Chronology of World War II
Thursday, February 29th
Finns Capture Lemetti 'Motti'
In Ladoga Karelia, the eastern Lemetti 'motti', also known as the 'general motti', is captured by 4 o'clock in the morning, giving IV Army Corps its greatest ever haul of captured enemy materiel: 71 tanks, 268 lorries and several lorryloads of guns and shells. (Photo: SA-KUVA)