipuri, Sorvali) 1923
    X = 58. Military hospital (Kannus) 252
    Y = 63. Military hospital (Utti) 486
    Z = 65. Military hospital (Lappeenranta) 1338
    Ä = Transit camp 2 (Pieksämäki, Naarajärvi) 2751
    Ö = Transit camp 1 (Nastola) 983
    Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 1 (Suomussalmi. Pensiö. Taivalainen.) 2
    Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 4 (Suomussalmi. Juntusranta. Hyrynsalmi.) 1
    Prisoner of war company (labour unit) 5 (Uhtua. Lokka. Kursma. Vuoninen.) 2
    2. Field hospital / Prisoner of war hospital (Kiviniemi) 56
    22. Military hospital (Kontiolahti) 3
    66. Military hospital (Äänislinna) 37
    69. Military hospital (Helylä, Sortavala) 149

    Taken from http://kronos.narc.fi/cwar/statistics.html[/url:0fe0c]
     
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    ANYBODY HAVE ANY INFO OF FINNISH SOLDIERS WHO DIED 01/20/1940 AT IMPILAHTI MY GRAND FATHERS NAME IS ERKKI SUHONEN FROM VIRTASALMI DIED 01/20/1940 BODY NEVER FOUND I AM HIS GRAND SON AND WOULD LIKE MORE INFO PLEASE HIS DIVISION WAS 6./JR 37 I FINALLY GOT A PICTURE OF HIM FROM FINNISH WINTER WAR ARCVICE MORE INFO WOULD BE NICE TY
     
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