Finnish 5th Division (Continuation War)
5. Division was a Finnish Army division in the Continuation War. The division was formed by Etelä-Häme military province from the men in Kanta-Häme and Lounais-Häme civil guard districts.Formation
After formation the division consisted of the following sub-units:
5. Division was mostly equipped according to division generic organization, but because of material shortage it lacked the anti-aircraft machine gun company and some material quantities did not reach the intended amounts.Commanders[{{cite book | title = Jatkosodan tiellä | pages = 241–259 | last1 = Kohvakka | first1 = Mikko | last2 = Palokangas | first2 = Marko |]
location = Helsinki | publisher = Maanpuolustuskorkeakoulu, Sotahistorian laitos | year = 2004 | isbn = 951-25-1522-9Losses
Based on the periodic reports made by units to Finnish General Headquarters the total losses suffered by the 5. Division in killed, wounded and missing during the Continuation War were 10 608 men.
