Detached Battalion 4

Detached Battalion 4
Erillinen Pataljoona 4 (ErP4)
Active1 July 1943 (1943-07-01) – 30 November 1944 (1944-11-30)
Country Finland
RoleSpecial operations
Long-range reconnaissance patrol
Size
  • 4 operative companies, around 650 soldiers rotated during wartime
  • 1 transport aviation unit
  • 1 training center
Part ofIntelligence Division
EngagementsContinuation War, Lapland War
Websiteerillinenpataljoona4.fi

Detached Battalion 4 (Finnish: Erillinen Pataljoona 4 (ErP4)) was a special forces unit of the Finnish Army during the Continuation War and Lapland War, serving from July 1943 to November 1944. The battalion was founded under the Intelligence Division of Defence Command from the already operational long-range reconnaissance patrol detachments (Finnish: kaukopartio-osastot) created during the Interim Peace.

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