Battle of Porlampi

Battle of Porlampi
	Part of Continuation War
	; Soviet artillery pieces of the 101st Howitzer Artillery Regiment captured at Porlampi
Date	30 August – 1 September 1941 ; (2 days)
Location	Porlampi, Karelo-Finnish SSR
Result	Finnish victory
Belligerents
Finland	Soviet Union
Commanders and leaders
Paavo Talvela; Karl Lennart Oesch	Mikhail Gerasimov ; Vladimir Kirpichnikov (POW); Filipp Starikov
Units involved
IV Corps	23rd Army
Strength
43,000	35,000
Casualties and losses
3,400 700 killed; 2,700 wounded;	17,000+ 7,000 killed; 1,000+ wounded; 9,000 captured;

The Battle of Porlampi, also known as the Battle of Porlammi, was a military engagement fought between the Finnish Army and Red Army from 30 August to 1 September 1941 on the Karelian Isthmus. The battle was fought near the town of Porlampi during the second month of the Continuation War. The battle was a Finnish victory and effectively ended the reconquest of Karelia.