Units in Finland, early 1945

medic · Post by **medic** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 8:08 pm

I am trying to find information on which German units were in Finland in early (January / February) of 1945, in the region of Kandalaksha.

The reason I am looking for this information is that I have recently come across a photo album and several photos of a person by the name of Alois Wolff, who appears to have been an officer in the Wehrmacht at the time. The back of one of the images reads, "my beloved Alois, died on 11 [illegible] 1945, at Kandalaksha, near Murmansk."

Any help would be greatly appreciated. You can reach me via email at [email protected]. Thank you.

Juha · Post by **Juha** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 12:07 am

No German units there in early 45. Germans were pushed to Northern Norway before that. So the death must have happened in some of the PoW camps in Kola/Kandalaksha area.

Juha

medic · Post by **medic** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 10:15 am

Thanks so much for your reply. This is very helpful to know. Do you know exactly which camps were located in that area by any chance?

Juha · Post by **Juha** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 11:45 pm

Sorry, I only know that there were several in that area, some were among the oldest Gulag camps established in 1920s.

FactsO'plenty · Post by **FactsO'plenty** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 11:41 am

Actually, some German units remained on Finnish terriory until mid-April, 1945 in the northwest panhandle along the Swedish border south of Banak...

Tom Houlihan · Post by **Tom Houlihan** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 3:17 pm

Uh-oh! He's arguing German units in Finland with Juha! This could be fun!

DasReichX · Post by **DasReichX** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 5:01 pm

Could you scan the images and post them here? Maybe someone could identify what is going on in the image.

Juha · Post by **Juha** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 11:44 pm

You are right, FactsO'plenty. But they were some 500 km WNW of Kandalaksha which was the area in question. If we are precise Kandalaksha (Kantalahti) is not and never has been part of Finland.